Noticias sobre Slovenia
Global momentum for climate action surges as 38 nations embrace the Freshwater Challenge
The Freshwater Challenge aims to ensure 300,000km of degraded rivers and 350 million hectares of degraded wetlands are committed to restoration by 2030, and to protect freshwater ecosystems.
COP28 Water Pavilion launches official website, a hub for global water solutions
The COP28 Water for Climate Pavilion has unveiled its official website, providing a digital platform to showcase innovative solutions and facilitate international collaboration on water-related issues.
Quality of Europe’s bathing waters remains high
The majority of bathing water sites in Europe met the European Union’s most stringent ‘excellent’ water quality standards in 2022, according to the latest annual Bathing Water report published today.
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.
Soil and freshwater come under the spotlight in plastics-pollution fight
Growing awareness of microplastics in the ground and in freshwater highlights the need to tackle an environmental threat generally associated with oceans.
Last 8 years warmest on record globally
New data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service reveals another year of climate extremes with many high temperature records and rising atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations.
Contract for interim management of wastewater treatment projects in the Balkans
The term 'Interim Project Management' describes the core business of Agenda 21500.
2022: a year of extreme weather felt through water
Climate change is making itself felt with more frequent an intense droughts, floods and heatwaves across the world.
UN taps potential for trust-building on shared water resources
A UN-led push for greater cross-border cooperation over increasingly finite water resources, made significant progress on Thursday, after it was announced that more than 30 governments and organizations have decided to work together on the issue.
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.
Adapting landfill sites to the challenges of extreme weather and climate change
As global temperatures rise and the world sees more episodes of extreme weather, adaptation to climate change and a more efficient use of natural resources is increasingly necessary.
EC takes Spain to court for failing to treat its urban wastewater
The Commission decided to refer Spain to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failure to comply with the Urban Waste Water Directive (Council Directive 91/271/EEC).
EU invests over €110 million in LIFE projects for environment and climate in 11 EU countries
The European Commission has announced an investment of over €110 million into LIFE programme integrated projects for environmental and climate protection, selected after a call for proposals covering the year 2020.
Extreme weather in Europe costs around half a trillion euros over past 40 years
Extreme weather events like storms, heatwaves and flooding accounted for economic losses of around half a trillion euros over the past 40 years and led to between 85 000 and 145 000 human fatalities across Europe.
Sustainable sanitation task force report released
A new report by SS TF sheds light on the current situation of wastewater collection and treatment in the CEE region.
Discover Iskraemeco Smart Water Solutions at ENLIT EUROPE 2021
Every drop of water is precious for the planet and for the future of life as we know it.
LIFE GREEN ADAPT increases the resilience of EU waste infrastructure to climate change
The European Union has awarded 3M€ to the LIFE GREEN ADAPT project to increase resilience to climate change of waste infrastructures by the application of blue-green…
Experts call for stronger risk management on health and water disasters in wake of pandemic
Stronger and more integrated risk management is needed on health and water-related disasters in the wake of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, experts heard at an international online conference held in the presence of the Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan.
EU creates a pan-European Umbrella study for early coronavirus detection in wastewater
Wastewater has emerged as a reliable indicator of the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the population, while being itself not a source of infection.