China must balance air, carbon and water to harness clean energy
Identifying China’s natural gas resources depends on its ability to balance air quality, carbon emissions, and water stress, researchers argue.
China is slowly changing its...
PARC and Nestlé agree to promote water-saving technologies
The Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) and Nestlé Pakistan will together promote smart water-saving and eco-friendly technology as a solution to the country’s current...
Dubai: Desalination plant fitted with solar panels
The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced that its Jebel Ali power plant is producing 1.5 megawatts of power, which is enough to power about...
Global electricity production vulnerable to climate and water resource change
Climate change impacts on rivers and streams may substantially reduce electricity production capacity around the world, according to a new study led by the...
International: Itron announces new app on water education
Itron, Inc., a technology company, and Disco Learning Media, a creative agency and educational consulting firm, have announced that Itron will partner with University of Texas professor Michael...
Masdar begins desalination programme
Masdar has begun the operational stage of a pilot programme in Ghantoot, Abu Dhabi, which will see 1,500 m3/day of potable water produced over...
Nepal: InvestBank acquires stakes in two hydroelectric projects in Nepal
InvestBank Corp., a US-based investment bank, has acquired a 70 percent equity stake in the 440 MW Tila-1 hydroelectric project and the 420 MW...
United Arab Emirates: Hotel slashes water use by 24 percent
An innovative greywater recycling system has helped the Premier Inn at Abu Dhabi International Airport to reduce water use by nearly a quarter in...
How sunlight can provide low-cost access to clean water
Water can be disinfected if left for as little as six hours in intense sunlight, yet many living in the world’s poorest countries do...
Aqaba recovering energy from wastewater
The only coastal city of what may be the world’s most water scarce country has prioritised “Zero Discharge”, cleaning up the air by cleaning...
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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...
