MMS News of 02.11.2010

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01.11.2010

The fight against malnutrition - the key to health in developing countries

Basle, 9th November 2010

01.11.2010

The fight against malnutrition - the key to health in developing countries

Basle, 9th November 2010

The developing countries are faced with a crisis on two fronts: food prices skyrocketed in 2007/2008 and the food situation has deteriorated once more as a result of the economic crisis. We know from previous crises that food quality suffers above all and that this has long-term consequences for health.

01.11.2010

10 years of MDGs - Progress to date and the road ahead

Basel, 3rd December 2010

01.11.2010

10 years of MDGs - Progress to date and the road ahead

Basel, 3rd December 2010

Adopted by world leaders in 2000, the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are the most broadly supported, comprehensive, yet specific development goals the world has ever agreed upon. If these goals are indeed achieved by 2015 as planned, world poverty will be cut by half, tens of millions of lives will be saved, and billions more people will have the opportunity to benefit from the global economy. Today, after two-thirds of the time has passed, it is time to take stock of proven initiatives and to discuss action for the road ahead. With only five years left to achieve the MDGs, what is needed more than ever is a new kind of cooperation whereby different stakeholders combine their specific expertise, experience, resources and networks to work together in good faith.

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14.10.2010

Gates Foundation supports joint project by Swiss aquatic research institute and South African water utility

Successful preparatory work in Nepal

14.10.2010

Gates Foundation supports joint project by Swiss aquatic research institute and South African water utility

Successful preparatory work in Nepal

"Urine as a Commercial Fertilizer? The separate collection of urine provides innovative opportunities for the improvement of sanitation and the recycling of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Urine separation is an excellent sanitation solution, particularly in places where classic sewer-based sanitation is not sustainable. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is providing a grant of 3.0 million US dollars to support a joint project by the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag) and the eThekwini Water and Sanitation utility (EWS) in South Africa to continue developing practical, community-scale nutrient recovery systems."