März
2025
Norway tests UV-C LED technology for large-scale water disinfection
With strict regulations ahead, UV-C LED systems provide a mercury-free, energy-efficient, and long-lasting solution for water treatment. The Glitrevannverket pilot project provides insights into the potential of this ...
März
2025
Aquatech Amsterdam 2025: Where water innovation meets global expertise
The water industry is making headlines daily, and there’s never been a more crucial time to be part of Aquatech Amsterdam. Mark your calendars for 11-14 March 2025 – this isn’t just another trade fair, ...
Feb.
2025
Policy and technology are fuelling Europe’s digital water market
Europe’s digital water market is set to double from US$13.7 billion in 2024 to US$27.2 billion by 2033, achieving an 8% compound annual growth rate and driving a cumulative US$196 billion in spending over the next ...
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Feb.
2025
World Resources Institute: Climate finance is everything, because nothing works without it
For more than two decades, the WRI has identified key issues to watch each year. In 2025, however, all attention converges to climate finance. This is because the finance gap to fill for achieving climate resilience ...
Feb.
2025
Interview mit Dr. Marius Mohr: Die Kläranlage der Zukunft ist eine Bioraffinerie
Die neue Ausgabe gwf Wasser|Abwasser 2/25 erscheint am 27.2. Werfen Sie jetzt schon vorab einen Blick in das Interview mit Dr. Marius Mohr und erfahren Sie welche Technologien im Projekt RoKKA entwickelt und getestet ...
Feb.
2025
Trump’s order of dams opening: more than 18 million cubicmeters of water wasted in California
From 31 January to 2 February, about 18.3 million cubic metres of water were released from two dams in central California. According to a CNN report, Trump ordered this measure, because he intended to send water to ...
Feb.
2025
Megadroughts on the rise: Climate change intensifies prolonged dry spells
Prolonged megadroughts are becoming more frequent, longer, and more severe due to climate change. A new global study highlights the alarming expansion of drought-stricken regions, threatening ecosystems, agriculture, ...
Jan.
2025
Menachem Elimenech joined Rice University
One of the world’s best recognized water expert, Menachem Elimenech, has started in his new position as Nancy and Clint Carlson Professor at Rice University in Houston, Texas. He previously worked at Yale University ...
Jan.
2025
Study reveals alarming rise in multi-Year droughts over the last 40 years
Rising temperatures and changing precipitation patterns have led to more frequent, longer, and more severe multi-year droughts, with significant impacts on agriculture, ecosystems, and power ...
Jan.
2025
CEN agreement standardises raw material recovery from desalination brines
A new CEN workshop agreement has been published to standardize the recovery of valuable raw materials from seawater desalination brines. This groundbreaking framework will support sustainable resource extraction, ...
Jan.
2025
IGB launches predictive ecology programme to tackle freshwater challenges
The Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) has launched a new programme, "Predictive Ecology in the Anthropocene," to address the growing challenges faced by freshwater ecosystems. By ...
Jan.
2025
New deep-sea crustacean unveiled: a predator from the hadal zone
Scientists have uncovered a new deep-sea predator from the hadal zone, a harsh environment where few creatures survive. The newly discovered crustacean, Dulcibella camanchaca, reveals the remarkable adaptability of life ...
Jan.
2025
WRI: Global food production is highly threatened by water risks
A new analysis by the World Resources Institute (WRI) shows that one-quarter of the world’s crops are grown in areas where the water supply is highly stressed, highly unreliable or both. Among them are maize, wheat, ...
Jan.
2025
The threat of ‚forever chemicals‘: Europe’s waters under siege
PFAS pollution, known as 'forever chemicals,' is contaminating rivers, lakes, and coastal waters across Europe, posing risks to both human health and the environment. New data highlights the urgency of addressing this ...
Dez.
2024
MIT engineers draw inspiration from mobula rays to improve water filters
MIT engineers have studied the mobula ray’s unique filter-feeding technique, discovering how its specialized structures could inspire more efficient industrial water filters. By mimicking the ray’s ability to ...
Dez.
2024
Lawsuit against agricultural company for groundwater overuse
In the US state of Arizona, Attorney General Kris Mayes filed a lawsuit against an agribusiness company for overexploiting groundwater resources. She argued that the groundwater extraction jeopardised public health and ...
Dez.
2024
Water use: How do we want to get the curve with linear processes?
Water is essential for life, and when searching for extraterrestrial life, scientists primarily focus on finding water. What was once science fiction is now a key area of research, including the concept of terraforming ...
Dez.
2024
OceanWell unveils modular deep-sea desalination for clean, abundant water
OceanWell is transforming water production with its innovative modular deep-sea desalination technology. By harnessing natural hydrostatic pressure at depths of 400 meters, the company offers an energy-efficient, ...
Dez.
2024
Unusual cyclone collision in 2021 highlights future ocean-atmosphere interactions
In April 2021, two tropical cyclones, Seroja and Odette, collided in the Indian Ocean, causing unexpected oceanic changes. Researchers from the University of Oldenburg studied this rare event and found it led to ...
Nov.
2024
Global freshwater abruptly dropped in 2014 and has still not fully recovered
During times of drought, along with increasing water utilization by agriculture and cities, freshwater levels decline. However, data delivered by NASA satellites show an abrupt drop of global freshwater levels worldwide ...
Nov.
2024
Climate-resilient water management in a heated world
The German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) presented it's report 'Water in a heated world' in October. The report is calling on national and international water policy to adapt to the accelerated changes in the ...
Nov.
2024
Drought Finance Tracker ‘2.0’ launched
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Land and Water Division has launched the second version of its Drought Finance Tracker, a tool designed to monitor country-level financial flows ...
Nov.
2024
Flood forecasting with AI: fast and accurate
The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA, NZ) is using machine learning to forecast flood inundations in a fraction of the time required to run physical models − namely one to two minutes instead ...
Nov.
2024
Trump’s return: a watershed shift in U.S. water policy
The re-election of Donald Trump as U.S. President brings profound changes to American water policy. Unlike the previous Biden administration, which focused on sustainability, climate protection, and public investment in ...
Nov.
2024
40th UN-Water Meeting: Central discussions and key information
The 40th UN-Water Meeting was held at UN Headquarters in New York, from 4-5 November 2024. The event focused on the importance of water in accelerating progress as well as on the linkages between the water agenda and ...
Nov.
2024
Water resilience: European water companies call for digital transformation
Thirteen water companies have issued a joint statement, supporting the forthcoming European Water Resilience Strategy. The document emphasizes the critical role that digitalization must play in transforming the water ...
Nov.
2024
Project will develop roadmap for creation of a digital twin of the European hydrosphere
The IDEATION project, which kicked off in June 2024, will spend the next two years developing a roadmap for the European Commission. This roadmap includes a reference architecture, use cases and recommendations for the ...