Oceans contain a lot of power, yet getting energy from the waves of the sea is still not considered as valid alternative to fossil fuels. It feels like ...
Technology Water-Energy Nexus Renewable Energy Wave & Tidal Energy Wave Energy Clean Tech Renewable Energy Wave & Tidal Energy
Let us re-evaluate the Risk of Glyphosate: Widely used weed killer, herbicides. Known as RoundUp, by Monsanto. Now patent is expired, and even wider ...
The Southern Water company has been fined £2m for polluting beaches after a pumping station failed during heavy storms. More than 20 Kent bathing beaches were ...
Social Water Law Groundwater Pollution Oceanographic Survey Law & Regulations Pollution Environmental Impact
Hydraulic fracturing to release natural gas and oil can have a negative impact on the quality and availability of drinking water in the United States, the ...
Technology Groundwater Energy Water-Energy Nexus Fracking Water Quality Management Water Quality Monitoring
Water drives job creation and economic growth, says new World Water Development Report. Three out of four of the jobs worldwide are water-dependent. In fact, ...
Social Job Function Water Scarcity Scarcity Water Resources Growth Water & Wastewater Treatment Water Water Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Resource Mobilisation
How did bottled water grow into a multimillion-dollar industry in a country with perfectly safe drinking water from the tap? In a country where tap water ...
Social Water Water Supply Food & Beverage Non-Alcoholic Beverages Bottled Water
Suez has won a six-year ADB-funded works and services contract in India that will see the company deliver clean water 24/7 and halve the 60% non-revenue water ...
Business Water Water Supply Service Provision & Demand Management Infrastructure Water
Awareness of water-related risks is high among corporates, but the metrics used to measure these risks make it hard for companies to see where the real ...
Business Water Scarcity Water Security Risk Mitigation Strategy Business Strategy Climate Change Climate Change Adaptation Water Security Climate Change Resilience Water Risk
A single meal requires over 200 gallons (760 l) of water and a loss of roughly 22 pounds (10 kg) of topsoil, and food production must double within the next ...
Academic Food & Beverage Soil Water Scarcity Water Security Scarcity Energy Soil Management Soil Conservation Water Energy Food & Beverage Beverage Processing Organic Food Water Energy Water Water Energy Conservation Water Food & Beverage
Rising temperatures in summer affect daily life and the health of people who live in cities. So what can be done? swissinfo.ch heads to Sion, the Swiss city ...
Government Climate Change Climate Change Adaptation Climate Change Resilience Urban Water Supply Water Quality Management Urban Design
The world’s oldest water, which is locked deep within the Earth’s crust, just got even older. The liquid was discovered deep down in a mine in Canada in 2013 ...
The Environmental Protection Agency's final report on a five-year study finds hydraulic fracturin can, in fact, contaminate drinking water in some cases. ...
Academic Drinking Water Security Research Environment Fracking Drinking Water Fracking Technology
With global demand for water projected to outstrip supply by 40% in 2030, cities around the world are facing a water-insecure future unless they balance ...
Government Water Security Integrated Urban Water Management Water Resources Climate Change Integrated Watershed Management Transboundary Water Resources Management Climate Change Adaptation Water Security Climate Change Resilience Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
A project in Chicago is to show how wastewater treatment can be done in a more energy efficient way. Water Technology Alliance Chicago is behind the project. ...
Technology Wastewater Collection Water Quality Energy Energy Efficiency Efficiency Improvement Water & Wastewater Energy Efficiency Water & Wastewater
A city in Denmark is about to become the first in the world to provide most of its citizens with fresh water using only the energy created from household ...
Technology Water-Energy Nexus Renewable Energy Green Technology Renewable Energy Waste Management
Green Infrastructure is an approach to stormwater management that protects, restores or mimics the natural water cycle. Natural processes can be used to ...
Technology Ecosystem Management Climate Change Adaptation Climate Change Resilience Water Quality Management Flood management Green Buildings
By 2030, 5 billion people will be living in urban areas with hundreds of millions living in one of the world’s 41 mega-cities, up from 28 today. At the same ...
Government Water Scarcity Water Security Integrated Urban Water Management Climate Change Climate Change Adaptation Water Security Climate Change Resilience Water Sustainable Cities