The lessons from Israel on water management
Seth M. Siegel’s Let There Be Water offers a strong, upbeat narrative about Israel’s extraordinary drive to master resource efficiency, productivity and knowhow in...
Why a nexus approach is critical to water management
Competition for water is not being managed to reflect the scarcity of resources in the energy and agricultural sectors. Nick Michell spoke to a...
Carbon-free water: A US utility reaches its goal
Half of all electricity in California’s water sector is used by utilities, and that adds up to 10 percent of total state usage. To...
Healing the wounds of conflict through water diplomacy
An audacious roadmap for the Jordan River involves a new US$4.6 billion master plan to bring peace, understanding– and treatment plants–to the most contested...
Cities take the lead on mitigation
The COP21 meeting in Paris is an opportunity for city governments and water professionals to highlight the role of practical interventions in combatting greenhouse...
China’s new strategy to transform its wastewater market
Two proposed ‘Concept Wastewater Treatment Plant’ projects in China showcase an ambitious undertaking: to design, build and operate treatment plants with a fundamentally different...
Sweco contributes to improving the water situation in Jordan
About 70 percent of Jordan has an annual rainfall of less than 100mm. However, the population and water demand have increased during recent years...
Hydrant water fountains set for Montreal
A new design that uses fire hydrants to provide drinking water has been introduced throughout Montreal following a pilot scheme last year.
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New urban network and research hub unveiled
A consortium of 14 academic institutions and key partners across the US aims to address the challenges that threaten urban water systems by forming...
Tanzania: Arusha city receives boost to sanitation network
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a loan of US$211 million to help address the urgent need for improved water and sanitation...
United States: California water use drops 31.3 percent
Despite continued hot conditions, Californians surpassed June’s conservation rate and reduced water use by 31.3 percent during July, exceeding the Governor’s 25 percent mandate...
United States: Grants offered to reduce storm water runoff
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has opened a grant programme to control urban storm water and improve local water quality. Municipalities, including...
Namibia: Windhoek expands water re-use plants
To serve increasing water demand and to comply with strict regulations on technology and security, the City of Windhoek will expand and modernise its...
India: Cleanest city rankings released
The first rankings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 100 Cleanest Cities, or Swachh Bharat, in India revealed the top city to be Mysore. The...
United States: Big Sky, Montana wins tap water prize
The American Water Works Association has named Big Sky, Montana, as the winner of the ‘best of the best’ tap water taste test. Second...
International: BP and Repsol release case studies on water management
BP has released a case study that focuses on water minimisation in refining at the Australian Kwinana Refinery. The programme aimed to minimise water...
International: New guide to bring integrity to companies’ water stewardship
The UN Global Compact’s CEO Water Mandate, has announced the first comprehensive guide on forming multistakeholder water stewardship initiatives to boost integrity. Launched at...
International: SABMiller achieves water reduction goal
The global brewery company, SABMiller, has exceeded its 2015 goal of reducing the amount of water used to produce one litre of beer, revealed...
Seven hundred of world’s largest companies to carry out water assessment
South Pole Group, a sustainability solutions provider, is partnering with CDP, that operates a global natural capital disclosure system, to carry out the world’s...
International: World Business Council updates global water tool
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has released an updated version of the general Global Water Tool (GWT) with some of the...
