Tag: water management
New horizons – Building a resilient water future
Janelcy Alferes will be speaking about digital water at the forthcoming Water Horizons conference. Here she talks about the challenges for the sector and...
Government to fast-track Independent Water Commission proposals
In response to a new report on England’s water sector from the Independent Water Commission (IWC), the Secretary of State for the Environment has...
Report calls for immediate action to mitigate snow decline in Hindu...
A new report warns of risks to water security due to below normal levels of seasonal snow in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region.
The ‘2025...
Digital data analysis – the devil is in the detail
Oliver Grievson highlights the dynamics that will be required for the water sector to capture the full potential of digital transformation.
When we think about...
EEA report finds Europe’s water bodies fall short of water quality...
A new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) has found that only one-third of Europe’s surface water qualifies as in good or better...
On the agenda at the SIWW Water Convention 2024
The Water Convention, co-organised by PUB and IWA, will be at the heart of Singapore International Water Week 2024, running 18-22 June. The Source...
Five cities chosen to develop water resilience framework
Cities from five continents have been selected to contribute to the development of a global framework for water resilience. The City Water Resilience Framework,...
Indian students win industry water prize
A national team of students from India have won the Xylem Water Prize 2017. Presented at the 14th annual International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO)...
Can heavenly words calm secular tempers in disputes over water?
By James Workman
The ancients knew water could be synonymous with conflict. So as scarcity elevated risks of thirst, hunger, and political instability, they began to engineer...
Global food companies ranked on water risk management
Ceres, a sustainability nonprofit organisation, has ranked the 42 largest global food and beverage companies–nearly all US-based–on how effectively they are responding to water dependence,...
