Tag: watersheds
Interview with Sergio Campos, Water and Sanitation Division Chief, IDB
“The Inter-American Development Bank is a Strategic Partner to the IWA Water and Development Congress,where we will showcase our work to advance the water and...
When trees became the enemy
Why North American cities must thin overgrown forests to improve water supplies. By Helen Poulos
As the global freshwater deficit grows, a survey of 1,000 “environmental...
Connecting urban landscapes with their watersheds
By Katharine Cross*
Rapid urbanisation is one of the defining global trends of our time, with both positive and negative impacts. Increasing concentrations of population create...
New water funds for city water supplies
By Ger Bergkamp*
Water continues to rank high on the World Economic Forum’s risk ladder. The water crisis, together with extreme weather events, natural disasters, and...
Watershed damage costs cities billions, says Nature Conservancy
A new global study has found that one in three large cities spend 50 percent more on water treatment costs as a result of...
