Noticias sobre Jordan
Mahmoud Harb (Fitch Ratings): “The relevance of water risks for sovereign rating is set to rise”
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Researchers launch novel web-based tool to ensure safe drinking water in refugee camps
A new web-based tool will help aid workers ensure that water is safe to drink in refugee and internally displaced persons (IDP) camps.
Digitalisation will allow us to reinvent sustainability in the water and wastewater sector
The companies in the water and wastewater sector play a key role in building a sustainable future; but to do so, they must renovate themselves, claim that responsibility within the community and make it visible with the help of new technologies.
Researchers: What’s in oilfield wastewater matters for injection-induced earthquakes
A team of geoscience researchers in the Virginia Tech College of Science has developed a new theory to explain how and why injection-induced earthquakes continue to occur even when injection rates decline.
Israel leads the way in wastewater reuse
Israel has historically faced water scarcity.
Jordan releases an app for water and sanitation services
The country’s population can download the application from the Google Play Store or the App Store in Arabic and English.
US House passes legislation to help remove millions of lead drinking water pipes
The House last week approved legislation to fund the replacement of up to 10 million lead water distribution pipes nationwide.
How a historic drought led to higher power costs and emissions
Drought can mean restrictions for watering the lawn, crop losses for farmers and an increased risk of wildfires.
Water is an under-used weapon in climate change fight, UN says
By Megan Rowling. With water use rising by 1% a year, cutting down could help curb climate-heating emissions, says World Water Day report.
Concerns over water shortages jump in Jordan amid coronavirus lockdown
By Ban Barkawi. Public fears of water shortages increase as one of the world's most water-stressed countries tries to tackle COVID-19.
UN World Water Development Report 2020: Water resources part of the solution to climate change
UN World Water Development Report.
Live coverage: Latest news on coronavirus and water industry
FRIDAY, MAY 29 Invest in hydropower to tackle coronavirus and climate crisis impacts The Covid-19 pandemic has underlined hydropower’s resilience and critical role in delivering clean, reliable and affordable energy, especially in times of crisis.
Veolia to expand crystallization capacity at a leading potash fertilizer plant in Jordan
Veolia Water Technologies will provide a processing plant integrating HPD® crystallization systems designed to extract high-quality potash fertilizer from the brines of the Dead Sea.
Jordan launches call for proposals for water desalination and conveyance scheme
This week Jordan’s Ministry of Water and Irrigation issued a request for pre-qualification documents from qualified companies and consortia of investors and developers for the construction and operation of the Aqaba Amman Water Desalination and Conveyance Project (AAWDCP), as published in Tenders electronic daily.
Suqia signs MoU with Dubai Cares to provide WASH facilities in developing countries
In line with the International Day of Education, the UAE Water Aid Foundation (Suqia) and Dubai Cares, both under the umbrella of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to share knowledge and build capacities in support of developing countries facing water scarcity.
Wildfires increase winter snowpack — but that isn’t necessarily a good thing
Deep in the Tushar mountains, some three hours south of BYU’s campus, Ph.D.
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.
Effective solids separation in surface water treatment
Surface water treatment facilities face the challenge of producing high quality clean water either for drinking, agricultural or industrial applications regardless of fluctuating turbidity and TSS (Total Suspended Solids) inlet conditions.
Change in behaviour needed for improved drought management in Jordan and the MENA region
Written by Soumya Balasubramanya and David Stifel
NIB finances new hydropower in Norway
NIB and the Norwegian utility company Sogn og Fjordane Energi AS have signed a 15-year loan agreement of EUR 30 million to finance the construction of a new hydropower plant in Østerbø, as well as a 20-kilometre regional power line.