Two public exhibitions are being held by the Environment Agency next week for local people to comment on the proposed design of the Godmanchester flood alleviation scheme before planning permission is applied for.
Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman today gave her support to Thames Water’s plans for a tunnel to reduce the amount of raw sewage discharged into the River Thames.
A new ISO standard to help laboratories consistently detect potentially pathogenic salmonella bacteria in water supports the intent of a recent United Nations resolution on safe drinking water as well as one of the UN Millennium Development Goals on the same subject.
With the global population expected to reach nine billion by 2050, economic development spurring demand for more and better food, and increased hydrological variability caused by climate change, a review of the World Bank Group’s water strategy is calling for better information and a more integrated approach to water management.
The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) launched a new Report yesterday in The Chief Liquidity Series focused on the Power Sector at an event entitled ‘Seeking Liquidity: Integrating Corporate Water Performance into the Core of Financial Services and Capital Markets’, during World Water Week.
About 2,500 leading water experts are convening in Stockholm for the 20th annual World Water Week(WWW), which opened this morning with calls for better facilitated efforts addressing escalating global water challenges.
Four initiatives representing more than 100 leading international insurance companies are today calling on governments worldwide to harness risk management techniques and insurance expertise to help the developing world adapt to climate change.
Water quality engineer Panton McLeod has celebrated another milestone in the Scottish water sector after revisiting the scene of its first-ever robotic cleaning project.
Cybit, the UK’s leading online Telematics Service Provider, has announced a new Fleetstar implementation for Volvo Construction Equipment Division, Volvo Group UK Ltd – a wholly owned dealership of the global construction equipment manufacturer.
The newly expanded Manhole Buddy manhole lifter range now provides three alternative solutions for single person cover lifting, all interchangeable on the same multi-function, lifting trolley.
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