David Escobar Gutiérrez
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David Escobar Gutiérrez

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  1. Waste is the wrong word

    Waste is the wrong word

    For most of its history, wastewater marked the end of the line — treated, discharged and forgotten. If the plant met its consent, the job was done. That assumpt

  2. Getting water wrong is no longer affordable

    Getting water wrong is no longer affordable

    Smart Water Magazine – Print Edition 29 is now available for reading.

  3. Where utilities build the resilience of tomorrow

    Where utilities build the resilience of tomorrow

    Read the full issue of Smart Water Magazine – Print Edition 28.

  4. When digital just works

    When digital just works

    Letter from the Editor of Smart Water Magazine – Print Edition 27

  5. Sustainable desalination: key to water security in the 21st century

    Sustainable desalination: a key to water security in the 21st century

    Desalination has evolved from being a complementary technology to becoming a fundamental pillar of global water security. With population growth, climate crises

  6. Desalination, strategic resource to solve the water crisis

    Desalination, a strategic resource to solve the water crisis

    Water scarcity is an increasingly pressing problem worldwide due to unstoppable demographic growth, the exodus of the population to large cities and the ever-pr

  7. One step closer to better world

    One step closer to a better world

    Since the recognition of the human rights to water in 2010 and sanitation in 2015, and the inclusion of clean water and sanitation as goal number six of the Sus

  8. Asia and Pacific, the need to join forces

    Asia and Pacific, the need to join forces

    The significant lack of access to safe drinking water and sanitation in Asia and the Pacific, water pollution, increased demand and the effects of climate chang

  9. Sustainable investment to forge new relationship with the environment

    Sustainable investment to forge a new relationship with the environment

    Before I write each of these letters, I have the good habit of reading again through all the content in the magazine. I must say I have thoroughly enjoyed readi

  10. new opportunity

    A new opportunity

    We managed to leave behind 2020, a year marked by the severe impact of the coronavirus pandemic and the uncertainty it generated across the board. Priorities ha

  11. Going together

    Going together

    Worldwide 2.2 billion people lack access to drinking water and 4.2 billion lack access to basic sanitation. These dramatic figures are the cause of crucial heal

  12. Lessons learned

    Lessons learned

    Since the first issue of Smart Water Magazine Monthly was published, the current news continues to focus on the coronavirus. Fortunately, and after some difficu