Dow wins Water Alliance prize
The Dow Chemical Company has been awarded the US Water Prize by the US Water Alliance for its work in promoting and enabling more sustainable use...
UN calls for ‘better water and better jobs’
With nearly half of the world’s workers employed in water-related sectors, sustainable access to safe water can change lives and livelihoods, the United Nations said during...
Poland: Brewery builds energy-neutral wastewater treatment plant
Namyslow Brewery has signed a new contract with water technology company, Veolia, to build a new anaerobic-aerobic wastewater treatment plant. Anaerobic processes were selected to maximise biogas production and...
United States: New research launched to reduce water consumption in electricity sector
The Electric Power Research Institute plans to invest approximately US$200 million in research and development over the next decade to minimise the environmental impacts of water withdrawal and...
International: Greenpeace sounds warning over increase in coal power plants
The world’s freshwater resources could be further depleted if plans for hundreds of new coal power plants worldwide go ahead, threatening severe drought and competition, according to...
International: Companies recognised for turning waterwaste into scalable applications
The International Water Association’s Resource Recovery Best Practice Award 2015 has been awarded jointly to Waternet, Restoffenunie and industrial companies Ardagh Glass and Desso,...
International: Water ranked as key risk in WEF report
Water crises have been ranked third in terms of their impact in 2016 as a global risk over the next ten years, according to...
International: Global business council platform to boost investment in nature
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has launched an online platform, Natural Infrastructure for Business, to increase awareness of the business opportunities...
Consultation opens on water climate bond standard
The Climate Bonds Initiative and consortium partners, Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA), Ceres, World Resources Institute and CDP, have released for public comment...
United Kingdom: Dairy industry cuts water use
Dairy processors have achieved a 15 percent reduction in relative water consumption since 2008, Dairy UK has revealed in its 2015 Dairy Roadmap. In...
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Inside IWA’s DNA: how we adapt and thrive
The recent success of the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition is the latest sign that IWA is thriving. Kala Vairavamoorthy explores the reasons...
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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...
