Noticias sobre Switzerland
IHA welcomes Small Hydropower Plants Association of Kyrgyzstan as affiliate member
The International Hydropower Association has announced that the Small Hydropower Plants Association of Kyrgyzstan has joined as an affiliate member.
Schneider Electric included in Top 50 for The Diversity Leaders 2020 ranking by Financial Times
Schneider Electric recognized by Financial Times in its inaugural ranking for Diversity and Inclusion. Schneider Electric’s relentless commitment to be an inclusive and diverse company has resulted in it being one of the top companies in its Industry sector.
IHA launches $1m assessment fund for sustainable hydropower projects
First call for proposals announced with April 2020 application deadline.
Water quality in the Rhine River is declining
Over the past 20 years, the water from the Rhine has become increasingly difficult to clean to render it potable, reports the NL times.
Researchers identify new toxic byproducts of disinfecting drinking water
Mixing drinking water with chlorine, the United States’ most common method of disinfecting drinking water, creates previously unidentified toxic byproducts, says Carsten Prasse from Johns Hopkins University and his collaborators from the University of California, Berkeley and Switzerland.
Rivers are warming at the same rate as the atmosphere
Researchers at EPFL and the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) have found that the temperature of Swiss rivers is rising steadily.
O. Savalli: “The evolution of TecnoConverting in France has been very fast over the past 2 years”
In early 2018, the Spanish engineering company TecnoConverting Engineering announced the creation of its French branch TecnoConverting France, in order to offer a better service and assistance to its clients in 'la Gaule', thus consolidating its international expansion, which started two years earlier in Portugal.
A tour of water management in Europe
Even though the Water Framework Directive (WFD) was born to address the need to harmonise actions in the field of water management in the European Union, water resources protection and management extend beyond the national boundaries of Member States.
Water governance: could less sometimes be more?
Researchers from UNIGE and UNIL analysed water governance in six European countries from 1750 onwards.
A sustainable diet: for whom?
Do we eat sustainably?
A way of life in peril as inland lakes and rivers fail to freeze
Melting glaciers and rising sea levels are common examples of the effects of climate change.
American Water CEO Susan Story announces retirement
American Water, the largest publicly traded U.S.
EBRD helps improve water quality in Belarus
EBRD loan of €26.8 million for wastewater treatment facilities in 7 Belarusian municipalities. Over 300.000 people to benefit from improved water quality. Project supported with €1.5 million grant from NDEP and €4.3 million grant from E5P.
WMO’s Mountain Summit issues call for action on climate change
Snow and ice melt: short-term hazards, long-term water stress.
It takes two — a two-atom catalyst, that is — to make oxygen from water
The search for sustainable approaches to generating new fuels has brought scientists back to one of the most abundant materials on Earth — reddish iron oxide in the form of hematite, also known as rust.
“The Madrid Congress should mean the consolidation of the YWP Spanish Chapter”
Young Water Professionals is the Spanish Chapter of young water professionals of the IWA (International Water Association), supported by the Spanish Association of Water Supply and Sanitation, AEAS.
New aerial photographs shed light on dark days for Mont Blanc
In 1919, the Swiss pilot and photographer Walter Mittelholzer flew over Mont Blanc in a biplane photographing the alpine landscape.
Water leaders chart the digital transformation journey for utilities
IWA and Xylem launch Chinese translation of the White Paper as a stepping stone to embedding digital in the core of water profession at the 2019 Nanjing Water Summit.
Pentair corporate responsibility report showcases smart, sustainable water solutions
Pentair has announced the release of its 2018 Corporate Responsibility Report, highlighting its efforts to make a positive impact on the health of the world with its people, resources, technology and values focused on its mission of delivering smart, sustainable water solutions.
Climate impacts are becoming an increasingly urgent reality, says report
Global Commission on Adaptation report finds that investing $1.8 trillion globally from 2020 to 2030 in five areas of climate adaptation could yield $7.1 trillion in net benefits.