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  • World Bank Supports Rwanda Road Development
    WASHINGTON, May 25, 2017— The World Bank today approved a $81 million International Development Association (IDA)* credit to support Rwanda’s transport sector. The Lake Victoria Transport Project (LVTP)...
    Date: May 25, 2017 Type: Press Release Language: English
  • Investing in Resilience and Development in Lake Chad
    February 11, 2016 – Zakaharia May derives his livelihood from the fertile land at the edge of Lake Chad. He used to be a fisherman, but has recently switched to farming because of many pressures on social...
    Date: February 11, 2016 Type: Feature Story Language: English
  • Forty Years Later: The Extraordinary River Blindness Partnership Sets its Sights on New Goals
    WASHINGTON, June 23, 2014—River blindness is a terrible disease that causes severe discomfort and eventual blindness among infected people. Known in the medical world as onchocerciasis, the disease has...
    Date: July 3, 2014 Type: Feature Story Language: English
  • Togo’s Lake Boko Thrives Once Again
    BOKO, April 1, 2014 – For the past 50 years, severe flooding during the rainy season ravaged the village of Boko, a fishing community located 75 km southeast of Lomé. Heavy silt buildup blocking the natural...
    Date: April 1, 2014 Type: Feature Story Language: English
  • Restoring a Disappearing Giant: Lake Chad
    N'DJAMENA, March 26, 2014 - Straddling the borders of Chad, Nigeria, Cameroon and Niger in West Africa, the Lake Chad river basin has provided freshwater and supported livestock and fisheries for people...
    Date: March 27, 2014 Type: Feature Story Language: English
  • Philippines: A Long-term Vision to Reduce Flooding in Metro Manila
    MANILA, Sept.5, 2013 - ‘Lesson not learned,’ wrote Candy Dizon in her blog, at the height of typhoon Maring (international name: Trami) in August 2013.  The businesswoman lamented how the combination...
    Date: September 23, 2013 Type: Feature Story Language: English
  • Philippines: Infographics on Typhoon Trami and Southwest Monsoon

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    Date: September 23, 2013 Type: Feature Story Language: English