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6 Oct 2020 Geneva, Switzerland
Helping Companies And Investors Turn Water Risk Into Resilience
With climate change worsening the world’s water crises, new forward-looking scenarios produced by international conservation and environmental organization WWF estimate that almost half of global GDP could come from areas facing high water risk by 2050.Available live from 6 October in the WWF Water Risk Filter – a leading online tool for assessing, valuing and responding to water risk – a new functionality maps three scenarios (Optimistic, Current Trend and Pessimistic) for 2030 and 2050 designed to help companies and investors better understand future water risks and drive more effective corporate action on climate and water resilience...
16 Jun 2020 WASHINGTON DC, United States
2023 Lunar Rover Will Map Moon's Water Resources In Advance Of Future Human Missions
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER), which will be deployed on the Moon in late 2023 to prospect for water ice that could support future human missions, will be delivered by US space robotics technology Astrobotic Technology...
23 Jan 2020 INVERNESS, United Kingdom
"Green Meds For Blue Water": aquaNOW Audience 30 January - TUNE IN
OOSKAnews will host an "aquaNOW Audience" Thursday 30 January, in Inverness Scotland, to discuss challenges and solutions around pharmaceutical pollution of water resources. The event will be live streamed at www.ooskanews.com from 2PM UK time. This aquaNOW Audience will be held in Inverness at the Centre for Health Science, Inverness, Scotland, there is no cost for attendance...
19 Dec 2019 GENEVA, Switzerand
Water Diplomacy Talks - - Natasha Carmi, Geneva Water Hub
Natasha Carmi, Lead Water Advisor, Geneva Water Hub, speaks with David Duncan, Publisher, OOSKAnews in this (LINK) “Water Diplomacy Talks” video interview (LINK)Two years ago, the Global High Level Panel on Water and Peace, launched its report “A Matter of Survival”, that included a set of recommendations aimed at strengthening the global framework to prevent and resolve water-related conflicts, to facilitate the use of water as an important factor in peace building and to enhance the relevance of water issues in national and global policy making...
11 Dec 2019 BONN, Germany
Marrakesh Partnership Sets Climate Action Pathway For Water
The Marrakesh Partnership for Global Climate Action has released its Climate Action Pathways through 2050, including a Pathway for Water, that set a “baseline” of actions and accomplishments through 2019 and sets new milestones through 2050.The Partnership is a coalition of NGOs that enhances collaboration between governments and cities, regions, businesses, and investors and gives greater visibility and momentum to climate action efforts...
11 Nov 2019 EDINBURGH, Scotland
TUNE IN TODAY For "AquaNow Audience: The Future Of Water Stewardship"
Tune in 4.30 PM UK time TODAY Monday 11 November HERE for the next “aquaNOW Audience”!The event will be livestreamed HERE (LINK)The Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh, Scotland, will host the interactive panel discussion, produced by OOSKAnews and supported by “Scotland, the Hydro Nation”, engaging international water experts and Scottish expertise in global water-related challenges and solutions, filmed before a live audience and streamed online to a global viewership, with the theme "The Future Of Water Stewardship"...
5 Nov 2019 EDINBURGH, United Kingdom
"The Future Of Water Stewardship": aquaNOW Audience 11 November
Tune in 4.30 PM UK time Monday 11 November HERE for the next “aquaNOW Audience”!The Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh, Scotland, will host the interactive panel discussion, produced by OOSKAnews, engaging international water experts and Scottish expertise in global water-related challenges and solutions, filmed before a live audience and streamed online to a global viewership, with the theme "The Future Of Water Stewardship"...
12 Oct 2019 DURBAN
Water Operator Partnerships In Asia And Africa Supported By New Initiative
OFID (the OPEC Fund for International Development) and GWOPA (the Global Water Operators Partnerships Alliance) have entered, following a first collaboration for 10 African Water Operator Partnerships (WOP) in 2013-2015, in a new Agreement to help five water and sanitation utilities in Africa and Asia, to implement Short Term Action Plans and develop Medium Term Sustainability Improvement Plans (SIP) through WOPs...
23 Jun 2019 SAN FRANCISCO CA
Fashion Industry Partnership Seeks To Address Global Water Scarcity Challenges
Global fashion retailer Gap Inc. has announced a new partnership with long time collaborator Arvind Limited in an effort to channel “industry-leading solutions” to the problem of global water scarcity. The project will see the duo open a new innovation centre to “promote the adoption of proven techniques and technology that reduce water use” in textile manufacturing.
5 Jun 2019 DENVER CO, United States
OOSKAnews Voices: Will Sarni On Water and Innovation: "What I have Learned So Far"
OOSKAnews Voices is a series of guest “opinion columns” written by senior participants in different parts of the international water community. In this article, Will Sarni, Founder and CEO of Water Foundry, emphasizes the importance of applying modern technology and engaging all stakeholders in the effort to address global water issues...
4 Apr 2019 CAPE TOWN, South Africa
New Development Bank Outlines Plans To Boost Loans, Increase Impact of Investment
The New Development Bank (NDB) has announced plans to double its loan book to $16 Billion USD. Established in 2014 to mobilize resources for infrastructure and sustainable development projects in member states as well as other emerging economies, the Bank is committed to supporting the sustainable development agenda of its member countries...
24 Feb 2019 BERN, Switzerland
"Blue Peace": Financing Peace Through Water
A collaboration under the banner of the Blue Peace Movement, and in consultation with the Swiss Development Corporation, Geneva Water Hub and the United Nations Capital Development Fund among others, proposes a new approach to financing transboundary and multisector water projects.The Blue Peace Movement arises from the recommendations of the Global High-Level Panel for Water and Peace in its assessment, “A Matter of Survival” (2017)...