Noticias sobre Iraq
Ben Harvey (UNHCR): “IoT can change the way humanitarian organisations monitor refugee operations”
The UN Refugee Agency is dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, displaced communities and stateless people. UNHCR works with partners to provide WASH services to about 8 million refugees in 30 countries.
A journey through time: How ancient water systems inspired today’s water technologies
Where there is water, there is life.
Reducing unaccounted-for water in Duhok, Iraq
In Duhok, as in many towns in Iraqi Kurdistan, 40% of the drinking water entering the town's distribution network used to be lost due to visible or underground leaks.
UNHCR wins €1 million euro prize for novel water tech in refugee camps
Affordable high-tech system allowing real-time monitoring of water provision and use in refugee settlements claims prestigious European Commission innovation prize.
Over one billion people at threat of being displaced by 2050 due to environmental change
The international think-tank the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) published a new report.
Water-related conflicts set to rise amid demand growth and climate impacts
By Anastasia Moloney. About a quarter of the world's population faces severe water shortages exacerbated by climate change - and with that is coming conflict, social unrest and migration.
Even the toughest water security problems can be solved, report finds
Report proposes solutions to severe water and security challenges in India, Iran, Iraq, the African Sahel, Central America, and Yemen.
Climate change and conflict are a cruel combo that stalk the world’s most vulnerable
Countries affected by conflict are also disproportionately impacted by climate change, a double threat that pushes people out of their homes, disrupts food production, cuts off supplies, amplifies diseases and weakens health-care services, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said in a new report.
Shrinking water supplies threaten to put fragile Iraq ‘on the edge’
By Laurie Goering. Its economy slammed by coronavirus and falling oil prices, conflict-hit Iraq is struggling to deal with growing water shortages.
Water, Peace and Security Partnership awarded Luxembourg Peace Prize in the Environment Category
The Water, Peace and Security Partnership has been awarded the 2020 Luxembourg Peace Prize for Outstanding Environmental Peace.
Idrica Water Security Day Middle East will take place on May 4
Water is definitely a strategic resource for Middle East countries, and water security a growing concern among key stakeholders in the area.
Turkey/Syria: weaponizing water in global pandemic?
COVID-19 protections rely on adequate supply.
Dry weather increases by two the list of countries in need of external food assistance
FAO report highlights risks posed by locusts in Africa amid stronger output trends in the Near East and Asia.
UN refugee agency successfully implements water-monitoring pilot program using Kerlink Gateways
Kerlink, a specialist in solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced the success of a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) pilot program for reservoir monitoring in Uganda and Iraq, which incorporates Kerlink’s LoRaWAN gateway technology.
At war, and with no water
Main photograph: Displaced persons camp outside Herat © Carlos Garriga
IHE Delft granted new funding for SIDS and MENA capacity development programmes
Under the umbrella of DUPC2, the partnership and capacity development programme run by IHE Delft, the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS) has awarded funding for two regional projects to strengthen capacity in the water sector to meet the water-related SDGs.
The escalation of water-related conflicts around the world
A recently updated database of events related to water and conflict assembled by American non-profit Pacific Institute shows that violence related to water increased over the past decade, reports The Guardian.
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.
15 countries show interest in acceding to Water Convention
Transboundary waters cover nearly half of the earth’s land surface and account for 60 per cent of global freshwater.
Thames Water uses man’s best friend to sniff out leaks
You may be more familiar with seeing sniffer dogs at airports or police stations, but Thames Water is now putting the creatures’ famous sense of smell to use in the battle against leaks.