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IWMI to expand groundbreaking Africa earth observation project
The International Water Management Institute’s (IWMI) Digital Innovations for a Water Secure Africa (DIWASA) project is set to enter its second phase with a grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. While Africa has significant but underutilized water resources, the lack of water infrastructure and good water governance, combined with poor water resources ...
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Modern tools and ancient smarts
Across the eastern Mediterranean region, farmers and other water managers are battling the harsh effects of climate change. Whether in the high plateaus of northeast Lebanon, the valleys of the West Bank, near the gurgling springs of Wadi Seer in Jordan, or deep in the low-lying heart of Egypt’s Nile Delta, they must cope with warmer, more extreme weather patterns. While many of their ...
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Safeguarding Hospital Infrastructure: A Colorado Hospital Sediment Filtration Success Story
A newly constructed hospital in Colorado encountered challenges immediately after its opening in 2016. Continuous pinhole leaks in the pipes arose due to sediment buildup issues. The high sediment loads in the incoming water supply caused pinhole leaks throughout different sections of pipe. As a result, the hospital had to replace pipes that should last a lifetime only after a few years which ...
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IWMI and partners map the state of water across Africa
In 2020, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) launched the Digital Innovations for a Water Secure Africa (DIWASA) project, and researchers have been mapping the state of water across Africa since. Africa has significant but underutilized water resources. The lack of water infrastructure, weak water governance and poor water resource management practices, however, are causing water ...
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Exploring Innovation: A site visit to Cranfield University
Our team experienced firsthand the pioneering research and cutting-edge facilities at Cranfield, including the UKCRIC National Research Facility for Water and Wastewater Treatment and the Plant Growth and Soil Management ...
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Chile’s Water Security in Focus at ACADES 2024 Congress
Almar Water Solutions participated as a sponsor at the ACADES 2024 Congress. Carlos Cosín led a panel on Almar Water Solutions’ experience in developing new water infrastructures and successful cases from pioneering countries. Almar Water Solutions participated on March 20th and 21st in the ACADES 2024 Congress “New Water Sources for Chile,” held in Santiago, Chile, ...
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World Water Day 2024: Water for Peace
Water management can either create peace or trigger conflicts; it can give life or take it away. Water is at the epicenter of sustainable development and is crucial for the survival of humanity. On this World Water Day, we join the United Nations in highlighting water as a guarantor of prosperity and international peace, as access to water is linked to current global security. “If the wars ...
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World Water Day 2024. All we are saying is give water stewardship a chance
EVER since Ronald Reagan, western monetary orthodoxy has been driven by a theory called supply-side economics. A core belief (thank you Investopedia!) that production drives economic growth more than demand. In other words, the more you encourage consumers to buy things they didn’t even know they wanted the better. Half a century on, the fatal flaw in this world view is becoming clear. ...
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Water digitalisation & planning, challenges for the sector to foster a development cascade effect
On World Water Day, which is celebrated this Friday 22nd March, the United Nations underlines the value of water, not only as a usable resource, but also as an engine for development and well-being. Under the slogan "Water for peace", the organisation proposes coordinated action in this area to create a positive cascade effect, promoting development and resilience in the face of common ...
By aqualia
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Almar Water Solutions joins Aramco and partners to reveal project advances at Zuluf Water Treatment Plant Ceremony
In an event attended by representatives from Aramco, Almar Water Solutions, part of Abdul Latif Jameel Energy, Al Jomaih Energy & Water, and Fisia Italimpianti, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Zuluf Water Treatment Plant highlighted the advancements of the transformative project in the Arabian Gulf. Keynote speakers from each participating company shared their insights and visions for ...
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WaterAid and Microsoft launch water, sanitation and hygiene programs in India and Nigeria
WaterAid and Microsoft Corporation announced the launch of two new programs to deliver sustainable, climate-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene services to communities in India and Nigeria. In India, a groundwater recharge program will serve more than 60,000 people and address water scarcity in the urban Hyderabad and rural Karnataka areas. These communities source 80% of their drinking ...
By WaterAid
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The best time to plan for drought is when it’s raining
The State of Global Water Resources Report 2022 says the hydrological cycle is spinning out of balance. The world’s weather has gone wild. Cold snaps, heat waves, dry spells, floods, and drought, all at one time exceptional occurrences, are now the norm. The planet is fluctuating between extremes as anomalies in weather conditions push the climate out of its groove. Natural disasters are ...
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It’s time to askFIDO: AI assistant launched for water
A personalised co-pilot dedicated to help improve water AI assistant helps make accurate, informed decisions on leak detection and beyond Powered by GPT-4, askFIDO enables access to AI, no matter the experience A new artificial intelligence (AI) virtual leakage assistant powered by GPT-4 has been launched to support and empower water professionals to make accurate and informed ...
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UK Government In Water Industry Bonus Culture Crackdown
As the global water crisis deepens all around us, it is perhaps unsurprising that the significant bonuses being paid out to water company chief executives each year is now hitting the headlines with increasing regularity. In the UK, we’re facing challenges such as pollution, water leaks, ageing infrastructure, rising bills and illegal sewage discharges, but despite all this recent Labour ...
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‘Water, United’: Connecting key players to accelerate water action across the Colorado River Basin
New initiative aims to link multinationals, tech companies and water utilities to help solve water challenges Follows existing Microsoft-FIDO collaboration across three cities globally. A new initiative aiming to unite multinationals, innovative tech companies, and water utilities has been announced in the US. Microsoft, PepsiCo, FIDO Tech, Oldcastle ...
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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
Sitting at the Kelani River delta on the west coast of Sri Lanka, set amidst a backdrop of shiny hotels, red-tiled colonial era-buildings and street markets, Colombo appears to be your typical Asian metropolis. But interspersed amongst the city’s built environment sit 19 kilometers of wetlands. Colombo’s urban wetlands make the city ...
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Kurita and Fracta Leap Build Global Data Integration Infrastructure for Group`s Water Treatment Chemicals and Facilities
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. (Head Office: Nakano-ku, Tokyo; President: Hirohiko Ejiri; hereinafter "Kurita") and Fracta Leap Inc. (Head Office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Yasuhiro Kitabayashi; hereinafter "Fracta Leap",) which specializes in digital technology for water treatment, have jointly built a common global data integration infrastructure (hereinafter "the Data Infrastructure") to provide ...
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Global groundwater depletion is accelerating, but is not inevitable
Groundwater is rapidly declining across the globe, often at accelerating rates. Writing in the journal Nature, UC Santa Barbara researchers present the largest assessment of groundwater levels around the world, spanning nearly 1,700 aquifers. In addition to raising the alarm over declining water resources, the work offers instructive examples of where things are going well, and how groundwater ...
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ABB acquires innovative optical sensor company to expand smart water management offering
Through the acquisition of Canadian company Real Tech, ABB expands its strong presence in the water segment and complements its portfolio with optical sensor technology critical for the age of smart water Real Tech is a market leader in real-time water quality monitoring and testing with more than 10,000 installed solutions in municipal water and wastewater, and other industries around the ...
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Real Tech to become part of ABB
Through the acquisition of Canadian company Real Tech, ABB expands its strong presence in the water segment and complements its portfolio with optical sensor technology critical for the age of smart water Real Tech is a market leader in real-time water quality monitoring and testing with more than 10,000 installed solutions in municipal water and wastewater, and other industries around the ...
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