Noticias sobre Libya
Veolia and TotalEnergies partner to build largest solar system for a desalination plant in Oman
TotalEnergies and Veolia have signed an agreement to start the construction of the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) system providing power for a desalination plant in Oman, in the city of Sur.
“Water security has shaped MENA region in the past and will shape the future as a vital resource”
Dr Hassan Aboelnga works in academia as a researcher at TH Köln but has also many other roles as a multidisciplinary professional working to advance knowledge and policy on water security and sustainable development, focusing on the MENA region.
Metito, Scatec and Orascom in talks over $1.5 billion renewables-powered desalination plant
Orascom Construction, Scatec ASA and Metito Holdings Ltd are in discussion with Egypt on a $1.5 billion renewables-powered desalination plant, reports Bloomberg.
African Heritage Sites threatened by coastal flooding and erosion as sea-level rise accelerates
A team of climate risk and heritage experts from IHE Delft and other institutions warn that important heritage sites along the African coast are at risk from climate change in a new study published this week in Nature Climate Change.
Metito-Orascom alliance aims to build desalination plants in Libya and Iraq
The Metito-Orascom joint venture is looking to establish desalination facilities in Libya and Iraq, reports Daily News Egypt.
Richard White appointed as president of Biwater
Biwater has appointed Richard White into the role of President of Biwater Inc., the Group’s Center of Excellence in Water Reuse and Desalination.
Lack of water linked to 10 percent of the rise in global migration
In the Middle East and North Africa, the region with the highest levels of forced displacement, water resilience is key to long-term growth
VA Tech Wabag secures contracts worth €100 million
VA Tech Wabag, headquartered in Chennai, announced last week it had won multiple contracts worth approximately 100 million euros (nearly $122 million) from Switzerland, Tunisia and Libya, reports Times of India.
New partnership agreement will look into water stress and climate change in North Africa
North Africa, with its naturally arid or semi-arid climate, is already experiencing the effects of climate change such as exacerbated water stress, reduced agricultural yields and increased frequency and intensity of extreme events.
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.
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).
Every drop counts
How aquaponics and integrated agri-aquaculture farms are making smart use of water.
Protracted conflicts and adverse weather conditions exacerbate food needs
41 countries in need of food assistance – African Swine Fever threatening food security of a large number of people.
Thousands forced to leave their homes as flash floods hit south-west Libya
More than 2,500 Libyans have been forced to flee their homes after heavy rainfalls caused severe flooding in the town of Ghat, some 1,300 km south-west of Tripoli.
FAO calls for policies & investments for sustainable water use in the Middle East and North Africa
It is imperative to scale up policies and investments in the Middle East and North Africa to make water use in agriculture more sustainable and efficient and to ensure that all the people in the region have access to healthy diets, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said today.
New study establishes causal link between climate, conflict, and migration
IIASA-led research has established a causal link between climate, conflict, and migration for the first time, something which has been widely suggested in the media but for which scientific evidence is scarce.