Noticias sobre Netherlands
UN conference marks watershed moment to tackle global water crisis and ensure water-secure future
The UN 2023 Water Conference in New York culminated with a breakthrough response to the global water crisis.
17 organizations join forces to invest $11 billion in water innovation
Private sector pledges at UN 2023 Water conference are included in water action agenda to accelerate progress on water and sanitation over next 5 years.
UN calls for game-changing action to stem global water crisis
Innovative solutions, accelerated actions and robust investments top agenda for water-secure world.
Wastewater samples from over 100 European cities reveal latest drug-taking trends
The latest findings from the largest European project in the science of wastewater analysis are released today in Wastewater analysis and drugs — a European multi-city study, published by the Europe-wide SCORE group, in association with the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA).
World Water Day: African Development Bank makes a splash at UN 2023 Water Conference
Bank delegation to participate in more than a dozen events in New York.
Water as a vital investment in our future: the EIB at the United Nations 2023 Water Conference
European Investment Bank to join the UN 2023 Water Conference, 22 to 24 March in New York.
UN 2023 Water Conference: water as the catalyst for sustainable development
“The UN 2023 Water Conference in March must result in a bold Water Action Agenda that gives our world's lifeblood the commitment it deserves” – António Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations.
Water certainty in an uncertain future: European group unites in Cyprus
ERC Smart Water Futures project progresses in designing next-gen water systems. Synergies explored between machine learning, sensing & operations. Ambitions to develop future-proof, flexible and adaptive water solutions.
The added value of the collective BTO water research program in the Netherlands and Flanders
KWR Water Research Institute, an independent water research institute, is the main implementor and coordinator of the Joint Research Programme with the Dutch water utilities, the Flemish De Watergroep and the branch association Vewin.
Ferrovial will move its headquarters to the Netherlands and apply for a US listing
The Spanish group Ferrovial announced on Tuesday the decision to submit for shareholder approval the merger between the parent company and Ferrovial International (FISE), a Dutch European limited company which already owns 86% of the company's assets.
ABO-Group Environment acquires French environmental specialist SEGED
With this second acquisition in a few months’ time, ABO-Group confirms its offensive external growth strategy. ABO-Group strengthens its services in hydrology, hydraulics and hydrogeology in the field of environmental conservation and biodiversity.
New proposal will restrict PFAS manufacture and use in Europe
The European Union is considering a proposal to ban PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, reports Reuters.
Human demand for water-based ecosystems services in the Netherlands under COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic led to an ‘anthropause’ – or an abrupt alteration in typical human activities – such as less travel and more recreation in natural spaces.
A digital path to sustainability with Bentley Systems
A new year has started amid global economic uncertainty, and some of the trends we expect to see are an increased focus on efficiency as businesses try to do more with less, and progress towards decarbonisation, with digital transformation as the common thread that will drive them forward.
Satellite data shows sustained severe drought in Europe
Europe has been experiencing a severe drought for years.
Research with gender perspective helps our understanding of why water cooperation succeeds or not
IHE Delft, based in the Netherlands, tackles water and sanitation challenges through education, research and capacity development both on a global and national level.
Enter the WaterVerse: EU collaboration to unlock water data sharing
€5.2 million EU project unites 17 partners across 10 European countries. Ambitions to create EU-wide water data management ecosystem. Connecting stakeholder data could help improve future water modelling.
Kick off of new EU-funded project UPWATER to prevent the release of chemicals to groundwater
The UPWATER kick-off meeting, held on November 29, 2022 in Barcelona, Spain, successfully brought together the main actors of the project.
Sediment supply from rivers essential as nature-based solution for climate adaptation
Free-flowing rivers carry a sediment load that is essential to maintain floodplains, coastal marshes and mangroves.
Predicting the future landscape of a river
Climate change is changing the environmental condition of rivers; hence, it is no longer possible to manage modern rivers with methods that have been practiced under the past environmental conditions.