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Published by Transworld Publishers Limited P.O. Box 60359 City Square Nairobi 00200, Kenya Tel: [phone] Wireless: [phone] Fax: [phone] Mobile: + 254 722 641 820 + 254 722 106 670 Website: www.afriwater.org Webmaster [email protected] Contents March - April 2014 Vol. 9 No. 2 30 AfDB affirms its support for Power Africa, with a commitment of more than US $600 million REGULARS Publisher S.N. Mwaniki Email: [email protected] 2 Comment 36 Publications 3 News in Brief 38 Roundup Editor Kariuki Wangai Email: [email protected] 14 People 41 Calendar 2013 16 Water & Sanitation Events 42 Buyers’ Guide Assistant Editor A. Ayiro FEATURES Editorial Consultants Befrina Igulu (Ms) Email: [email protected] Dr. Judith Nyunja Email: [email protected] 19 BGU Researchers reveal that Organic Agriculture can pollute groundwater Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), using specialized monitoring technology, have determined that intensive organic agriculture can cause significant pollution from nitrate leaching into groundwater. Eng. Malaquen Milgo Email: [email protected] Raphael M. Kabando Email: [email protected] Eng. Prof. Patts M.A. Odira Email: [email protected] Peter Mwaura Email: [email protected] Eng. Ephraim Kisembo Email: [email protected] John Rao Nyaoro, HSC Email: [email protected] Regional Representatives: Graphic Designer Simon Mwangi [email protected] Disclaimer While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this publication,the Publisher will accept no responsibility for any errors or omissions or for any loss or damage,unconsequential or otherwise suffered as a result of any material here published.The opinions expressed in the editorial are the sole responsibility of the authors or organizations concerned and not those of the Publisher. Neither Transworld Publishers Ltd nor its agents accept liability in whole or in part howsoever arising from the contents of the editorial published herein. based on the concept of “out of sight, out of mind”. It is also a prime example of selfishness: cleaning up the environment close to the user, while contaminating everyone’s general environment” 24 At UN, Countries Call for a Dedicated Water Goal in the Post-2015 Development Agenda 26 The Importance of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies for Water Service Providers 35 UN partners WSSCC and OHCHR gather diverse stakeholders to foreground sanitation, rights and dignity for women The President of the General Assembly’s thematic debate on water, sanitation and sustainable energy concluded mid-February this year with countries underscoring the need for a dedicated water goal to secure sustainable water for all. Rwanda Contact: Dr. F. Otieno Tel: [phone] Zimbabwe Contact: Marjory Kusotera-Dzapata Institute of Water and Sanitation Development Box MP422, Mount Pleasant Harare, ZIMBABWE Tel/Fax: [phone] The Shitty State of Human Sanitation “The modern flush toilet is largely 33 A Free Minimalist Urine-diverting Dry Toilet (UDDT) for the Unhoused, Poor or Disasterstricken Mauritius Contact: Simon Ndegwa Tel: [phone] Uganda and South Sudan Contact: Cyrus Ruheni Tel: [phone] The African Development Bank (AfDB) is proud to be an anchor partner of Power Africa, a five-year United States of America Presidential initiative aimed at supporting economic growth and development by doubling access to power in Sub-Saharan Africa. Water Service Providers (WSPs) were formed as publicly-owned but privately-run entities on commercial-based principles to ensure growth and sustainability. WSPs across Kenya operate under a regulated water tariff that is calculated to recover Operation & Maintenance (O&M) costs such as personnel, chemicals and electricity (the largest). Shifting from wasteful, expensive, contaminating, water-based toilets to decentralized, environmentally friendly, dry toilets should be more a matter of paradigm shift than capital investment. Grass-roots activists shared inspirational experiences on reducing female circumcision in Senegal, raising awareness of lesbian and transgender issues in Nepal and working for the dignity of sex workers in India at a special meeting at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva on Friday, 7 March 2014. Partners ©2014 Transworld Publishers Limited Affiliate Member Member Africa Water, Sanitation & Hygiene • March - April 2014 1