United States: Water Environment Federation releases stormwater report
The Water Environment Federation has released a new report that details the challenges, opportunities, and pathways to improving stormwater systems. The release of Rainfall...
International: New standard provides guidelines to ensure water supply during a crisis
To help water utilities be prepared and continue to operate when disasters strike, ISO has published ISO 24518. The new standard lists the steps...
United States: US student invents new method of removing electronic waste from water
Perry Alagappan from the United States has received the 2015 Stockholm Junior Water Prize for inventing a filter through which toxic heavy metals from...
Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico to upgrade sewage infrastructure
Under a settlement with the US Department of Justice and the US Environmental Protection Agency, the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) has...
International: Landscapes for People, Food and Nature to write paper on integrated landscape approaches
Landscapes for People, Food and Nature, a global coalition of agriculture, environment and development organisations, is leading an initiative to write a white paper...
International: UNESCO launches project on emerging water pollutants
UNESCO, together with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), has launched the project Emerging Pollutants in Wastewater Reuse in Developing Countries, funded by...
SIWI urges leaders to put water at the centre of any climate agreement
World Water Week 2015 closed with the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) urging climate negotiators to ensure that water is thoroughly integrated into any...
iDE launch new Basin Report Card model
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Integration and Application Network of the University of Maryland’s Center for Environmental Science (UMCESIAN) have officially launched their...
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Chile’s urban 2030 Water and Sanitation Agenda
A multi-sectoral process led by utility regulator SISS over the past two years has resulted in an ambitious urban water agenda to guide Chile...
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EEA highlights circular economy upscaling opportunity
A new European Environment Agency report, Circular economy in Europe: insights on progress and prospects, has found that circular economy initiatives in Europe would...
