Innovation, sustainability and other words for the water sector
Innovation and sustainability are two words intimately and intrinsically linked: given the current situation, with a climate crisis with little prospect of abat…
Digitalization, a process of no return for the global water sector
The last few years have been turbulent for the economy, the environment and society: after the COVID-19 pandemic, the consequences of climate change have materi…
What is that smell of wet earth after rain?
You probably never thought that the particular scent produced when water falls on the soil had a name. Well, the scent is the combination of two substances: pe…
Why is hand washing effective against the coronavirus?
Last week, I wrote a post debunking the myths that have been generated around the coronavirus and its relationship to water. Continuing on this subject, today I…
Women and water in history
Like every year, on International Women's Day we like to highlight the role of women in the water sector. This year we travel to the past to talk in this post a…
Coronavirus and water: Truth and lies
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has made the frontpages of worldwide newspapers for weeks. Among the endless opinions about the virus’s expansion, cure and pre…
Overhydration: When water becomes poisonous
Regularly, media bombard us with the idea that we have to drink between 2 and 3 litres of water a day, assuming that a “normal” person does not take in enough l…
5 studies of 2019 that will change the future of desalination
In terms of research and development, water desalination has always been given a special focus. In recent years we have witnessed new processes and equipment wh…
The 10 largest wetlands in the world
Like every year, on the 2nd of February we celebrate World Wetlands Day: wetlands are unique ecosystems that must be protected as they provide multiple benefits…
The spectacular ‘Glory Hole’ spillway in Monticello Dam, California
The 2017 California floods saw the Oroville dam overflowing, while elsewhere in California excess water became a sight not often seen in this arid part of the w…
New York, manure and stairs: when horses were the cities’ nightmares
There are times when the solution to a specific problem becomes a revolution, although not necessarily a positive one. This is the case with the invention of th…
Fleeing climate: The silent victims of global warming
Data doesn’t lie. According to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), only in 2016, more than 22 million people were forced to leave their homes as a conseq…
Water and humanitarian crises: when we leave people behind
Every year on the 22nd of March, we celebrate World Water Day. In 2019, the theme is 'Leaving no one behind', this is why it is important to highlight
Water in cities, a full circle
'Paris casts twenty-five million yearly into the water. And this without metaphor. How, and in what manner? Day and night. With what object? With no object. Wit…
Venezuela’s blackout: Chaos spreads in Venezuela after a failure at the Guri hydropower plant
The situation in Venezuela is alarming, according to the latest news. After several days without power, the country is devastated by the consequences of a failu…
What do desertification and women have to do with each other?
The role of women as agents of change has an important place in the programmes of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), established …