Noticias sobre Ukraine
US provides $114 million to respond to drought in the Horn of Africa
In response to the devastating drought in the Horn of Africa, the United States, through the U.S.
“A secondary effect of applying Sea4Value findings is an increase in desalination efficiencies”
In 2019, in an UN-backed report, experts warned of rising levels of toxic brine as a result of a growing number of seawater desalination plants being built around the world to meet growing water needs.
1.4 million people without running water across war-affected eastern Ukraine
Water network and power cuts, a result of conflict-related damage, put an additional 4.6 million people across Ukraine at risk of losing access to piped water.
EIB funds €791 million clean energy, health and water investment across Europe
Board of Directors takes stock of record time disbursement of € 668 million to Ukraine. Board approves renewable energy, water, health, urban and rural investment. For the first time InvestEU backs EIB projects unlocking increased EIB support for education, energy, and internet.
Ecolab announces a temporary global 8%-12% energy surcharge
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Having access to water is increasingly a matter of survival in conflict zones
Access to drinking water is a major problem around the world.
Water infrastructure security in the age of cyberwarfare
War Games, a 1983 American film by John Badham starring Mathew Broderick, tells the story of a teenager who, from his computer and out of pure curiosity, enters into the systems of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) at the height of the Cold War.
“We will not leave the Ukrainian waterworks alone”
As the world witnesses in disbelief the horrors of war in Ukraine, members of the Chamber of Commerce Polish Waterworks (IGWP) are mobilizing to support their Ukrainian neighbours with all forms of support for victims of the war, both those in Ukraine and refugees that have fled to Poland.
We are running out of time to counteract global change
The increase in emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere is only one of several serious global threats to our continued existence on Earth, and their reduction is at the core of international agreements like the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Kemira increases prices for all product lines in EMEA with immediate effect
Kemira, a global chemicals company, announces price increases for all product lines for all industries in the EMEA region.
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.
Increased heat-drought combinations could damage crops globally, says study
Heat and drought events may coincide more often due to climate change, with negative consequences for agriculture, according to a new study.
Europe experiences warmest year on record in 2020
The latest edition in an annual series of global climate reports shows that Europe experienced its warmest year in 2020 by a considerable amount.
New UNICEF report highlights impact of attacks on water and sanitation facilities on children
Attacks on water and sanitation facilities and workers in conflicts around the world continue to put the lives of millions of children at risk and deny children and families access to critical water and sanitation services, UNICEF warned today.
New WWF analysis reveals the possibility of freeing at least 7800 km of rivers in EU from barriers
WWF’s new Potential of Barrier Removal to Reconnect Europe’s Rivers report analyses a sample of 30,000 barriers on large and medium-sized rivers in Europe, and assesses their reconnection potential for the whole continent, the EU27, and by country.
River dredging in Chernobyl exclusion zone raises concerns about radioactive contamination
The Pripyat River in Eastern Europe, which passes through the exclusion zone established around the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, is being dredged to expand an inland waterway and enable shipping from the Baltic to the Black Sea.
EU’s Eastern partnership countries face problems with water scarcity and pollution
The EEA report presents an assessment of freshwater availability and water-use efficiency in the region.
Hazardous dredging started in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
Ukraine takes first steps for the construction of the E40 inland waterway, breaching national law and potentially releasing nuclear waste that could expose millions of people living in Kyiv and between Chernobyl and the capital to increased radiation risk.
EU mobilises emergency assistance following floods in Ukraine
Earlier this week, intensive rains resulted in the largest flooding in the south-west of Ukraine in the last 50 years, with several casualties and damage to hundreds of homes.
Signs of drought in European groundwater
The 2019-20 winter in Europe was the warmest on record, with little snow.