UNU report warns on tipping points if environmental risks not addressed
A new report released by the United Nations University (UNU) has found that drastic changes to fundamental socioecological systems are likely if environmental risks...
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...
Global warning on biodiversity
The fifth edition of the UN’s Global Biodiversity Outlook report, published by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), warns that action on biodiversity is...
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...
Fake data on water investigated in China
The Chinese government has sent investigators to Hunan province in the southeast of China to probe into faked data at a water monitoring station.
Chinese...
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...
Levels of water reuse not good enough, says EU
The European Commission has proposed new measures to combat water scarcity and help farmers reuse water.
The commission is looking to develop the circular economy...
Canada: British Columbia unveils Water Sustainability Act
After receiving Royal Assent in 2014, following more than four years of public engagement and policy development, the British Columbia Water Sustainability Act will...
New York’s sewer systems contaminate natural waters
The State of New York was estimated to get rid of around 6.5 billion gallons of untreated sewer and stormwater in 2017, a new...
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...