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The United Nations has highlighted the desperate plight of millions caused by the hundred-year floods in Pakistan. The Munich Re Foundation is giving €15,000 in emergency aid to bring clean water to Pakistan.
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From 25 to 30 July 2010 about 140 international experts participated in the 5th International Conference on Fog and Dew and presented their findings on fog and dew modeling, forecast and collection.
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The Munich Re Foundation and Munich Re are sponsoring a water aid project organised by Aktion Deutschland Hilft and arche noVa. The project is designed to ensure people have clean drinking water.
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Water is the primary medium through which climate change will affect livelihoods. The Water and Climate days presented a comprehensive programme of scientific knowledge, practical responses and opportunities for public awareness raising.
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The aim of this project was to supply the villages of the Eritrean highlands with water collected from fog. In spite of the project’s success and the continued need for clean water in the area, conditions in the country currently prevent any further expansion of the project.
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On 20 and 21 August 2008 over 200 experts discussed the effects of climate change on the management of water. Read the results of the discussions in the synthesis report.
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In May 2008, Cyclone Nargis devastated large parts of Myanmar. The Munich Re Foundation supported a relief project to restore clean drinking water to the worst-affected areas. The project report of August 2008 confirms that the donated funds arrived safely.
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During the 2007 World Water Week in Stockholm, more than 150 experts gathered to discuss strategies to cope with climate and water related risks.
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People in Africa spend about 40 billion hours each year on fetching water. A project carried out by Munich-based WasserStiftung (“Water Foundation”) aims to supply 1,000 people with drinking water. It is supported by the Munich Re Foundation.
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Since the first ten fog nets have now been set up in Nefasit, 25 kilometres from the capital city of Asmara, the initial phase of the “Fog nets in Eritrea” project will come to a close at the end of April. The second phase will focus on improving the water supply in Arberobue.
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Man-made climate change will have a tremendous impact on the water cycle and on water-related natural disasters. Four international experts presented their views on how climate change will impact water-related risks from the human, environmental and economic perspective.
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Winter protection and clean drinking water are still unavailable for hundreds of thousands of people. The Munich Re Foundation contributes towards disaster relief.
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