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UN Video library: Water supply

2009

Clean Freshwater comes to the high mountain villages in Nepal
UNTV: UN in Action
Place: Nepal
Duration: 2min46sec
Billions of people in the world still live without basic and easy access to clean water. In the Serachaur Village in western Nepal women had to walk several kilometres every day to fetch water. A new water supply and sanitation programme backed by the World Bank is reaching thousands of rural Nepalese and considerably improving their lives.

2008

Rainwater harvest in Indonesia
UNTV: UN in Action
Place: Indonesia
Duration: 2min53sec
A project sponsored by UNICEF is helping coastal communities in Indonesia that have long suffered with poor access to freshwater. A simple rainwater harvesting setup can provide for a family's water needs for most of the year.

2007

Playpumps make fetching water fun in Mozambique
UNTV: UN in Action
Place: Mozambique
Duration: 3min37sec
A 'playpump' is a device to extract underground water powered by a merry-go-round. It provides fun for rural children while supplying cleaner water and improving hygiene. In Mozambique, these recently installed pumps also unburden women and girls from the task of fetching water from faraway wells that are often unclean.

Water shortage in Jordan
UNTV: UN in Action
Place: Jordan
Duration: 3min15sec
Farmers in Jordan are receiving support from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) as the country faces continuing water shortages due to inadequate rainfall and arid climate. Collecting rainwater by using cisterns and building dams to control the flow of water are some of the initiatives encouraged by IFAD to keep farmers on the land.

2006

Water management in Zanzibar
UNTV: UN in Action
Place: Zanzibar
Duration: 3min26sec
Most of Zanzibar's inhabitants are without running water. In some areas, the water is too salty for human consumption. Uncontrolled urban growth is part of the problem. Tens of thousands of tourists visit the springs outside Stone Town, the main source of Zanzibar's water supply, placing significant strain on an already outdated water system. This video shows that communities are now forming cooperatives, with assistance from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), to bring piped water to households.