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UN calls for urgent rethink as resource use skyrockets
Rapid growth in extraction of materials is the chief culprit in climate change and biodiversity loss – a challenge that will only worsen unless...
Almar Water Solutions awarded a contract to develop Kenya’s first large-scale desalination plant
Almar Water Solutions has been awarded a contract to develop Kenya's first large-scale desalination plant. The project will be located in the North Mainland...
Canaries guarantees state investment of €915 M in water infrastructure over 12 years
On December 4, the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Water of the Regional Government of the Canary Islands, Narvay Quintero, and Spanish Minister...
Innovative technological solutions for ensuring Europe’s present and future water security
Water is a precondition for human, animal and plant life as well as an indispensable resource for the economy. Water also plays a fundamental...
Seawater desalination, a feasible water supply alternative in Mexico
The 2018 ANEAS Trade Fair and Conferences organised by the National Association of Water and Sewerage Companies of Mexico and main event of the...
Signing of a partnership between the European Membrane Institute (EMI) and Veolia Water Technologies (VWT)
Access to water resources is considered to be one of the main challenges of the 21st century. Scientists from the European Membrane Institute (part...
Water footprint of Spaniards associated with food waste equivalent to over 130 litres of water per capita per day
Researchers at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, in collaboration with the Fundación Botín Water Observatory, have carried out a study on food consumption habits...
Technology and innovation the key to ensuring the future of sustainable, competitive irrigation farming
On April 26, Spanish director general of Rural Development and Forestry Policy, Esperanza Orellana, inaugurated a technical seminar on “Water Efficiency in Irrigation Farming”....
International High Level Panel on Water announces outcomes to alert the world to the severity of global water issues
The High Level Panel on Water (HLPW) has released their outcomes report on water issues following two years of deliberations. The Panel, co-convened by...
WINS: data about global water cycle a few clicks away
With data from global sources such as AQUASTAT, WHO/UNICEF joint monitoring programme and UNSTAT, and other UNESCO partners, WINS will bring together as much...
