Indonesia: UN symposium on Jakarta’s water environments
The United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability has organised the first international Water and Urban Initiative (WUI) Symposium on Sustainable Urban Water Environment in Jakarta....
UK heatwave leads to water restrictions
Record June temperatures across the UK last month have created unprecedented demand for water, forcing utilities to impose restrictions and bans.
Although dam and reservoir...
IFC and Suez sign agreement for Mexican projects
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and SUEZ, the water and energy company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop brownfield...
BlueTech Research and Water Environment Federation partner on innovation
Two leading water sector organisations have signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance collaboration around innovation and market trends. Technology market intelligence company BlueTech...
Netherlands: Plastic boat highlights dangers of pollution
Interface, the world’s biggest carpet tile manufacturer, has joined forces with Plastic Whale, a company dedicated to achieving plastic-free waters, to design and create a unique boat made...
Qatar: University pioneers desalination technology
A research project conducted by students at Qatar University College of Engineering, in collaboration with a team from ConocoPhillips Global Water Sustainability Center, has pioneered desalination technology with a...
UNEP sets out freshwater priorities
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has outlined its freshwater-related priorities for implementing its Medium-Term Strategy (MTS), 2022-2025 in a newly-released strategic document produced...
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...
United Kingdom: Government pledges £40 million for flood defences
Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a package of more than £40 million to rebuild and improve flood defences in the aftermath of Storm...
Conflict tool launched to warn over water risk
The Water, Peace and Security (WPS) partnership launched a tool in December that is said to predict the risk of violent conflicts up to...
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Rwanda: hosting the dialogue on water and development
With registration now open for IWA’s Water and Development Congress & Exhibition in Kigali, Rwanda, in December, Programme Committee chair Doulaye Kone explains why...
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Development Bank establishes new fund for African urban sanitation
The African Development Bank has established the first African Urban Sanitation Investment Fund (AUSIF) to leverage public and private sector investment to support innovation...
