Noticias sobre Oman
Metropolitan Water District declares water alert in reponse to Southern California drought
In response to the extreme drought conditions impacting Southern California, the Metropolitan Water District’s Board of Directors Aug.
Robert Bartrop: “Scientists have been able to develop entirely new resources of drinking water”
Using their Hydropanel sustainable water technology that uses the sun’s energy to extract water from the air, SOURCE’s renewable drinking water system provides clean, safe water, made off-grid, almost anywhere in the world.
“We are essentially establishing a business ecosystem to solve water challenges at speed”
One of the most water-stressed regions of the world, the Colorado basin has been suffering a severe drought for the past two decades and faces a hotter, drier future driven by climate-change.
Study reveals polarization dynamics of coastal wetlands in Northeast Italy from 1984 to 2016
Driven by strict reservation policy and contiguous aggressive anthropogenic activities, the continental coastal wetlands in the reserve area of NE Italy show the polarization phenomenon, according to a study conducted by the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Science.
Water ranking in Europe 2020
Europe is a very heterogeneous continent in many ways, and water is no exception.
Understanding past climate change ‘tipping points’ can help us prepare for the future
Of all the creatures on Earth, humans manipulate their environments the most.
The important role of women in the water sector: past, present and future
Huge small steps in history The recognition of women's social and labour rights has been and is a long and difficult process; historically progress has been made through strikes, mobilisations and demonstrations, with the ultimate goal of achieving what seems fair and obvious: gender parity.
“We provide innovation and transformation capacity for more efficient integrated water management”
The countries in MENA and Asia face high water stress and high population growth.
Abengoa advances in the commissioning of the Rabigh 3 plant and produces first desalinated water
This plant will treat 600,000 m3/d of seawater
Romania extends protection of the Dumbravita-Rotbav Fishpond Complex
Romania has extended the Dumbravita-Rotbav Fishpond Complex, which now covers five times its original area.
Effluent treatment in a desalination plant in Oman
TecnoConverting has designed, manufactured and supplied coagulation-flocculation units and lamella clarifiers for the treatment of effluent in a desalination plant project (36,000 m3/d) and combined cycle power plant (183+25 MW) in Duqm (Oman).
East Antarctic summer cooling trends caused by tropical rainfall clusters
Our planet is warming due to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions; but the warming differs from region to region, and it can also vary seasonally.
Detailed engineering makes a difference in the water sector
TecnoConverting Engineering was born in 2005 as a company specialised in building equipment for water treatment, in order to provide solutions to different issues faced by the sector.
Oman restructures water and wastewater services sector
Oman has formally launched the operations of its newly restructured water and wastewater service sector, informs Trade Arabia.
Europe: Small hydropower plants do more harm than good, study finds
The example of Romania shows conflicting goals and misguided developments in European environmental and energy policy
Water treatment: removing hormones with sunlight
KIT Researchers Developed a New Method to Remove Micropollutants Using a Photocatalytic Membrane and Visible Light.
Republic of Korea adds Janghang Wetland to the List
The Republic of Korea has named Janghang Wetland as its 20th Wetland of International Importance.
The European Water Association appoints Raymond Erpelding as New President
At the annual EWA Council Meeting held online during the 40 years Anniversary Celebration of the Association, the aspiring EWA President, Raymond Erpelding received the baton of the EWA Presidency for the period 2021-2023 from his predecessor Bjørn Kaare Jensen from the Danish Water Forum (2019-2021).
Global warming could more than double costs caused by drought in Europe, study finds
In the absence of action to limit and adapt to climate change, the impact of droughts on Europe’s economy could reach over €65 billion a year by 2100, according to a JRC study published today in Nature Climate Change.
NSF CAREER Award will help URI professor close the clean water gap
URI environmental engineering professor Joseph Goodwill developing new method to treat water that will be useful for small, rural communities.