Vietnam: Hau Giang plans clean water funds
The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Hau Giang plans to allocate more than US$1.56 million to bring clean water to local rural residents...
IPCC adds land detail to climate change assessment
The IPCC’s latest report on climate change warns that keeping global warming to well below 2ºC can only be achieved by reducing emissions from...
United States: Water Environment Federation releases stormwater report
The Water Environment Federation has released a new report that details the challenges, opportunities, and pathways to improving stormwater systems. The release of Rainfall...
Global warning on biodiversity
The fifth edition of the UN’s Global Biodiversity Outlook report, published by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), warns that action on biodiversity is...
SIWI urges leaders to put water at the centre of any climate agreement
World Water Week 2015 closed with the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) urging climate negotiators to ensure that water is thoroughly integrated into any...
Singapore: New CCTV technology reduces water pollution from worksite
A new technology introduced in Singapore could reduce the amount of silt and sediment that makes its way from construction sites into the country’s water systems, while...
Countries at COP22 call for more attention to water
The Action Day for Water, organised for the first time in the history of UN Climate Change Conferences, has led to calls for more...
India: Prime Minister urges farmers to conserve water
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called on farmers to conserve water to increase agricultural productivity in the country by cleaning ponds in their vicinity to improve the...
£50 million flood alleviation project opens in Leeds
A £50 million flood defence scheme has opened in Leeds, in the north of England, which uses moveable weir technology, a first for flood...
ADB to help Chinese companies reduce water pollution
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a loan of US$250 million to support China’s drive to treat harmful industrial wastewater and sludge generated by small...
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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...
