Noticias sobre Bangladesh
Extreme weather driven by climate change cost the world billions in 2021
Study identifies ten extreme events, influenced by climate change, that each caused $1.5 billion damage or more.
Climate-fuelled disasters bring ‘grave’ costs across the globe in 2021
By Beh Lih Yi. The financial and human costs of climate change are expected to keep soaring unless governments step up efforts to rein in global warming, the report warns.
DuPont and Water.org partner to increase global access to safe water
Collaborating on sustainable water solutions for people living in poverty.
Sanitation workers: The forgotten frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19
Sanitation workers: The forgotten frontline workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. New studies from WaterAid reveal COVID-19 has exacerbated already horrendous conditions for sanitation workers around the world.
Runoff, sediment flux in High Mountain Asia could limit food, energy for millions
Average temperatures in high altitude areas have risen twice as fast as the global average, causing more river runoff and sediment flux, and the trend could get worse, scientists find.
Climate change risks ‘runaway’ humanitarian crisis, aid system collapse, UN warns
By Megan Rowling. Aid agencies say the needs of those hit by droughts and floods are surging and could spiral out of control, calling for more money to help the vulnerable adapt to a warmer world.
Water UK and Northumbrian Water call for innovation and collaboration at COP26 event
Water UK and Northumbrian Water discussed water’s role in the Race to Zero initiative and how the water industry is tackling process emissions at the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action (MPGCA) event at COP26 on Friday 5 November.
Water insecurity on the rise in Asia, warns WMO
Extreme weather and climate change impacts across Asia in 2020 caused the loss of life of thousands of people, displaced millions of others and cost hundreds of billions of dollars, while wreaking a heavy toll on infrastructure and ecosystems.
New UN tool maps floods since 1985, will aid disaster planning, especially in Global South
Developed by UN University with Google and other partners, free online World Flood Mapping Tool will help plan urban and agricultural development, effective flood defences,…
World Water Week showed how the world can solve the water crisis
World Water Week ended on 27 August with a strong message: we have many solutions to fix the water crisis and tackle climate change, but we need political will and sufficient investments.
Rivers are largest global source of mercury in oceans
Ten rivers are responsible for half of the riverine mercury entering the world's oceans — with the Amazon River, the Ganges, and the Yangtze topping the list.
Earth’s vital signs worsen amid business-as-usual mindset on climate change
Twenty months after declaring a climate emergency and establishing a set of vital signs for the Earth, a coalition headed by two Oregon State University researchers says the updated vital signs “largely reflect the consequences of unrelenting business as usual.”
Veolia Water Technologies strengthens distribution across Asia Pacific to deliver water solutions
A total of 24 new partners have entered into agreements with Veolia Water Technologies in Asia Pacific to market, sell, and deliver specific Veolia products — enabling the company to strengthen its local customer support and product offering in the region.
From satellite to smartphone, app warns public of unsafe water
App creates early-warning risk maps based on environmental conditions
Economic report: unlock trillions of dollars with clean water, decent toilets and hygiene
Universal access to clean water, toilets, and hygiene would boost the global economy by trillions of dollars over the next two decades, reveals a new report out today from…
Americares, Xylem partnership delivers clean water and sanitation to 3.5 m people in 2020
Xylem Watermark, the corporate social responsibility program of global water technology company Xylem Inc.
A low-cost solution to remove arsenic from drinking water
University of Missouri engineers design the water filter for single household use.
Who Gives A Crap and WaterAid launch Impact Accelerator to help solve global sanitation issues
Eco-friendly toilet paper brand Who Gives a Crap and international development charity WaterAid have today launched their joint Impact Accelerator, aimed at bringing the best minds in sanitation across the globe together to solve its biggest issues, including 2 billion people still lacking access to a decent toilet.
World Bank helps Bangladesh improve irrigation-based agricultural productivity
The World Bank approved $120 million to help Bangladesh improve food security by enhancing climate resilience and productivity of irrigated agriculture and fisheries.
Tackling PFAS ‘uncharted territory’ for global water industry
“We are in uncharted territory: trying to find contaminants which may not yet have regulations controlling them,” says Carol Walczyk, vice president for water quality and compliance at Suez North America.