Noticias sobre Mali
World had warmest January 2024 on record
The record-breaking trend seen for much of 2023 has continued in 2024, with January being the hottest January on record.
Maynilad commissions water reclamation plant, potentially a source of NEW WATER in Philippines
Maynilad Water Services, Inc., the water concessionaire for the West Zone of Metropolitan Manila area, has started initial operations of its newly constructed Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) in Marulas, Valenzuela, which is designed to treat the wastewater generated by some 300,000 customers within nine barangays in Valenzuela City, making it safe for release to the ecosystem.
Combatting cyber threats: U.S. sanctions Iranian actors over water infrastructure attacks
The U.S. imposes sanctions on officials from the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for cyber attacks on critical infrastructure. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) focuses efforts to support vulnerable sectors like water and wastewater utilities.
United States warns of China hacking threat to its water and energy sectors
The US authorities have accused a group of hackers allegedly linked to the Chinese government of launching a massive cyberattack against several strategic targets, including the US water, transportation and energy sectors, according to a press statement released by the U.S.
Lockheed Martin, NVIDIA showcase AI-driven digital twin for enhanced predictive forecasting
In a year where the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has reported record ocean temperatures, an innovative project from Lockheed Martin, built in collaboration with NVIDIA, is showing how artificial intelligence can be used to fuse data and detect anomalies in current environmental conditions.
Moody’s flags ‘very high’ cyber risks in water sector amid digitalisation
At the end of 2023, news broke out about a cyberattack on Aliquippa’s municipal water system, serving 6,615 customers, in western Pennsylvania.
Burkina Faso confirms interest in joining the Water Convention
The rapid increase in demand for water and current security threats in the Sahel are posing ever-greater challenges to the sustainable management of the country's shared water resources Burkina's forthcoming accession to the Water Convention will help to give political priority to the issue of water resource management in the region.
CISA, FBI and EPA Release Incident Response Guide for water and wastewater systems sector
With WWS Sector contributions, the guide provides recommended actions and available resources throughout cyber incident response lifecycle.
DEWA’s Smart Ball technology saves 243 million gallons of water and AED 9.66 million in 2023
The Smart Ball system consists of a small diameter sphere with a highly sensitive acoustic sensor, that is inserted into the water network and detects sounds generated by leaks. In 2022, DEWA reduced water network losses to 4.5%.
Ocean temperatures helped make 2023 the hottest year ever recorded
A multi-national team of scientists (China, U.S., New Zealand, Italy, and France) analyzes the temperature of the Earth annually.
Barcelona warns that drought emergency could affect household supplies
The Barcelona City Council in Spain has issued a cautionary statement, alerting that the drought emergency phase, looming over the Catalonia region in January due to insufficient rainfall, might impact residential water provisions should it escalate to the highest emergency level, reports Europapress.
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Violence over water increases globally according to new data
A large number of new cases result from the Russia-Ukraine War, growing tensions in the Middle East, and ongoing conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Fleeing drought, vulnerable populations face flood risk in most African countries
The Horn of Africa and southern Africa saw the most people move during droughts, according to a new continent-scale assessment of settlement locations in Africa.
Thomas D. Krom from Seequent shares vision on reaching net zero through subsurface knowledge
As world leaders gather at COP annual events to work on solutions to tackle climate change, private companies commit to help organisations solve the challenges ahead.
“The first thematic target of the GGA framework is dedicated to water and sanitation”
Climate change impacts are increasingly clear, but action to build resilience to climate shocks and the finance necessary for it continue to lag.
AfDB lends Tunisia €82 million for wastewater reuse in agriculture
This new funding is the Bank's third operation in the urban sanitation subsector to the benefit of Tunisia’s National Sanitation Office (ONAS).
Global momentum for climate action surges as 38 nations embrace the Freshwater Challenge
The Freshwater Challenge aims to ensure 300,000km of degraded rivers and 350 million hectares of degraded wetlands are committed to restoration by 2030, and to protect freshwater ecosystems.
Rate and impact of climate change surges dramatically in 2011-2020
The rate of climate change surged alarmingly between 2011-2020, which was the warmest decade on record.
Sustainability at the heart of WEG’s activities
Since the early 1960s, WEG has created an organizational culture aligned with governance practices and social and environmental responsibilities.