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10 Nov 2020 KYIV, Ukraine

Blame And Counter-blame For Water Shortage In Occupied Crimea

Tensions between Russia and Ukraine over access to water in Russia-occupied Crimea, that started with a blockade of the North Crimea canal in 2014, continue.Ukraine lawmaker Rustam Umerov has claimed that Russian occupation forces deliver the water to the military bases first, and refuse residents access to the 3 million cubic meters that they need...

3 Nov 2020 OTTAWA, Canada

Trudeau To Renege On Pledge To End Boil-Water Advisories For First Nations By 2021?

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has refused to commit to a pledge to end boil-water advisories on First Nations (Indigenous) communities by March 2021.Questioned by reporters on the issue on 23 October, Trudeau declined to confirm the timescale, a policy of his Liberal party, saying that travel restrictions related to COVID-19 “have made it more difficult in certain situations, but we continue to work very closely with communities across the country”...

3 Nov 2020 VIENTIENE, Laos

China Will Provide Year-round Water Data To Mekong River Commission

China has agreed to provide year-round water data to the Mekong River Commission (MRC), to improve river monitoring, and flood and drought forecasting in downstream Mekong basin countries.Over the last 18 years, China has shared water and rainfall data from June to October (in the flood season) from two hydrological stations located on the Upper Mekong mainstream...

3 Nov 2020 NEW YORK NY, United States

Millions Impacted By Floods And Landslides In East Africa Since June

At least 3.6 million people have been impacted by floods and landslides across large parts of East Africa since June 2020, a new UN report has revealed.The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) observed that many of these people have already been facing conflict, violence, COVID-19 and a desert locust upsurge...

3 Nov 2020 MEXICO CITY, Mexico

Mexico And US Reach Resolution Over Water Sharing Treaty

Mexico and the United States reached a deal 22 October to resolve Mexico’s water delivery shortfall in and around border areas under the 1944 Water Treaty with the US.The agreement was signed only 48 hours before the deadline issued in July by the head of the United States section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC)...

21 Oct 2020 DUBAI

UAE's Masdar May Invest In Israel Water Projects

UAE clean energy firm Masdar may invest in renewable projects in Israel, its CEO said Oct. 19, as the Gulf country seeks to expand its commercial ties with its partners in a peace agreement. "If the opportunity is there in Israel, we will jump into this opportunity," Mohamed al-Ramahi told the Siemens Energy week virtual conference...

21 Oct 2020 GENEVA, Switzerland

Transboundary Water Management: Book Series Calls For Abstracts

A call for abstracts has been issued for a planned multi-volume book series that will focus on key themes in transboundary freshwater management.Publisher "World Scientific" is seeking original works to be included in edited volumes that explore international law for shared freshwater resources - both surface and subsurface waters - from a multidisciplinary perspective...

7 Dec 2015 PARIS, France

Global Clean Water Desalination Alliance Launched at COP21

The sixth day of climate talks in Paris on December 5th saw the launch of the Global Clean Water Desalination Alliance -- H20 minus CO2 initiative, which aims to tackle the water-energy nexus and climate change.The initiative includes an initial group of more than 80 signatories from government and the public and private sectors...

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27 Oct 2015 ABU DHABI

Masdar Institute Says Device Could Save 95 Percent of Water in Mosques

A student and member of staff at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology say they can help to save millions of gallons of water used by mosques every year with a simple device. The vessel, created by Dr Ahmed Al Jaberi, assistant professor in material science, can save up to 95 per cent of water during the pre-prayer ablution process, or wudu, by limiting users to 1...

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30 Apr 2015 ABU DHABI

Masdar Institute Warns of Groundwater Depletion in UAE

Groundwater reserves in the UAE are depleting at a rate of half a centimetre a year because of overuse from inefficient irrigation methods, according to a study from the Masdar Institute released on Wednesday. Despite a slight rise in rainfall the past 15 years, the rate of consumption is higher than replenishment of the aquifer.

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13 Apr 2015 DAEGU, South Korea

World Water Forum Opens With Call to Resolve Water Conflicts

The 7th World Water Forum opened in the South Korean cities of Daegu and Gyeongju on April 12th with a call by Korean President Park Geun-hye to "move forward to an era of peace and cooperation by settling water-connected conflicts in the global arena.”During her address at the opening ceremony, Park said the forum could help promote peace by offering solutions to water conflicts...

20 Jan 2015 ABU DHABI

Suez Signs Solar Desal Research Contract in Abu Dhabi

At the World Future Energy Forum in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, a research contract to study seawater desalination using solar power was signed by Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, GDF SUEZ and SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT in the presence of Ségolène Royal, French Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy...

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