Noticias sobre Greece
Ensuring future water security in Greece
Water is increasingly precious in Greece, where demand often exceeds the supply and climate change is expected to make things worse in the future.
EU warns Belgium, Greece and Sweden to comply with rules for treating urban waste water
The European Commission has urged Belgium, Greece, and Sweden to ensure that urban waste water is adequately collected and treated, as required by Directive 91/271/EEC on the treatment of urban waste water.
Climate change: now is the moment to rebuild better
The urgency of actions to recover from the COVID-19 crisis must not deter long-term climate objectives.
Feasibility assessment for an EU-wide Wastewater Monitoring System for SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre and the Directorate-General for Environment, are teaming up with the EU Hackathon’s winners SEWERS4Covid (the Dutch Water Research…
How the world is working in the NRW arena
On Monday May 4th, Miya Water, a world leader in water management efficiency, in partnership with the Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA), organised a webinar to discuss how the Caribbean countries, and particularly the water industry, are weathering the challenges of COVID-19.
COVID-19: Caribbean and global impact and response
Watch the Webinar: COVID-19: Caribbean and global impact and response.
Ramsar appoints Zebedee Njisuh new Senior Advisor for Africa
Zebedee Njisuh, the newly appointed Senior Advisor for Africa, officially assumes his role at the Secretariat today on 1 April 2020.
EU invests more than €100m to promote a green and climate-neutral Europe
The European Commission announced this week an investment of €101.2 million for the latest projects under the LIFE programme for the Environment and Climate Action.
Modified clay can remove herbicide from water
By creating neatly spaced slits in a clay mineral, University of Groningen Professor of Experimental Solid State Physics Petra Rudolf was able to filter water to remove a toxic herbicide.
A tour of water management in Europe
Even though the Water Framework Directive (WFD) was born to address the need to harmonise actions in the field of water management in the European Union, water resources protection and management extend beyond the national boundaries of Member States.
Chemicals in drinking water linked with 5% of annual bladder cancer in Europe
Each year, more than 6,500 cases of bladder cancer—nearly 5% of all cases in Europe— can be attributed to exposure to trihalomethanes (THMs) in drinking water.
EBRD backs wastewater treatment plant in Skopje, North Macedonia
The majority of the 560,000 inhabitants of Skopje will benefit from wastewater treatment for the first time thanks to a new plant to be constructed in the capital of North Macedonia.
Bertrand Camus announces SUEZ’s new organization
As part of the deployment of the "Shaping SUEZ 2030" strategic plan, Bertrand Camus, SUEZ CEO, announces a new organization as of January 1st, 2020.
Half of Piedmont drinking wells may exceed North Carolina’s Hexavalent chromium standards
A new study which combines measurements from nearly 1,400 drinking water wells across North Carolina estimates that more than half of the wells in the state’s central region contain levels of cancer-causing hexavalent chromium in excess of state safety standards.
Water “Day zero” for cities? Not for Alexandroupolis, a Mediterranean coastal town
GWP Mediterranean increases urban water availability by 1 year through a holistic intervention.
Mapping international drug use through the world’s largest wastewater study
A seven-year project monitoring illicit drug use in 37 countries via wastewater samples shows that cocaine use was skyrocketing in Europe in 2017 and Australia had a serious problem with methamphetamine.
EIB backs EUR 355m scheme to protect cities from floods and climate change in Greece
The European Investment Bank (EIB) agreed its largest ever support for new investment to protect homes and businesses across Greece from flooding.
Local rainwater harvesting solution gives boost to water-scarce island’s economy
Nature-based solution implemented by GWP-Med with support by The Coca-Cola Foundation relieves water stress for Greek island of Lipsi.
CEB provides €70 million to Greece for flood prevention measures
The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) has approved a €70 million loan to the Greek government to finance anti-flood measures in the regions of Attica, Central Macedonia and the Peloponnese.
A drier future sets the stage for more wildfires
November 8, 2018 was a dry day in Butte County, California.