Noticias sobre Portugal
Drinking water: Ensuring water quality intended for human consumption
Safe drinking water is essential for public health and well-being.
UN water experts: The world is off-track to meet its sustainable water goal by 2030
3 out of 4 people currently live in water-insecure countries. More people die from a lack of safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services than water-related disasters, reveals the new UN global water security assessment.
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).
Saur inaugurates new international headquarters in Dubai
HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD&CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), inaugurated Saur's first office in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates; a move that symbolises the Group's ambition to power ahead with its international expansion and make its expertise available to facilitate the water transition for all Middle Eastern countries.
Millenary community renews its sanitation system with Flovac’s installation
A new Flovac vacuum sewer system is being installed in the millenary towns of Arazede and Liceia in the municipality of Montemor-o-Velho in Portugal.
Felip Ortuño appointed Technical Director at WSP in the United Kingdom
Felip Ortuño has been appointed Technical Director at WSP in the United Kingdom.
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.
EQT Infrastructure in negotiations to sell 50% stake in Saur to PGGM and DIF
EQT Infrastructure enters exclusive negotiations with a consortium composed of DIF Capital Partners and PGGM to sell 50 percent of its stake in Saur, a leading provider of water services management solutions in France and internationally.
“We want to keep growing as a global leader of efficiency in the water industry”
Miya is a global water operator that specializes in water efficiency, commercial management and water treatment.
Nijhuis Saur Industries completes acquisition of Veolia’s European Mobile Water Services division
Nijhuis Saur Industries (part of Saur Group) announces that it has finalized the Group’s acquisition of Veolia’s European Mobile Water Services division based on the anti-trust commitments made by Veolia to the European Commission.
“Water and Climate” and the importance of water at COP27
On Wednesday, November 16, the event "Water and Climate", organized by the Reservoir Center for Water Solutions, will take place between 14:30 and 20:00 CET.
Microplastic pollution threats the world’s coastal lagoons
Globally, the coastal lagoons of Lagos (Nigeria), Sakumo (Ghana) and Bizerte (Tunisia) —close to large urban centres and without waste and sewage treatment systems— are among the most affected water ecosystems of this nature by microplastic pollution.
ACCIONA will build a new wastewater treatment plant in Portugal, the Tróia WWTP
ACCIONA has been awarded the renovation and extension of the Tróia WTTP by the SONAE Group, consolidating its leading position in the country's water market, where it has already built more than 25 wastewater treatment plants serving more than 25 treatment plants and 1.4 million inhabitants.
Global public braces for ‘severe’ effects of climate change by 2032, new survey finds
Vast global majority expects to be severely impacted by climate change by 2032.
Spanish water management for more than eight million Saudis
The state-owned NWC (National Water Company) has just awarded a Spanish-Saudi consortium led by Aqualia the water and sanitation management of a region equivalent to three quarters of Spain.
ACCIONA makes progress with a series of water treatment contracts in Portugal
ACCIONA has consolidated its presence in the water treatment market in Portugal with the award of a series of contracts for an overall value of more than €12 million.
“Every utility (no matter the digital maturity level) can embrace digital twins in various forms”
On September 14th, Bentley experts, Slavco Velickov, Thomas D.
LIFE project tests fog collectors to irrigate reforested areas in Spain and Portugal
With the European Commission and the Gran Canaria local government as major funding partners, the LIFE Nieblas project is using fog collectors as a main source of irrigation water for reforested areas, informs The Guardian.
Unprecedented European drought exposes water’s invisible connections
Worst European drought in 500 years exposes the severe impact of water across all sectors, and highlights the urgent need for integrated, cross-sectorial approaches to water resources management.
An extrasolar world covered in water?
An international team of researchers led by Charles Cadieux, a Ph.D.