Noticias sobre Iran
Significant risk of water-related conflict in parts of Iraq, Iran, Mali, Nigeria, India, Pakistan
New Water, Peace and Security tool uses machine learning to predict violent conflicts, with an 86% success rate.
2019 concludes a decade of exceptional global heat and high-impact weather
The year 2019 concludes a decade of exceptional global heat, retreating ice and record sea levels driven by greenhouse gases from human activities.
Smartbuilding: water will outline our buildings
The construction of buildings and cities cannot manage without water.
The climate crisis needs your short film
What do you need to say about climate?
Indian women will receive training to ensure clean water supplies
As part of their efforts to deal with water scarcity across the country, last Tuesday the Indian government revealed plans to employ women in rural areas to test water quality, reports Bloomberg.
Almar Water Solutions breaks ground for the Shuqaiq 3 desalination plant
Almar Water Solutions, a leading company in the development of water infrastructure, (part of Abdul Latif Jameel Energy), and Abdul Latif Jameel Commercial Development Company (CDC) held the ceremony to break ground for the Shuqaiq 3 desalination plant together with their Acciona, Marubeni Corporation and Rawafid Alhadarah Holding Co.
ACCIONA lays the first stone for Shuqaiq-3, one of the largest desalination plants in Saudi Arabia
ACCIONA, a leading company in the development of water infrastructure, together with co-developers Marubeni Corporation, Almar Water Solutions through Abdul Latif Jameel CDC and Rawafid Alhadarah Holding Co, celebrated the cornerstone ceremony of the Shuqaiq-3 desalination plant last week.
Quantum destabilization of a water sandwich
From raindrops rolling off the waxy surface of a waterlily leaf to the efficiency of desalination membranes, interactions between water molecules and water-repellent "hydrophobic" surfaces are all around us.
Extreme weather displaced 7 million people in first half of 2019
More than 10 million new internal displacements were recorded between January and June 2019, according to a new report by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
Fernando Miranda: “In Spain, agriculture cannot be conceived without irrigation”
The Spanish government supports the agricultural sector through the development of irrigation according to sustainability and water efficiency criteria. Photographs by Pablo González-Cebrián.
Water stress: why integrated management matters
The last two years have been difficult for residents of India’s eastern city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu State.
Every drop counts
How aquaponics and integrated agri-aquaculture farms are making smart use of water.
Kuwait and Poland support WFP response to floods in Iran
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today received additional contributions for flood relief operations in support of nearly 12,400 people for one month in Iran’s Lorestan province.
Remote noise logger trial pinpoints 115 leaks
A technology trial involving installation of 295 Enigma3m remote correlating noise loggers in a water distribution network in the State of Johor, Malaysia, has successfully cut net night flow by a third.
WMO verifies 3rd and 4th hottest temperature recorded on Earth
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has officially evaluated temperature record extremes of 54.0 °C at two locations, one in Mitribah, Kuwait, on 21 July 2016 and a second in Turbat, Pakistan, on 28 May 2017.
Researcher is making textile dyeing more sustainable
Anuradhi Liyanapathiranage is passionate about sustainability and protecting the environment through science.
Nearly 1 million children affected by massive floods in Iran
Devastating flooding in three quarters of Iran’s provinces has affected 10 million people, of whom 2 million are severely impacted and 500,000 displaced – half of them are children.
Brazilian and Australian researchers estimate the impact of gold panning on the Madeira River
By Elton Alisson | Agência FAPESP.
Testing how well water disinfectants damage antibiotic resistance genes
Each year at least 2 million Americans are infected with bacteria that cannot be treated with antibiotics, and at least 23,000 of these people die, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Government of Canada invests in clean technology for waste management
Across Canada, clean technology companies are supporting growth and creating jobs in all industries, while helping to protect our environment.