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4 Jun 2022 ARLINGTON VA, United States
Nature for Water Facility Supports Expansion Of Watershed Funds
The Nature For Water Facility has launched its first call for proposals to support local programs that promote collective watershed management and nature restoration. Local NGOs, utilities, government agencies, and corporate entities can apply.
2 Jun 2022 GENEVA
DRC: ICRC Boosts Access To Safe Water
New approaches and partnerships are an essential component to increase the long-term stability of a region that has endured successive conflicts and crises for far too long.
2 Jun 2022 GENEVA
WHO Global Water, Sanitation And Hygiene Annual Report 2020
Summary information on WASH activities in 2020
2 Jun 2022 LAGOS, Nigeria
Lagos’ Drinking Water Contaminated With Microplastics
Lagos is Africa’s second largest city and 90% of its 15 million inhabitants rely on boreholes for drinking water. The study found very high concentrations of microplastics in the drinking water and even more in industrially active areas.
2 Jun 2022 JAKARTA, Indonesia
Prioritise Water And Sanitation For Health, Climate And TheEconomy
‘Building Forward Better for Recovery and Resilience’ seen as a critical opportunity to link water and sanitation with other sectors with a view to the transversal integration of water and sanitation across government policies.
25 May 2022 SANTIAGO, Chile
Chile: Amid Drought, Mines Struggle To Find Water Resources
Chile's copper and lithium producers resort to desalination, water re-use, shorter showers. Government struggles to find balance global climate policies and economic benefit of mining.
17 May 2022 LONDON
Environmental Scandal: Raw Sewage In English Swimming Waters
160,000 hours of raw sewage release in England; 57,804 hours of raw sewage release in Wales. Statistics compiled using Environmental Agency data.
15 May 2022 SAN DIEGO CA, United States
New Discovery: Antarctic Ice Covers Huge Water Reservoir
A vast reservoir of water has been detected in the mud and sediment underlying a part of the West Antarctic ice sheet. It is estimated to be several hundred metres deep, or about the size of two Empire State buildings.
14 May 2022 DAVIS CA, United States
Terrestrial Parasites Found In Oceans
New research indicates terrestrial parasites can adhere to microbeads and microfibers and travel long distances in the ocean. These can be toxic for marine life and humans.
14 May 2022 DELHI, India
Mapping "Extinct" Water Bodies
The city of Delhi has embarked on a programme to protect wetlands against further encroachments and to restore wetlands where possible.
12 May 2022 LONDON
Exponential Growth In Desalination Industry Predicted Through 2027
Unconventional water resources, such as desalinated water, are expected to play and the worldwide desalination industry is expected to in excess of 30 percent from 2021 through 2027.
12 May 2022 LONDON, United Kingdom
Are Water Issues Stranding Assets?
Examination of responses to CDP's survey suggests that both corporations and the financial institutions that support them are exposed to operating risks associated with water and well as more "hidden" risk associated with asset stranding and shareholder lawsuits for corporate mismanagement of water risk.