Noticias sobre Portugal
World had “one of three warmest Julys on record”
It was one of the three warmest July’s The world had the third warmest July on record, with prolonged and intense heatwaves affecting parts of Europe.
For Advance Drought Warning, Look to the Plants
UConn researchers find signals in vegetation can help forecast devastating 'flash' droughts.
Legacy of ancient ice ages shapes how seagrasses respond to environmental threats today
Past migration, Pleistocene ice ages still impact size and structure of modern eelgrass communities
Lakes are in hot water as climate change creates a cauldron of issues
As intense heatwaves grip the United Kingdom, Spain, France and Portugal, at times exceeding temperatures 40C, as well as parts of North America and Asia, lakes around the world are feeling the heat from climate change, which is creating a cascade of ecological and environmental issues.
Droughts in Europe in July 2022: almost half of the EU +UK territory at risk
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre today published the “Drought in Europe - July 2022” report, an assessment of Europe’s drought situation based on the European Drought Observatory.
Research attributes Iberian Peninsula climate change to human activity
A team of researchers has discovered human activity is the cause for drying out the climate in southwestern Europe.
Aqualia obtains a €1.1 billion green corporate loan, led by CaixaBank
CaixaBank has led the syndicated loan, acting as financing coordinator, agent bank, solebookrunner and sustainability agent.
“It’s not just investing in technology, it’s to see how this technology can reduce OpEx and CapEx”
At this year’s IFAT trade fair, recently held in Munich, Bentley Systems and SCUBIC discussed their partnership to support water utilities as they move forward to optimize their operations.
Record number of dams removed from rivers in Europe in 2021
At least 239 barriers were removed in 2021 by practitioners from 17 European countries.
“Oblysis tech seeks to optimize processes associated with treatment via efficiency improvement”
Oblysis, by Minsait, is a disruptive technology designed to optimise the operational efficiency of wastewater treatment plants, focusing on three main areas: energy consumption, sludge production and reagent consumption.
SWAN Forum launches 3rd senior utility advisory group to propel smart water globally
The Smart Water Networks Forum (SWAN) is pleased to announce the third cohort of its Senior Utility Advisory Group (UAG) featuring five, global SWAN utility experts from the United States, Brazil, Portugal, Belgium, and Malaysia.
UN: Up to 40 % of the planet’s land is degraded
Up to 40 % of the planet’s land is degraded, directly affects half of humanity, threatens roughly half of global GDP (US$44 trillion).
EIB funds €791 million clean energy, health and water investment across Europe
Board of Directors takes stock of record time disbursement of € 668 million to Ukraine. Board approves renewable energy, water, health, urban and rural investment. For the first time InvestEU backs EIB projects unlocking increased EIB support for education, energy, and internet.
Águas e Energia do Porto: Innovation & Digitalization Experience of Full Water Management Utility
As a water utility, you are facing a range of problems in your efforts to provide reliable, resilient, and affordable water systems.
“Portugal’s integrated water sector policy had positive impact on society, economy & environment”
The idea behind the Lisbon International Center for Water (LIS-Water) started in 2017, inspired by the success of water sector reform in Portugal, and was formalized in early 2020, as a non-profit international centre of excellence that works towards better water governance.
SACYR raises ebitda by 28% to €923 million in a year with a record backlog
The operating cash flow increases to 15%, to € 629 million, which to cutting net recourse debt by 19%, to € 681 million; this fulfills the company’s commitment to reducing it below € 700 million.
Portugal allocates €5 million to tackle drought
João Matos Fernandes, Portuguese Environment Minister, announced on Wednesday that the government will assign €5 million from the Environmental Fund for awareness campaigns and contingency solutions to fight the drought the country is experiencing, reports LUSA.
Aqualia-led consortium to manage water for over 5 million inhabitants in southern Saudi Arabia
The contract was signed yesterday in Riyadh by Javier Díaz, Aqualia's Country Manager in Saudi Arabia, Nemer Al-Shebel, CEO of the state-owned NWC (National Water Company), and representatives of the other three companies that make up the consortium.
Portugal restricts some reservoir use due to winter drought
Faced with one of the worst droughts in the past twenty years, especially uncommon in the winter months, the government of Portugal has restricted the use of certain reservoirs for hydroelectric power and irrigation, reports AP.
Aqualia acquires GGU for $180 million
Georgia Global Utilities (GGU), a fully owned subsidiary of Georgia Capital (GCAP), owns and operates the water cycle infrastructures of Tbilisi, Miskheta and Rustavi, including:…