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SWPC selects Cobra consortium as top bidder for Saudi Taif sewage plant
Saudi Water Partnership Company has selected the consortium comprising of Spain-based Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios and Saudi-based Tawzea as the preferred bidder for the design and development of Saudi Arabia’s Taif independent sewage treatment plant (ISTP), to be built near the city of Taif in the kingdom’s Makkah province.
Rising seas threaten low-lying coastal cities – 10% of world population
Written by Leah Lazer, research analyst for Coalition for Urban Transitions
Rainwater harvesting as a method of climate change adaptation
In dozens of drought-hit districts across Jamaica, students as young as six, unemployed young people, and prisoners on the road to rehabilitation are learning how to grow plenty of food in areas where water is scarce.
Emerging technology at the core of the water agenda
This has been the fourth warmest year in history.
Toray to supply SWRO membranes to Shoaibah 4 and Shoaibah 3 expansion projects
Toray Industries has received ROMEMBRA™ reverse osmosis (RO) membrane orders for Shoaibah 3 Extension 2 and Shoaibah 4 Desalination Plants in Saudi Arabia, which will bring the site as nation’s largest RO desalination complex enabling to produce total of 650,000m cubic meters of water per day.
As Tokyo Typhoon Center turns 30, Hagibis hits Japan
Dramatic improvements in satellite technology, forecasts and early warnings have helped save hundreds of thousands of lives from tropical cyclones.
Global real-time flood monitoring & warning system market projected to reach a value of $277M
According to a new report pertaining to the global real-time flood monitoring and warning system market, the global real-time flood monitoring and warning system market is projected to reach a value of ~US$ 277 Mn by 2027.
BioAlchemy: Treating Wastewater at the point of production
Treating wastewater is an arduous process relying on complex sewage systems and treatment plants.
Using urban planning to improve sanitation in refugee camp settlements
What happens when conflicts and instability in other countries become protracted such that people are forced to stay in a refugee camp for a long period of time?
ADB to help Cambodia expand access to water supply, sanitation services
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $49 million in financing to help the Government of Cambodia achieve its 2025 goal of providing universal access to improved water supply and sanitation services in the country’s rural areas.
How AI can enable a sustainable future
Estimating the economic and emissions impact of AI adoption in agriculture, water, energy and transport.
2020: A critical year for our future and for the climate
Climate change is here and this is what it looks like: more frequent flooding in the central US, a longer and more costly wildfire season in California, and droughts across the Great Plains.
Growing demand for clean water, population growth is driving the demand for sewage pumps market
According to a new market intelligence report on the sewage pump market for the forecast period of 2019–2027, the global sewage pump market is expected to reach ~US$ 16.9 Bn by 2027, expanding at a CAGR of ~7% from 2019 to 2027.
Toyota Tsusho & Orocobre selects Veolia to supply lithium refining technologies at Naraha plant
Veolia Water Technologies will provide a chemical processing plant featuring HPD® evaporation and crystallization technologies designed to convert lithium carbonate into lithium hydroxide employed in the manufacturing of batteries that power electric vehicles.
African Ministers and ngo’s launch Marshall Plan for Water in Africa 2020-2030
During World Water Week in Stockholm, African Water Ministers and several ngo’s launched a proposal for a ‘Marshall Plan for Water in Africa’ for the next decade, to guarantee all Africans have clean water and safe sanitation in 2030.
Regulations about safer water supply pivotal in shaping the future of water treatment market
The global water treatment market is projected to grow 6% in 2019 and reach a total valuation of ~US$ 48,951.8 million from ~US$ 46,162.7 million in 2018 as per the recent market intelligence report.
With 400M smart water meters set up worldwide by 2026, scalable meter data management is crucial
As pressures of climate change and water wastage rise, smart water meters are becoming increasingly critical for global water conservation efforts by utilities to track water usage and identify waste and leakage.
FAO and Japan partner to fight cholera on Yemen’s farms
Although cholera is endemic in Yemen, the last few years has seen infections spike to a scale not witnessed in living memory.
Mekong River Commission utilizes space technology to improve flood forecasting
Lower Mekong countries suffer from the effects of seasonal flooding and flash flooding caused by monsoon rains and tropical storms.
Flowing Antarctic ice mapped 10 times more accurately
Project utilized 25 years of data from six international satellite missions.