UK boosts climate change spend to £5.8bn
Today the UK Government is committing to substantially increase the amount of funding it is providing to help the most vulnerable countries protect themselves from the effects of climate change.
Government launches £2m urban living partnership for future cities
The Government has announced details of a new Urban Living Partnership that will bring together researchers, innovative businesses and local authorities to help build successful 21st century cities.
WRc to hold pesticide forum
WRc, one of the UK’s leading innovation consultancies in the water sector, is holding a free-to-attend pesticide forum in November.
Horizon 2020: 2016-17 work programmes include water and blue-green infrastructure
Draft versions of the Horizon 2020 work programmes for 2016-17 which have now been published by the European Commission include water and climate services across a wide range of issues the Commission wants to address.
Farmers sign up to UK’s largest ever metaldehyde-free farming trial
A trial campaign by Anglian Water to tackle metaldehyde in drinking water reservoirs has seen 100% sign up by the targeted farmers.
Arctic sea ice reaches fourth lowest extent on record
Arctic sea ice cover appears to have reached its minimum extent on September 11, 2015. Sea ice extent on that day was measured at 4.41 million square kilometers (1.70 million square miles).
New climate report says low-carbon cities are a US$17 trillion opportunity worldwide
New research from the New Climate Economy finds that investing in public and low emission transport, building efficiency and waste management in cities could generate savings with a current value of US$17 trillion by 2050.
Protecting water resources in China’s cotton fields
A team of international researchers headed by Prof. Markus Disse at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has developed a set of recommendations aimed at preserving the local environment in the Xinjiang region in northwestern China where 10% of the world’s cotton is produced - and irrigating the crop is causing water resource problems.
Environment Agency uses tracers in sewers to identify water pollution sources in Northumberland
The Environment Agency is working with Northumbrian Water and other partners to improve water quality in a Northumberland burn - including placing tracers in sewers to try to identify sources of pollution.
Middle East tops new ranking of world's most water stressed countries in 2040
New analysis from the World Resources Institute (WRI) ranking 167 countries for water stress in 2040 shows that 14 of the 33 likely most stressed countries are in the Middle East - and suggests that drought and water shortages were contributory factors in Syria's civil unrest.
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Safe access solutions a key requirement for water sector and other Critical Infrastructure Providers
Craig Nienaber, Business Development Manager for Safe Access Solutions (SAS) at HUBER Technology, explores why the company is seeing a growing level of interest in its safe access solutions for critical infrastructure providers, including their application in wastewater treatment assets. -
Albion Water appoints new Director of Business Development
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development. -
Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react.
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