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Cenergist acquires Dutch installation company Vriend to support European growth plans
Water and energy efficiency company Cenergist has acquired a specialist Dutch installation company to accelerate its European expansion strategy.
Climate change is reducing global river water quality
A review of almost 1000 studies on the effects of climate change and extreme weather events on rivers around the world has found an overall negative effect on water quality in rivers globally.
Singapore’s first Centre of Excellence to drive coastal protection and flood management research
PUB, in partnership with the National University of Singapore (NUS), today launched the Coastal Protection and Flood Resilience Institute (CFI) Singapore.
Bentley Systems announces the finalists of the 2023 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure
Winners to be announced on October 12 at Bentley’s 2023 Year in Infrastructure and Going Digital Awards Event in Singapore.
Unlocking the potential of wastewater using AI – The DARROW project introduces itself
The water discarded globally every year could fill Lake Geneva in Switzerland almost four times.
COP28 UAE Presidency announces priorities to drive water up the climate agenda
COP28 will elevate water on the climate agenda and seek to drive forward progress and raise ambition.
Completion nearing for Oman’s Barka 5 water project
Oman's Barka 5 independent water project (IWP) is on track to commence commercial operations by 2024, as indicated Nama Power & Water Procurement Company indicated in its latest Seven-Year Statement, reports MEED.
WSP selected to lead two-year Water Research Foundation study
Project aimed at providing global water utilities of all sizes with carefully reviewed decision-useful guidance to enhance the resilience and adaptability of their systems to be FutureReady®.
Malawi and South Sudan announce presidential compacts on water and sanitation
In a major stride to ensure universal access to water and sanitation, the governments of Malawi and South Sudan announced the launch of Presidential Compacts on Water and Sanitation.
“The Middle East is facing a perfect storm of both man-made and climate-related water crises”
The Middle East is a very diverse region but many countries have in common a high level of water stress and rapidly expanding populations that will drive increased consumption to meet the needs of people, agriculture and businesses.
Two years after Taliban takeover, Afghanistan’s water crisis is a regional security threat
Two years after the Taliban’s resurgence to power, Afghanistan’s persistent water crisis continues to worsen.
Brine valorization can transform desalination to be more sustainable and resource-efficient
By 2025, two-thirds of the world’s population may face water shortages and authorities are increasingly looking to desalination as a viable option for providing freshwater.
EBRD supports Egypt’s water sector with NUCA
EBRD’s fourth participation in El Taamir’s securitisation local currency bond programme.
IPCC elects Jim Skea as the new Chair
Jim Skea of the United Kingdom is the newly elected Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Eliminating “forever chemicals” from our water
For decades, manufacturers found a wide range of uses for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
South Africa sets ambitious plan for $1.5B water project
Some of the world's largest mining companies are collaborating with the South African government on a R27 billion (US$1.5 billion) water project aimed at supplying major platinum and chrome operations, as well as hundreds of thousands of people with drinking water, reports Bloomberg.
Water management takes centre stage at 43rd session of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
The increased pressure on water resources and water stress can deepen already severely unequal access to water.
After final public water systems ruling, arsenic levels decline for highly exposed US communities
EPA drinking water regulation is improving equity in water exposures.
Women in Engineering Day: Q&A with Barbara Hathaway
Ahead of International Women in Engineering Day on 23 June, Ovarro’s new technology leader for leakage solutions, Barbara Hathaway, discusses her career and gives words of advice for aspiring engineers What led you to engineering?
Ovarro leakage service centre increases European capacity
Technology company Ovarro has opened a new leakage service centre for European customers, based at the company’s manufacturing facility in Steenwijk, Netherlands.