The wisdom of planning for a Water Wise Kenya
By Sarah Tibatemwa*
The current drought ravaging parts of Eastern Africa and the subsequent famine triggered largely by failed rains is enough proof that water...
WHO and surveillance of COVID-19 virus in wastewater and sludge
By Kate Medlicott, Team Leader for Sanitation and Wastewater, Water, Sanitation Hygiene and Health Unit, WHO Geneva
The promising progress with surveillance of the SARS-CoV-2...
Plotting a path to a digital water future
Water utilities face a challenge to make the most of the increasing opportunities offered by digital technologies. Here we review a new report produced...
IFAT May 14-18, Munich, Germany Fluence exhibit at Hall A2, Booth 205
Visit the Fluence stand at hall A2, booth 205 to meet our experts who’ll share onsite demos of our efficient, effective and highly sustainable...
Berlin’s citizens reclaim their river after 100-year ban
The last time swimmers were able to bathe in the River Spree was 1925 when it was closed due to increasing pollution. Jonathan Andrews met...
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...
Water quality from space: ‘A giant leap’ for public and environmental health
By Katherine Cross*
Satellites have a long history, with the American writer, Edward Everett Hale, writing speculative fiction containing the first known depiction of an...
Thai students win 2016 Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Three students from Thailand, Sureeporn Triphetprapa, Thidarat Phianchat and Kanjana Komkla, have received the 2016 Stockholm Junior Water Prize for their innovative water
retention device...
Time for change on intermittent water supply
Bambos Charalambous, chair of the IWA Specialist Group on Intermittent Water Supply, highlights the need for action on non-continuous supplies, reflecting the “leave no...
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The Sri Lankan National Water Supply and Drainage Board has awarded a €156 million contract to Veolia, through its subsidiaries OTV and SADE, that...
Two US companies win 2016 China BlueTech Awards
Industrial wastewater specialist, OriginClear, and stormwater company, PaveDrain have won the first ever China BlueTech Awards. The innovation shown by the two US companies...
Conflict or peace? Making water a power for good
By Erika Yarrow-Soden
The United Nations World Water Development Report (WWDR) 2024, Water for Prosperity and Peace, was launched on 22 March, marking World Water...
