UK government announces new water plan
The UK government has launched is new ‘Plan for Water’ which aims to improve water security and reduce pollution. The plan promises increased investment,...
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...
IFC and Suez sign agreement for Mexican projects
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and SUEZ, the water and energy company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop brownfield...
Conservation groups raise concern over freshwater fish
Thousands of freshwater fish species are heading towards extinction, with freshwater biodiversity declining at twice the rate of that in oceans or forests, according...
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...
WWF costs the impact of global environmental crisis
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has released a report that shows, for the first time, which countries will be worst affected over...
Canada: Alberta to improve flood and drought mitigation efforts
TransAlta, a power generation and wholesale marketing company, has entered into a five-year agreement with the Government of Alberta to manage water on the Bow River at...
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.
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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...
China: China to integrate water and environment management
The World Bank has approved a US$9.5 million grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to help China increase water productivity and reduce pollution discharges in the three...
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Engineering solutions that put society front and centre
Winner of IWA’s Water and Development Award for Research, Dr Veena Srinivasan explains why it is critical to consider social needs and impacts when...
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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...
