Countries at COP22 call for more attention to water
The Action Day for Water, organised for the first time in the history of UN Climate Change Conferences, has led to calls for more...
World’s rivers filled with drug waste, research shows
Rivers across the globe contain nearly two and half thousand tonnes of over-the-counter and prescription drugs waste, according to researchers.
More than 10,000 kilometres of...
Key takeaways from the IWA Reuse 2017 conference in California
At the 30th anniversary of IWA’s specialist group, water professionals discussed how reusing water can be the ‘cornerstone of the circular economy’
In Long Beach,...
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...
Work starts on £11million flood scheme in northeast England
The Environment Agency has joined forces with local businesses to reduce the risk of flooding to the community and give wildlife a boost in...
Pathogen concern over plastic pellets
Research by the University of Stirling, in Scotland, has found that the hard surface of waterborne plastic pellets known as ‘nurdles’ makes an ideal...
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...
Water-scarce areas of Scotland on highest level of alert
A recent Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) report has upgraded many parts of Scotland to a state of "significant" water scarcity.
The document finds that...
Ireland: Irish Water to upgrade wastewater infrastructure
Veolia Ireland has secured a new contract from Irish Water for wastewater infrastructure. This contract comprises a €2.16 million upgrade of the wastewater infrastructure at County Cavan and...
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...
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Toronto Water – serving the host city of the World Water...
Toronto Water has transformed the city’s water management. Ahead of IWA’s World Water Congress & Exhibition in the capital of the Canadian province of...
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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...
