Noticias sobre Ukraine
Toopi Organics secures €16M to flood European agricultural markets with urine-based biostimulants
Toopi Organics, a French biotechnology startup developing plant biostimulants derived from the fermentation of human urine, announces the closing of a €16M ($17M) financing round.
Bentley Systems Announces The 2023 Going Digital Awards In Infrastructure Founders’ Honors
Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced the 2023 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure Founders’ Honors.
Peatlands were drained for agriculture. Now researchers are trying to restore them
With wellies and waterproof clothing, Claudia Nielsen spent time splodging through the Bois-des-Bel peatlands earlier this year.
“The Middle East is facing a perfect storm of both man-made and climate-related water crises”
The Middle East is a very diverse region but many countries have in common a high level of water stress and rapidly expanding populations that will drive increased consumption to meet the needs of people, agriculture and businesses.
World Bank: urbanization and climate change exacerbate the risk of flooding in Mauritania
According to the sixth edition of the World Bank’s Economic Update on Mauritania, the country continues to recover from the economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, with economic growth increasing from 2.4% in 2021 to 5.2% in 2022.
Climate change could see London and other world cities run out of water, new report warns
Without action to cut emissions and better management of freshwater resources, Christian Aid warns the toll will be felt acutely by the poor.
Expanding large-scale agriculture is escalating flooding in the largest South American breadbasket
A new study revealing that huge expansions of extensive large-scale agriculture is making the South American plains more vulnerable to widespread flooding should act as a “wake-up call”, say researchers.
QU Dongyu of China re-elected FAO Director-General
Overwhelming support confirms second term as head of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Heat exchangers can enhance energy savings
Nobody likes wasting energy, but for businesses, there are large financial and environmental drivers to reduce energy use, and since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the financial imperative to lower energy costs has come into sharper focus than ever.
The EU says Russia’s attack on a dam in Kherson, Ukraine, qualifies as a war crime
This Tuesday morning, Europa Press reported that the European Union has accused Russia of committing a war crime with the attack on the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant on the Dnipro River early this morning.
Water operators enabled to cut CO2e emissions by 2.8 million metric tons, using Xylem technology
Global water technology company Xylem delivered significant progress towards its Sustainability Goals in 2022, including enabling water utilities to reduce their CO2e emissions by 2.8 million metric tons since 2019.
How is the world’s largest energy crisis affecting the water sector?
Although the water sector is one of the most affected by the current energy crisis due to the water-energy nexus throughout the entire water cycle, it once again demonstrates its resilience and seeks alternatives to reduce costs, although it is not an easy task.
War in Ukraine threatens freshwater resources and water infrastructure
The ongoing war in Ukraine is having multiple impacts on the country's water sector, according to a recent study led by the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) and the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN).
ACCIONA posts €441 million net profit, invests €2 billion
Revenue: Grew to €11.2 billion (+38.1%), with solid progress in acciona energía and the infrastructure business unit.
Xylem and partners volunteer 157,000 hours toward solving water challenges in 2022
87% of Xylem employees supported critical challenges including water relief for Ukraine and disaster response in South Africa.
Ensuring universal access to water supply and sanitation means huge benefits for Tanzania
To achieve and sustain universal WASH access, the report recommends a combination of policy measures, institutional capacity building, and new financial arrangements.
2022 was a historic year for climate change policies. What’s next for 2023?
2022 was a landmark year for climate change action—and repercussions.
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.
EIB to support energy transition, water management and digital transition in Central Asia
As part of European Union-led efforts to help Central Asia mitigate the socioeconomic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and Russian aggression in Ukraine, the European Investment Bank (EIB) took part in the EU-Central Asia Connectivity Conference in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Drought in China could devastate global supply chains, energy transition efforts, experts warn
Following a record-breaking drought over the summer, China is on the brink of a water catastrophe that could have devastating consequences for global food security, energy markets and supply chains, according to a report from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.