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Victor Arroyo: “Future water companies should understand and adopt key innovation opportunities”
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Satellite-based remote lake health monitoring solution an aerospace winner
Seequent wins New Zealand aerospace innovation challenge; continues to expand its geoscience solutions to help solve earth, environment and energy challenges.
Entrepreneurship and technology solutions for efficient water management
Cajamar InnovaCenter, a high-tech business incubator specialised in technological innovation and sustainable water management, will provide solutions to address successfully the great challenge of having enough quality water for human activities in general, and the agri-food sector in particular.
Incubating an innovative mindset for sustainable water use in cities, industry and agriculture
Top international and local leaders will meet this week in Guayaquil, Ecuador to build consensual actions to address some of the most critical issues confronting the planet today.
Microbe chews through PFAS and other tough contaminants
In a series of lab tests, a relatively common soil bacterium has demonstrated its ability to break down the difficult-to-remove class of pollutants called PFAS, researchers at Princeton University said.
ACCIONA sponsors the 1st IDA forum of Women leaders in the Water Industry
Within the framework of the International Desalination Association (IDA)World Congress, which will be held in Dubai from 20 to 24 October, 2019 ACCIONA is sponsoring the 1st IDA Panel discussion of Women Leaders in the Water Industry.
Schneider Electric commits to tackling inequality by joining G7 Business for Inclusive Growth
B4IG business coalition to be launched in connection with the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Biarritz, France.
Suez reports first half 2019 results
Revenue: €8,656m, organic growth of +3.5% EBIT: €645m, organic growth of +4.8% with a positive contribution from each of the divisions.
Mozambique gets further support for its water systems following damages caused by cyclones
The World Bank approved an International Development Association (IDA)* grant in the amount of $75 million equivalent from its Crisis Response Window (CRW) as an additional financing to the Water Services and Institutional Support Project II currently in implementation.
Víctor Manuel Toledo takes office as Mexico’s new Secretary of Environment
The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, informed at a conference that Víctor Manuel Toledo will become the new Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat).
Global thought leader in water sector, Will Sarni, to join FloWater Board
FloWater, on target to disrupt the drinking water sector, has announced the addition of water industry heavyweight Will Sarni to its Board of Directors.
Anupam Jalote (iCreate): “Young Indian start-ups are already building innovative water solutions”
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Tech innovations by Indian teams to combat global water crisis at international hackathon
Ahmedabad-based incubator International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology (iCreate) collaborated with EarthX, a US-based international environmental non-profit organization, to bring its flagship hackathon ‘EarthxHack’ to India.
SUEZ launches its Digital Hub
The goal of the Digital Hub is to accelerate 15 to 20 high-potential digital projects every 6 months.
UAE Water Aid Foundation launches Global Water Award, prizes totalling US$1m
HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the UAE Water Aid Foundation (Suqia), has announced details of the 2nd Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award.
Wastewater reveals the levels of antibiotic resistance in a region
An international study compares the number of antibiotic resistance genes — which give bacteria the ability to withstand the effects of antibiotics — found in the water treatment plants of seven European countries, with Finland, Norway, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Portugal and Cyprus participating in the study.
Norma Martínez (Corsa): “One of the challenges is that we must support the trend to reuse water”
The Corsa Group is a pioneering Spanish company in the area of engineering and technology within the water sector.
City of Markham, in Canada, and Bell partner for Smart City initiative
Research pilot program integrates IBM data and analytics technology into IoT systems for City operational insights.
The Moore Foundation invests $140 million to explore aquatic symbioses
Aquatic environments comprise the largest habitat on the planet and have served as an incubator of evolution since life began on Earth almost four billion years ago.
Salmon populations may adapt their eggs to survive in degraded rivers
A University of Southampton study suggests that the membrane of salmon eggs may evolve to cope with reduced oxygen levels in rivers, thereby helping their embryos to incubate successfully.