Tag: climate change
Can rainwater harvesting transform cities into water-wise cities?
By Mooyoung Han and Lisa Andrews*
Rainwater harvesting and management is nothing new. In fact, this technique has been used for thousands of years in...
FAO releases new tool to track water productivity in agriculture
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has released a new tool that offers water-scarce countries and river basins a way...
How to become an adaptive city
By Tatiana Gallego-Lizon*
Urbanisation has transformed Asia’s economies. But it has also generated environmental degradation and a rising demand for resources. Now comes the volatile flux...
Water utilities must adopt a “we can” attitude to water loss...
By Roland Liemberger*
Predicting the future is a risky business. From technological innovation to climate change, and everything in between, the world around us seems to...
Why understanding resilience is key to water management
Resilience champion Johan Rockström says we need a mind shift by water professionals if we are to avoid a global disaster
By James Workman
The World...
Water science and technology, multiplying research through collaborations
By Hong Li*
The water crisis remains one of the top five global risks, according to the recently published World Economic Forum Global Risks Report 2017....
EU and EBRD support water supply in Jordan
The European Union (EU) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are supporting Jordan’s efforts to extend the use of sustainable and...
