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EIB provides €50 million to strengthen water infrastructure in Italy’s Modena province
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €50 million financing agreement with Italian multiutility AIMAG to support a multiannual investment programme for integrated water services in the province of Modena.
Kuwait advances Al Khairan Phase 1 IWPP tender with receipt of two bids
Kuwait has reached a new milestone in the procurement process for the Al Khairan Phase 1 Independent Water and Power Producer (IWPP) project, as authorities have opened the bids submitted for the development of the large-scale water and energy facility, reports Zawya.
GAO sounds alarm on cybersecurity gaps across US water networks
A report published this month by the US Government Accountability Office paints a sobering picture of the cybersecurity threats facing the country's water and wastewater sector, warning that state-sponsored hackers and criminal groups are growing more capable of attacking systems that millions of Americans depend on every day.
ACCIONA is awarded sanitation for 85 municipalities in northeastern Brazil
The Paraíba Water and Sewerage Company has awarded ACCIONA the contract for water and sewerage services in 85 municipalities in the Paraíba region, in northeastern Brazil.
Water as a military asset: when infrastructure becomes a target
On 6 June 2023, the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam on the Dnipro River was destroyed.
Kuwait extends deadline for Al Khairan Phase 1 Power and Desalination project tender
The Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP), in collaboration with the Ministry of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy (MEWRE), has announced an extension of the bid submission deadline for the Al Khairan Phase 1 Independent Water and Power Producer (IWPP) project.
US agencies warn water sector of active Iranian cyberattacks
U.S. federal agencies have issued an urgent joint advisory warning water utilities of ongoing attacks by Iran-affiliated hackers targeting the industrial controllers that manage critical treatment and distribution processes.
Professor Kaveh Madani named 2026 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate for key work in water management
Professor Kaveh Madani has been awarded the 2026 Stockholm Water Prize for his transformative contributions to water management and his pioneering work in integrating game theory and decision analysis into water resources models.
Senate hearing examines growing cybersecurity risks to U.S. water systems
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Tehran faces intensifying water crisis as reservoirs decline
Tehran and its surrounding region are experiencing a deepening water shortage, with declining reservoir levels, prolonged drought and growing pressures on water supplies prompting authorities to impose rationing and consider emergency measures.
Global water under pressure: what AQUASTAT 2025 reveals about agriculture, efficiency and stress
The AQUASTAT Water Data Snapshot 2025, recently released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), confirms a trend that has become increasingly difficult to ignore: there is less renewable freshwater available per person almost everywhere in the world.
Kuwait green-lights 3,600 MW Nuwaiseeb IWPP project
Kuwaiti authorities have approved plans to tender the first phase of the 3,600 MW Nuwaiseeb power and water project as an independent water and power producer (IWPP), marking a major step forward in the country’s energy and water infrastructure development, reports MEED.
Kuwait seeks bids for 1.8 GW Al Khairan Power and Water Project
Kuwait has invited bids for the first phase of the 1.8 gigawatt Al Khairan power and water project, which is designed to help address the nation's power shortages, reports Reuters.
Kuwait to tender multiple infrastructure projects, including Al-Khairan IWPP
The Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP) plans to tender seven to eight projects in the near future, including the Al-Khairan Independent Water and Power Plant (IWPP), according to Zawya.
Seven barriers to digital water transformation in Asia
Smart water for a smart Asia: how digitalization can solve the region’s profound water challenges.
Aquatic sediment layers reveal 100 years of metal pollution in São Paulo, Brazil
The history of metal pollution in the city of São Paulo, the largest metropolis in Brazil and the Southern Hemisphere, can be read in the layers of sediment accumulated over the last century.
Research finds wastewater treatment plants are still not effectively removing microplastics
Despite advances in wastewater treatment, tiny plastic particles called microplastics are still slipping through, posing potential health and environmental hazards, according to new research from The University of Texas at Arlington.
Cyber threats to water and power grids escalate, new report warns
Water and electricity utilities across the US and UK face an intensifying wave of cyberattacks, many of them linked to nation-state actors, according to a new report by cybersecurity firm Semperis.
Global commitment to urban wetlands grows with announcement of 31 new Wetland Cities
During the 64th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on Wetlands in January 2025, the Co-Chairs of the Independent Advisory Committee on Wetland City Accreditation announced the addition of 31 new cities to the Wetland City Accreditation scheme.
NASA scientists find new human-caused shifts in global water cycle
In a recently published paper, NASA scientists use nearly 20 years of observations to show that the global water cycle is shifting in unprecedented ways.