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Doosan wins $640 million contract to build desalination plant in Saudi Arabia
Doosan Enerbility, based in South Korea, won in August a contract to construct a seawater desalination plant valued at KRW 840 billion (US$640 million) in Saudi Arabia.
Preparing for water scarcity using hybrid desalination technologies
The goal is to maximize system efficiency through customized membrane distillation technologies for regional climate characteristics.
International water research networks offer solutions for water stress
To get a sense of the drastic measures to prevent water scarcity across the world, just look at tomato farmers.
Water resources to become less predictable with climate change
Declining snowpack will cause more variability in runoff, streamflow.
South Korea’s GS Engineering & Construction wins contract to build $1.9bn desalination plant
GS Engineering & Construction, headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, has been awarded a contract to build, operate and own a desalination plant in Oman, informs the Korea Herald.
“Desalination plays a fundamental role in the delivery of fresh water for human consumption”
Desalination know-how: meet the industry leaders is an interview series with major players from the global desalination industry.
Mr. Tsunenobu Katsura joins NX Filtration
NX Filtration, the global provider of breakthrough direct nanofiltration technology for pure and affordable water, announced that Mr.
“Water governance challenges relate to financial and human resources, and stakeholder engagement”
The OECD refers to water governance as a set of rules, practices, and processes through which decisions for the management of water resources and services are taken and implemented, and decision-makers are held accountable.
Spanish desalination know-how, a worldwide benchmark
For years humans have looked to the vast bodies of saltwater hoping they could provide enough drinking water for the global population and meet the needs of other uses such as…
Water filtration membranes morph like cells
Morphogenesis is nature's way of building diverse structures and functions out of a fixed set of components.
Ewec sets deadline for Abu Dhabi’s IWP
The Emirates Water and Electricity Company (Ewec), responsible for the planning, forecasting, purchase and supply of water and electricity in Abu Dhabi, has decided on a deadline of March 31st for the submission of bids by prequalified bidders for the planned Mirfa 2 (M2) Independent Water Project (IWP) in Abu Dhabi, reports Energy & Utilities.
Electric fields can improve the efficiency of wastewater purification
New technological advancement uses an electric field to achieve efficient and low-cost ammonia removal from wastewater.
Water management challenges exposed in world-first survey
A new report reveals the key issues to improving water outcomes globally, as perceived through the eyes of people with national water leadership responsibility.
Studies find that river diversions can overcome Louisiana’s rapid sinking
Two new studies led by former Tulane University doctoral students show the likely benefits of land building by river diversions, despite these deposits initially causing rapid subsidence in coastal Louisiana.
Water security under spotlight at meeting of global water experts post COP 26
Global leaders call on experts for urgent water data and research to inform climate mitigation and adaptation preparedness
Water insecurity on the rise in Asia, warns WMO
Extreme weather and climate change impacts across Asia in 2020 caused the loss of life of thousands of people, displaced millions of others and cost hundreds of billions of dollars, while wreaking a heavy toll on infrastructure and ecosystems.
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.
Reliably measuring whether rivers or lakes run out of air
International study shows that freshwater polluted by fecal material can be determined more quickly and reliably using a new technique.
Scientists develop eco-friendly pollen sponge to tackle water contaminants
A team of scientists led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has created a reusable, biodegradable sponge that can readily soak up oil and other organic solvents from contaminated water sources, making it a promising alternative for tackling marine oil spills.
“Besides strong commitment from heads of state to the sector, we need more citizens to speak up”
IRC is an international think-and-do-tank building strong WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) systems. Acting at district, national and global levels, it is dedicated to achieving SDG 6: ensure access to water and sanitation for all.