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Finance set to top agenda COP29 UN Climate Change Conference
Urban wastewater Directive: European Council adopts new rules for more efficient treatment
FAO launches second version of Drought Finance Tracker
UN confirms United Arab Emirates and Senegal as co-hosts of next UN Water Conference in UAE in 2026
Bluewater appoints Niklas Ivarsson President Commercial Division (Horeca) at Bluewater USA Inc.
World Meteorological Organization report warns over growing shortfalls and stress in global water resources
Mott MacDonald to support landmark pumped hydro project in Queensland, Australia
WEG to showcase high-efficiency motors and drives at WETEX 2024 in Dubai
bNovate Technologies and MattenPlant sign groundbreaking distribution agreement to enhance water safety across Asia
Copernicus says Summer 2024 was hottest on record globally and for Europe
WMO warns Africa faces disproportionate burden from climate change and adaptation costs
World-leading scientist wins International Water Association Global Water Award
Latest Tenders & Contracts
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Veolia wins $320 million water technology contract for UAE desalination plant
Veolia has won a $320 million water technology contract for world’s most energy-efficient desalination plant, enhancing water security in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). With a capacity of 818,000 cubic meters per day, the state-of-the-art reverse osmosis desalination plant will supply drinking water to 2 million people. Through its subsidiary SIDEM, Veolia will engineer and
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Canadian-headquartered consultancy giants appointed to UK’s largest water resource program
AtkinsRéalis. in joint venture with Stantec, has been appointed to the technical partner framework on the largest strategic water resources options (SRO) program in the UK. Thames Water, the UK’s largest water company, is rolling out its plan to secure water supplies for the future and has appointed the AtkinsRéalis Stantec Joint Venture to
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Canada invites applications for funding to protect freshwater ecosystems
Canadians are taking action to protect the health of precious freshwater ecosystems in watersheds across the country. These local activities are crucial to address water quality challenges that pose an increasing threat to freshwater ecosystems. The Minister of Environment and Climate Change for Canada recently announced the launch of a call for proposals for projects
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ACWA Power achieves financial closure on $14 billion worth of renewable, water desalination, and green hydrogen projects.
ACWA Power – the world’s largest private water desalination company – has announced it has achieved financial closure for ten key projects with a combined value of over $14 billion, marking the largest financial close in the company’s history. These 10 projects span across Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Uzbekistan, covering a wide range of sectors,
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NASA warns catastrophic collapse of Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam has led to disconnection of vital irrigation canals
NASA Harvest says the catastrophic collapse of Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam which supplies water to large areas of the Black Sea region’s most productive agricultural lands has resulted in the disconnection of three of the four major canal inlets vital for farm irrigation. NASA Harvest’s satellite-based analysis shows that three of the four major canal inlets
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Howden wins contract to supply energy efficient aeration solutions in South Africa.
Howden, a global provider of air and gas handling products, technologies, and services, has won a contract to provide four high-speed, single-stage integrally geared blowers and a control system to the Athlone Wastewater Treatment Works in Cape Town, South Africa. The upgrades are necessary due to population growth and migrations, which have increased the demand
April 18, 2023
Conferences
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UN confirms United Arab Emirates and Senegal as co-hosts of next UN Water Conference in UAE in 2026
Ahead of COP29 in Baku, the 79th UN General Assembly adopted a resolution confirming the United Arab Emirates and Senegal as co-hosts of the next UN Water Conference, to be held in the UAE in December 2026. The global convening will accelerate action on the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG6), seeking to drive
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World-leading scientist wins International Water Association Global Water Award
Professor Joan Rose has been announced as the 2024 winner of the prestigious International Water Association (IWA) Global Water Award at the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition in Toronto, Canada. The highest of IWA’s global accolades, the Global Water Award recognises exceptional individuals who, through innovative leadership and practice, have made an outstanding contribution
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Idrica hosts World Bank digital training week for water utility leaders from Africa and Latin America
Around 40 water utility leaders from Africa and Latin America, as well as members of the World Bank, recently travelled to Valencia in Spain to participate in a training course on the digital transformation of water management The topics covered included data management such as Big Data and Artificial Intelligence, information security, E-billing, asset management,
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ACWA Power spotlights innovation at WETEX 2023.
ACWA Power, the world’s largest private water desalination company, leader in energy transition and first mover into green hydrogen, will spotlight innovation and green technologies deployed on its projects as the Jubilee sponsor of the 25th edition of the Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition (WETEX) and Dubai Solar Show (DSS) in Dubai. ACWA Power’s presence
November 14, 2023 -
38th UN-Water Meeting summary.
The 38th UN-Water Meeting, held on August 18-19, 2023 at the headquarters of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) in Stockholm, Sweden, focused on the follow-up to the UN 2023 Water Conference and the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) – clean water and sanitation. The conference marked an opportunity to address global
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Accelerating water agility: Aquatech Innovation Forum returns with full force.
The Aquatech Innovation Forum returns to spark discussions on water’s future at Aquatech on 6th November, 2023 in Amsterdam. With the tagline ‘Accelerating Water Innovation’, the one-day conference is designed to unite industry thought leaders to think differently about water. Over 300 industry stakeholders, including utilities, regulators, investors, and start-ups, gather to address critical questions
July 21, 2023
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