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For Mexico City's biggest businesses and its poorest neighborhoods, rainwater harvesting could help address an enormous water crisis plaguing the city, a ...
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Traditionally, wastewater is seen as a burden that needs treating and disposing of. However, as demand for water grows and the quantity of wastewater produced ...
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The European Commission published the Urban Water Atlas for Europe, which shows how different water management choices, as well as other factors such as waste ...
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Cities across the globe face long-term challenges from the direct and indirect impacts of climate change and environmental degradation. By Robert C. Brears* ...
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The risk of large foods on coasts across the world will grow rapidly in the coming decades, according to the Dutch researchers. The research was done by ...
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Antony Jenitter, student at CMR Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, India, has built the system keeping farmers in mind but quickly adapted it to cater ...
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Nearly 800 cities have problems with overflowing sewers. They’re using green techniques to keep the water from ever reaching the drain. Then a hard rain falls ...
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Most are doing well on a few targets, but worrying gaps are emerging. And some cities are in danger of backsliding. By Paula Lucci PsychoShadow/Shutterstock ...
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It is important to consider exactly how the world's megacities can make the transition to low-carbon, resource efficient hubs that can facilitate sustainable ...
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Hong Kong’s Drainage Services Department (DSD) is actively revitalizing water bodies across the city with priority given to greening, biodiversity and ...
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This book offers new research on urban policy innovations that promote the application of blue-green infrastructure in managing water resources sustainably. ...
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Around 20 cities will be selected by the European Commission to share their technical expertise and strategic advice on the Commission’s Urban Water Agenda ...
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The National Water and Sewage Corporation (NWSC) of Uganda is recognized as Africa’s leading water utility. NWSC has rapidly expanded its geographical ...
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New online resource showcases how communities across the US have successfully mitigated the effects of extreme weather by relying on green infrastructure. ...
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Researchers have found that urban snow accumulates a toxic cocktail from car emissions - pollutants that are in turn unleashed into the environment as the ...
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New research from the University of Minnesota points to lawn fertilizers and pet waste as the dominant sources of nitrogen and phosphorus pollutants in 7 ...
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The global market for foodstuffs is depleting water sources in many parts of the world quicker than they can naturally be refilled. By Matt McGrath BBC The ...
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Daytona Beach is embarking on a groundbreaking attempt to test whether water flushed into its sewers from homes throughout the city could be treated and ...
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To help track progress towards sustainable development goal, researchers have developed a new index for global water security. Aggregated global water ...
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Green building certification schemes have proliferated around the world as cities and countries attempt to reduce the environmental impacts of the built ...
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