US EditionTrump's funding cut stalls water projects, increasing risks for millions
MULTIPLE COUNTRIES INCLUDING DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, MALI, LEBANON, NEPAL, KENYA, ETHIOPIA, TANZANIA, JORDAN, AND SOUTH AFRICA, JUL 20 – Cuts to U.S. foreign aid disrupted over 20 water projects in 16 countries, risking health and safety for million
- By early 2025, cuts to U.S. foreign aid under the Trump administration have caused dozens of water and sanitation initiatives in 16 countries to be left incomplete.
- This action followed bipartisan support for aid but led to canceled funding exceeding hundreds of millions of dollars and work stoppages at many sites since January.
- In Kenya's Taita Taveta County, half-finished irrigation canals increase flood risks, while in Lebanon, a solar power project for water utilities was scrapped causing 70 job losses.
- A May 15 report stated only 15% of a Kenyan water project was completed, and community leaders estimate $2,000 to reduce flood risks, double the local annual income.
- Affected communities face worsening water shortages and health risks, prompting some nations like Nepal and the Himalayan country to plan self-funded completions amid delayed aid resumption.
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Exclusive: Trump's funding cut stalls water projects, increasing risks for millions
The Trump administration's decision to slash nearly all U.S. foreign aid has left dozens of water and sanitation projects half-finished across the globe, creating new hazards for some of the people they were designed to benefit, Reuters has found.
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