Water efficiency experts meet in Bath to debate solutions
Waterwise hosted the IWA ‘Efficient 2017’ conference, leveraging new standards, labels, incentives, data, markets and policies
Demand management through conservation and leak reduction is arguably...
Asia and the Pacific most at risk from future flooding
Unabated climate change would bring devastating consequences to countries in Asia and the Pacific, which could severely affect their future growth, reverse current development...
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...
£50 million flood alleviation project opens in Leeds
A £50 million flood defence scheme has opened in Leeds, in the north of England, which uses moveable weir technology, a first for flood...
IPCC adds land detail to climate change assessment
The IPCC’s latest report on climate change warns that keeping global warming to well below 2ºC can only be achieved by reducing emissions from...
United States: White House recognises university researchers for efforts in water safety
At its Water Summit on World Water Day, the White House recognised the Prairie Research Institute of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, for its emphasis on water...
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...
New research confirms flooding is on the rise
New research from the Oxford Economics research, commissioned by the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP), has outlined the escalating global economic cost of severe flooding...
ADB to help Chinese companies reduce water pollution
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a loan of US$250 million to support China’s drive to treat harmful industrial wastewater and sludge generated by small...
US make US$1 billion available for water infrastructure projects
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the availability of approximately US$1 billion in credit assistance for water infrastructure projects under the new...
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Supporting innovators – the inspirers of change
Needs around water and wider issues such as sustainability and climate change demand innovation – including, but not limited to, technology. Sudhir Murthy and...
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Study warning on ageing of large dams
An analysis carried out by the United Nations University has highlighted concerns around the ageing of the many thousands of large dams around the...
