Data reveals advanced climate change
A study published recently in Nature Climate Change indicates that storm intensification predicted for 2080 has already started to happen over recent decades. The...
UN study calls for action on antimicrobial resistance
A new study by the UN calls for action on pollution that it says is causing millions of deaths annually due to resistance to...
EEA cites climate losses across member states
A new briefing from the European Environment Agency (EEA), utilising two database data sources – CATDAT (RiskLayer GmbH) and NatCatSERVICE (Munich Re GmbH) –...
US invests $1 billion to tackle PFAS
As part of its on-going mission to tackle emerging contaminants, such as PFAS – also known as ‘forever chemicals’ – the US has announced...
World Bank report on wastewater testing for SARS-CoV-2
The World Bank has released a report, Strengthening Public Health Surveillance Through Wastewater Testing: An Essential Investment for the COVID-19 Pandemic and Future Health Threats....
EEA report finds Europe’s water bodies fall short of water quality targets
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...
ISO launches first biodiversity standard
The world’s first International Standard for biodiversity has been launched by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
ISO 17298: Biodiversity for organizations – Guidelines and...
UNEP sets out freshwater priorities
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has outlined its freshwater-related priorities for implementing its Medium-Term Strategy (MTS), 2022-2025 in a newly-released strategic document produced...
Report finds sharp growth in global hydro capacity
A new report by the International Hydropower Association has found that global hydropower increased by 34 GW in the past year, including over 10...
Study finds Africans fleeing drought are vulnerable to flood risk
A new study by academics from the University of Bologna in Italy and the Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science in Sweden has...
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Countdown to Bangkok
The 2025 IWA Water and Development Congress & Exhibition is approaching fast and will help advance options for low- and middle-income countries. Erika Yarrow-Soden...
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UK’s first wastewater monitoring pilot
The UK’s first pilot wastewater monitoring centre has been launched at the University of Bath.
Researchers at the Excellence Water-Based Early-Warning Systems for Health Protection...
