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23 Nov 2020 ISLAMABAD

Pakistan: Slow Implementation Of Internationally-funded Water Projects

An inter-ministerial forum on Thursday expressed concern over delays in implementation of water sector projects being funded by the international lending agencies and called for coordinated efforts to address bottlenecks. At present, 15 foreign-funded projects amounting to $3.239bn are currently under implementation...

17 Nov 2020 LONDON, United Kingdom

England And Wales’s Water Industry Plans To Deliver Net Zero Carbon Emissions By 2030

Water companies in the England and Wales parts of the United Kingdom have set out a plan to deliver a net-zero-carbon water supply for customers by 2030, in what it calls “the world’s first sector-wide commitment of its kind”.The Net Zero 2030 Routemap sets out the industry’s vision for how water companies, which together produce almost a third of UK industrial and waste process emissions, will help tackle climate change by reaching net zero ahead of the UK Government’s legally binding target of 2050...

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17 Nov 2020 VICTORIA FALLS, Zimbabwe

Southern Africa Ministers Approve Water-Energy-Food Governance Framework

Ministers for water and energy from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have approved a Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus Governance Framework, which was developed by SADC aided by The Global Water Partnership Southern Africa (GWPSA), at a meeting on 30 October.The WEF-Nexus project aims to support the transformation required to meet increasing water, energy, and food security demand in a context of climate change in the SADC region, through the development of an integrated nexus approach...

13 Nov 2020 IRKUTSK

Lake Baikal Water Levels Critically Low

The water level in Lake Baikal has fallen below the critical threshold that may potentially force the Irkutsk hydroelectric power station to decrease water discharge, according to a representative of the region's Ministry of Emergency Situations. "The water level in Lake Baikal has fallen below the critical mark, which is 457 meters [nearly 1,500 feet]...

10 Nov 2020 WASHINGTON DC, United States

Global Energy Initiative To Tap Pumped Storage Hydropower

The International Hydropower Association (IHA) has launched a new global initiative of 11 governments and more than 60 organisations to address the urgent need for clean and reliable energy storage.The “International Forum on Pumped Storage Hydropower”, to be chaired by the US Department of Energy, will develop policy proposals and exchange knowledge on technical and market reforms necessary to overcome barriers to sustainable pumped storage hydropower projects, known as the "world’s water batteries"...

10 Nov 2020 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa

Investors Withdraw Financing For "Dirty" South Africa Power Projects

Continuation of construction of the 630 MW Thabametsi coal-fired power plant in Limpopo province is in doubt as key investors follow South Africa’s major banks who have withdrawn commitments due to continuing environmental activism. Only Marubeni Corporation of Japan, with a 50 Percent stake, remains...

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3 Nov 2020 GENEVA, Switzerland

"50L Home Coalition" To Address Water Scarcity, Climate Change

The newly launched 50L Home Coalition is a “global action-oriented platform” that aims to address water security and climate change.Convened by the 2030 Water Resources Group, World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the World Economic Forum, its founding members include Arcadis, Electrolux, Engie, Kohler, Procter & Gamble and Suez...

3 Nov 2020 BRUSSELS, Belgium

Environmental Groups Call For End To New Hydro Finance In Europe

Over 150 environmental groups have united to launch a manifesto calling for an end to hydropower development in Europe.Signatories such as WWF, Climate Action Network Europe and BirdLife, are asking for an end to EU subsidies and bank financing of new hydropower plants in Europe, and for public investments to be redirected towards upgrades of existing plants, energy efficiency measures, and lower impact renewable energy alternatives like wind and solar power...

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...

19 Oct 2020 PALO ALTO CA, United States

US Hydropower Industry, Environmentalists Collaborate In Healthy Rivers Initiative

The US hydropower industry and environmental and river conservation communities are to collaborate on a “shared task” that will “chart hydropower’s role in a clean energy future in a way that also supports healthy rivers”.The parties cite the “twin challenges” of climate change and river conservation in their agreement as motivators for this action...

18 Oct 2020 LUSAKA

Five Year Strategic Plan For Zambezi River Authority

Zimbabwe and Zambia have launched the Zambezi River Authority ZRA’s five year strategic plan for the period 2020-2024 anchored on the need to strengthen the jointly owned organization’s role in water resources management and energy security. ZRA Board Co-Chairperson, Zimbabwe’s Energy and Power Development Permanent Secretary Dr Gloria Magombo who stressed the centrality of the entity towards ensuring energy security, implored the organization to ensure full implementation of the plan...

15 Oct 2020 NEW DELHI, India

India PM Has Unusual Ideas About Using Wind Turbines To Extract Water From Air

In a video conversation between India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and CEO of Denmark’s Vestas Wind Systems, Henrik Andersen, Modi speculated that wind turbines could produce water out of thin air. Andersen smiles and replies that such ideas would keep the company’s engineers “very busy”...