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From Elh Moussa Thiam, president of the Blue Community African Media Network for WASH: African Media for Water & Sanitation blue-community.net/blue-news…

Monthly Webinar Series by the Climate Action Resource Network – Asia Pacific (CARN-AP) and Sphere India in cooperation with the Blue Community Network: Webinar Session 9: Grey Literature and Its Implications. blue-community.net/blue-news…

Upcoming BLUE EVENTS: ➡️October 28: Save Africa’s Freshwater Fish ➡️November 2: Blue University Exchange ➡️November 4: The Future of Global Water Policy ➡️November 8: Blue Lecture - Water as Human Right ➡️November 15: HYPERSCALE in Ottawa More at blue-community.net/category/…

Blue University Exchange on Monday, 2 November 2026 Eawag – the Swiss Aquatic Research Institute, will present the institution, its sanitation, water and solid waste research department and its global learning initiatives. Open for guests with registration blue-community.net/2026/06/n…

South Africa - Bronkhorstspruit water crisis: The 20-year warning Tshwane Metro ignored Experts say problems started decades ago. thenational.co.za/news/2026-…

Blue Mali Campaigns for Water Rights On Saturday 24 October 2026, the Blue Community of Kati Town Hall and the Ecole RadioChico Mali network carried out the first phase of the awareness-raising project to promote the Blue Community in Francophone Africa. blue-community.net/blue-news…

Welcome WATSAN from Chennai, India The Blue Community in India gains a new partner, the first affiliate in the state of Tamil Nadu. The social enterprise WATSAN was designated a Blue Community. blue-community.net/blue-news…

South Africa: Water department plans criminal action over Tshwane water failures Investigations are examining chlorine shortages, maintenance problems and insufficient warnings to residents after 595 illness cases were reported in Bronkhorstspruit. citizen.co.za/rekord/news-he…

Tshwane water is “unsafe for human consumption”, Parliament hears Criminal case opened after hundreds of people fall ill with gastrointestinal illnesses due to unchlorinated drinking water in Tshwane groundup.org.za/article/tshw…

From the Indian Blue Community Vaidic Srijan: Proud recipient of the CII’s Startupreneur Awards 2026 under the Best Social Impact category. blue-community.net/blue-news…

Webinar: The Future of Global Water Policy Join Just Water Futures and the People’s Water Forum for a conversation about the future of global water policy ahead of the 2026 UN Water Conference. blue-community.net/blue-news…

Fight for our public services – Johnbosco Nwogbo "The fight for our public services is a fight between you and people and interests like this, and for Andy Burnham and every politician it comes down to the question: whose side are you going to be on?" labouroutlook.org/2026/10/23…

Mugaa warns of Ksh11B water losses as govt deploys water police Water losses costing Kenya billions of shillings annually have come under renewed scrutiny, with Water Cabinet Secretary Eng. Eric Mugaa calling for stronger accountability and efficiency peopledaily.digital/news/mug…

BREAKING NEWS: The Intergalactic Justice Court has just turned down POTUS Trump's demand that Earth should be renamed the "Orange Planet". Join in, turn blue! blue-community.net/#

Spain: Progressive Tourist Tariffs on Water The Andalusian Water Social Committee has demanded that the Seville metropolitan water company (Emasesa) incorporate new tiers in its ordinary tourist category tariffs as water consumption per guest increases. blue-community.net/blue-news…

From the Spanish Blue Community aeopas – Asociación Española de Operadores Públicos de Abastecimiento y Saneamiento: Sanitation and wastewater treatment guide for agglomerations of less than 5,000 p.e. blue-community.net/blue-news…

African Human Rights Commission Session ends in Dakar The 89th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) concluded in Dakar, under the African Union’s 2026 thematic focus on sustainable access to water and sanitation. apanews.net/african-human-ri…

Blue Conference in Mali: Water is a right, not a commodity Saturday, October 24, 2026, 3:00 PM. Location: Former Kati District Council (Conseil de Cercle) building.

From the Blue Community Creuset des Jeunes de Porto-Novo, Benin: AFRICAN YOUTH CONFERENCE 2026 IN ACCRA: CJPN BRINGS THE VOICE OF BENINESE YOUTH TO THE CONVERSATION ON A GREEN ECONOMY IN AFRICA. blue-community.net/blue-news…

El Niño rains batter Latin America from Mexico to Chile UN officials warned this week that the El Niño ​weather pattern could drive a record increase in Pacific Ocean temperatures as it moves around the globe like ​a "wrecking ball," reuters.com/business/environ…