Noticias sobre Philippines
Bentley Systems Announces Finalists in the Year in Infrastructure 2019 Awards Program
Winners to be selected and announced at Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure 2019 Conference, October 21-24 in Singapore.
Natural phenomena, human disasters
The evaluation of the factors that define disasters caused by nature´s violent phenomena is the first step to avoid them.
Acuva pioneers UV-LED drinking water disinfection in the Philippines
Acuva Technologies unveiled the results of a trial of its patented UV-LED water purification technology in the Philippines, replacing existing UV-Lamp systems for Kooler Industries, the largest manufacturer of drinking water fountains in the nation with eight regional distribution and service centres.
Enhancing the resilience of the Philippine agriculture against climate change
Amidst the era of a changing climate, the Philippines must identify initiatives that can improve the productivity of its farmers and support its adaptation and mitigation actions.
Green infrastructure nature’s best defence against disasters
Member States and the private sector should increase investments in ecosystem restoration and protection, particularly water-related ecosystems, to reduce the disaster risk and impacts of climate change.
Frost & Sullivan: APAC water and wastewater services market is a hotbed of opportunities
The still emerging Asia-Pacific (APAC) Water and Wastewater Services(WWWS) market is a hotbed of opportunities, driven by region-wide economic development, environment government policies, and the shift in global Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) towards Asia.
Portuguese water service company to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marubeni
Marubeni Corporation announces that it has agreed to acquire the remaining 50% of the shares in AGS – Administração e Gestão de Sistemas de Salubridade, S.A.from INCJ, Ltd.
Acciona enters Vietnam with a €200 million wastewater plant contract
The company has been awarded a contract to build, operate and maintain the Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe wastewater plant in Ho Chi Minh City, one of the Vietnam's largest cities.
More dry years ahead for South-East Asia
New UN-ASEAN study reveals slow but devastating impacts of drought in the region.
What if we stop talking about water and start talking about water security?
Written by Santi Serrat. We Are Water Foundation.
Acciona and its partners inaugurate the new Putatan Drinking Water Plant in the Philippines
ACCIONA, together with its local partners Jardine Electric Control Philippines (JECP) and Frey Fil, officially opened the The New Putatan drinking water treatment plant on 8…
State of the Climate in 2018 shows accelerating climate change impacts
The physical signs and socio-economic impacts of climate change are accelerating as record greenhouse gas concentrations drive global temperatures towards increasingly dangerous levels, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization.
Who can be left behind?
Those who are invisible in the censuses, discriminated women, the inhabitants of the most vulnerable slums, all those ruined by droughts, those surrounded by polluted water, those…
“Water is a cross-cutting issue which is crucial for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda”
To get a better understanding of the World Water Day, celebrated 22nd March, and address the reasons why so many people are being left behind, we speak to Dr Marianne Kjellén, Senior Water Advisor at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), on how the organization is working to achieve the water goal (#SDG6) by 2030.
Water, sanitation and hygiene, the pillars of resilience
Last summer two earthquakes and one tsunami devastated two of the poorest areas of Indonesia.
Dramatic rainfall changes for key crops expected even with reduced greenhouse gas emissions
By 2040, rainfall on wheat, soybean, rice and maize will have changed, even if Paris Agreement emissions targets are met.
A new ILO-Japan project to ensure water, jobs and peace in Mindanao, Philippines
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Government of Japan have signed a new partnership to provide jobs and promote peace through improved water supply and sanitation services in post-conflict areas in the Philippines.
Manila Water successfully refinances East Water acquisition loan
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As climate change shrinks the world’s resources, gap between men and women widens
A major challenge for climate change interventions is addressing gender inequality. A climate-smart project in the Philippines seeks to address this via the empowerment of women farmers.
Daniela Calleri: “RDI is one of the key pillars of Inge”
Inge GmbH is a world leader in ultrafiltration technology, a method that uses membranes to treat surface water, process water, tertiary effluent, and in water in reuse and desalination systems.