Feb
2020
Collection of studies about the water and sanitation sector in Asia published
The book "Water Insecurity and Sanitation in Asia" brings together a collection of studies that discuss the recent developments in the water and sanitation sector in Asia and, most importantly, identify their spillover ...
Jan
2020
Can a coffeehouse chain become a resource-positive company?
In a public letter to all company stakeholders, Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson set 2030 targets for halving carbon emissions, water withdrawal and waste production. The company intends to store more carbon than it emits ...
Jan
2020
UR TAG: building urban resilience through exchange
The new peer-to-peer platform Urban Resilience Technology Approval Group (UR TAG) is helping municipalities and water utilities find reliable innovative solutions to their infrastructure resilience challenges. Members ...
Jan
2020
Positive list will contribute to making drinking water safer
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) will start to compile a list of substances that can be safely used in materials that come into contact with drinking water. The aim is to improve consumer protection and ensure equal ...
Jan
2020
European water security needs investments in nature-based solutions
The Nature Conservancy, an international nonprofit organization working on nature protection and regeneration worldwide, published their report Investing in Nature for European Water Security. This report offers a ...
Jan
2020
EU legislation is already sufficient to implement Polluter Pays Principle
A Deloitte study on producers' responsibility to prevent micropollutants from entering the environment shows that the EU should better implement existing legislation to keep water affordable for everyone, e.g. by ...
Jan
2020
First IWA Digital Water Summit in Bilbao
Targeting all stakeholders involved in the water sector digitalization, the event focuses on business and industry and aims to bring together water technology providers and water utilities. The Digital Water Summit will ...
Jan
2020
Drinking water production in a compact and fast portable system
A research team of the University of West England (UWE) Bristol (UK) developed a mini mobile treatment plant that can purify hundreds of thousands of liters of water. The system is intended to be applied for drinking ...
Dez
2019
Increased knowledge of finance can be the key to a sustainable water future
Keynote speaker Cate Lamb, global water director at the non-governmental organization CDP, urged all delegates attending the British Water’s International Reception to increase their knowledge of the finance world, so ...
Dez
2019
EUWIC 2019 to be held in Zaragoza
The EU Water Innovation Conference (EUWIC) will be held on December 12, in Zaragoza, Spain. The event will feed innovators minds with best practices and innovative approaches at technical, governance and policy levels. ...
Dez
2019
NB-IoT-based water leak detection technology launched
Gutermann, a global specialist in leak detection solutions for the water industry, announced on December 2, 2019 the launch of ZONESCAN NB-IoT – according to the company, the world’s first water leak detecting noise ...
Dez
2019
European coalition campaigns for WFD and drinking water protection
More than 170 European water suppliers have joined forces in the ERM Coalition to represent the need for clean drinking water of 188 million inhabitants in the catchment areas of Rhine, Danube, Elbe, Meuse and Scheldt. ...
Nov
2019
India: water quality report released
Aiming to ensure that clean and safe drinking water is provided to all, the Department of Consumer Affairs decided to undertake a study through the Bureau of India Standards (BIS) on the quality of piped drinking water ...
Nov
2019
Pyrethroids: more toxic than all other pesticides
Swiss research institute EAWAG has published a study of pyrethroid and organophosphate insecticides in six Swiss streams. The study, which was possible due to a newly developed analytical method, revealed alarming ...
Nov
2019
Winners of the Brains for Brine Challenge awarded at Aquatech
On November 5th, 2019 five nominees presented their concepts for protecting marine habitats from brine discharge to the jury and the audience of the challenge. Three of them were awarded a prize of $10.000 each and will ...
Nov
2019
North America and Eurasia may face a dry future
With climate change, plants of the future will consume more water, leading to less water available for people living in North America and Eurasia, according to a study led by Dartmouth College (USA). The research ...
Okt
2019
New Mexico: Legislation to safeguard water resources introduced
The Western Water Security Act of 2019, introduced on October 29, aims to improve water management in the West through investments in water infrastructure, a focus on conservation, efficiency, and environmental ...
Okt
2019
INDOWATER 2020
Indonesia's largest international water and waste water trade show – INDOWATER 2020 – will be held again from June 9 to 11, 2020 at Grand City Convex, ...
Okt
2019
Nominees Aquatech Innovation Award 2019 announced
This year a total of twelve innovative technologies have been selected from an impressive number of entries, submitted across four categories: 'Innovation - not yet to market', 'Process control technology & Process ...
Sep
2019
World Water Quality Alliance launched
To tackle the global water crisis, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission launched the World Water Quality Alliance (WWQA) in Ispra, ...
Sep
2019
New study on water quality of US airlines released
A 2019 Airline Water Study released recently reveals that the quality of drinking water varies by airline, and many airlines have possibly provided passengers with unhealthy ...
Sep
2019
Scotland plans to transition to a net-zero society
All public bodies will need to set a date for reaching zero greenhouse gas emissions and publish annual updates on their progress under plans to put the public sector at the heart of Scotland’s transition to a ...
Sep
2019
Event focuses on ‘Empowering empowered women’
British Water continues with its Women in Water Campaign. Its next event will focus on ‘Empowering empowered women’ and aims to support women in the industry with their career and personal development by presenting ...
Sep
2019
Mexico: desalination plant delivers water for berry production
The temperatures in St. Quintin in the north western Mexican State of Baja California allow for agriculture throughout the year – provided water for irrigation is available. This summer the first desalination plant on ...
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