Noticias sobre Switzerland
10 entrepreneurs share $1.9 million to tackle global freshwater crisis
Securing the world’s global freshwater ecosystems, under increasing threat from climate change, population growth and consumer demand, has become more critical than ever.
InfoTiles selected to trial technology in Switzerland
Digital technology company InfoTiles has won the opportunity to demonstrate its water management platform with a municipality in western Switzerland.
ADB, Wabag sign $25 million debt facility to support sanitation and water security in India
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $25 million debt facility with VA Tech Wabag Limited (Wabag) to support sanitation and water security through the development of new sewage treatment plants in India.
Youth innovators step up to help communities around the world solve urgent water challenges
Solutions-based thinking from young leaders drives action on water accessibility and security
Eight warmest years on record witness upsurge in climate change impacts
Sea level rise accelerates, European glacier melt shatters records, extreme weather causes devastation.
Volcanic activity and low ocean oxygen events linked to climate warming during last ice age
A chemical analysis of sediment cores from the North Pacific Ocean show a consistent pairing of volcanic ash and hypoxia, a low ocean oxygen interval spanning thousands of years, during times of rapid climate warming at the end of the last ice age, new research shows.
Blue is the New Green
From residential to industrial construction or refurbishment, Green Building is becoming the new standard.
Envirosuite and SGS enter into strategic alliance partnership agreement
Envirosuite and SGS have entered into a strategic alliance partnership agreement for global business development of joint market opportunities.
Yorkshire Water awards Netmore £47 million smart water metering contract
Netmore Group has won the Yorkshire Water framework regarding the delivery, installation and commissioning of smart water meters and LoRaWAN connectivity to Yorkshire Water Services in the UK for all new housing developments.
The Mar Menor lagoon in Spain is granted legal rights to help stop its degradation
The Mar Menor lagoon, on the south-eastern coast of Spain, has been granted legal status as a person by parliament, informs The Guardian.
Hackers tackle water crisis at Europe’s biggest hackathon
Team WatApp wins the Xylem Water Challenge award at HackZurich2022 with an innovative app designed to promote sustainable water consumption.
Shrinking Alpine glaciers will impact Europe’s water resources
Switzerland’s Alpine glaciers are disappearing, and the consequences may be felt throughout Europe.
Updates from award-winning Trial Reservoir initiative
Isle offers glimpse into water technology trials taking place in France, South Africa and US. Trial Reservoir innovation financing initiative wins WEX Global Award. Isle report on potential of water presented at World Economic Forum in Davos.
It’s raining PFAS: even in Antarctica and on the Tibetan plateau rainwater is unsafe to drink
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are man-made hazardous chemicals that are spread globally in the atmosphere and as a result they can be found in the rainwater and snow in even the most remote locations on Earth.
An extrasolar world covered in water?
An international team of researchers led by Charles Cadieux, a Ph.D.
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.
The Convention on Wetlands appoints Dr Musonda Mumba as Secretary General
The Standing Committee of the Convention on Wetlands has appointed Dr Musonda Mumba as the new Secretary General of the Convention. Dr Mumba will be the seventh Secretary General, succeeding Ms Martha Rojas Urrego who has served the Convention for the past six years.
Study reveals High Mountain Asia hydropower systems are threatened by climate change
The Himalayas and neighboring mountain ranges (or High Mountain Asia), the planet's most extensive icy systems outside the polar regions, have the world's largest undeveloped hydropower potential and are seeing numerous dams and reservoirs under construction or planning.
Scientists decontaminate heavy metal water using protein from plant waste
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), in collaboration with ETH Zurich, Switzerland (ETHZ), have created a membrane made from a waste by-product of vegetable oil manufacturing, which can filter out heavy metals from contaminated water.
New hybrid machine learning forecasts lake ecosystem responses to climate change
Well-studied Lake Geneva serves as testbed.