Noticias sobre Iran
Kuwait reissues tenders for Az-Zour North and Al-Khairan projects
The Az-Zour North Phase 2 & 3 IWPP project aims to have a net capacity of at least 2,700 MW of power and 120 MIGD of desalinated water.
Study proposes criteria to help delimit and conserve Cerrado wetlands
By José Tadeu Arantes | Agência FAPESP.
Stantec partners with carbon removal startup to design first-of-its-kind advanced water treatment
Demonstration project in California will remove carbon using brine and direct air capture technology.
Our understanding of reverse osmosis is fundamentally wrong
The process of reverse osmosis has proven to be the state-of-the-art method for removing salt from seawater and increasing access to clean water.
Desalination-induced salinity increases are not a cause of concern in the Gulf
Desalination is the only means of reliable water supply in most of the Arabian Gulf states.
Nigeria and Iraq join UN Water Convention
Nigeria and Iraq have become the 48th and 49th Parties to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (known as the UN Water Convention).
9 reasons why we humans urgently need freshwater biodiversity
The UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP 15) has emphasized again how important the protection of biodiversity is for us humans.
Microplastic pollution threats the world’s coastal lagoons
Globally, the coastal lagoons of Lagos (Nigeria), Sakumo (Ghana) and Bizerte (Tunisia) —close to large urban centres and without waste and sewage treatment systems— are among the most affected water ecosystems of this nature by microplastic pollution.
India names 26 new Wetlands of International Importance
India has designated 26 new Wetlands of International Importance, taking its total number to 75.
Research: Great Salt Lake on path to hyper-salinity, mirroring Iranian lake
Starved for freshwater, the Great Salt Lake is getting saltier.
Drought, floods and food insecurity contribute to conflict risk in parts of Africa and Middle East
Continuing drought brings food insecurity and risk of emerging or ongoing conflict in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, as well as Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan, according to a new quarterly update that analyses finds from a global early warning tool.
Kaveh Madani appointed Director of UNU-INWEH
The United Nations University (UNU) is pleased to announce that Prof.
World Bank to fund $220m to improve water and sanitation services in Madagascar
The Government of Madagascar and the World Bank signed the recently approved $220 million National Water Project.
“With reverse osmosis, ACCIONA has attained minimal costs efficiently and sustainably”
Desalination know-how: meet the industry leaders is an interview series with major players from the global desalination industry.
Four key climate change indicators break records in 2021
Four key climate change indicators – greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rise, ocean heat and ocean acidification – set new records in 2021.
Food insecurity predicted to worsen conflicts, cause new ones in Eastern Africa
Large-scale acute food insecurity sparked by drought continuing into a fourth consecutive growing season puts Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia at risk of emerging and ongoing conflict, according to a new quarterly update that analyses findings from a global early warning tool.
Qdos CWT pump solves pipeline pressure challenge
Trials with Watson-Marlow’s new Conveying Wave Technology (CWT™) pump at a water treatment plant in north-west France proved it was ideal for meeting abnormally high pressure constraints, explains Philippe De Miranda, industrial sales engineer, Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group, France.
Essex & Suffolk Water use tortoise to detect leaks
Essex & Suffolk Water has become the first company in the world to use a tortoise to detect leaks.
Water infrastructure security in the age of cyberwarfare
War Games, a 1983 American film by John Badham starring Mathew Broderick, tells the story of a teenager who, from his computer and out of pure curiosity, enters into the systems of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) at the height of the Cold War.
Spanish desalination know-how, a worldwide benchmark
For years humans have looked to the vast bodies of saltwater hoping they could provide enough drinking water for the global population and meet the needs of other uses such as…