Leading global design and consultancy firm Arcadis for is warning that the UK must double its construction output to build at a rate of over £95,000 every single minute for the next decade to even come close to meeting national infrastructure ambitions.
World leaders and senior officials representing 56 Muslim nations have pledged to increase investment in science and technology as a means of tackling food, water, health and climate change challenges at the first ever Islamic-word Science and Technology summit which took place this week.
The number of low-income households in England and Wales receiving financial help from their water company has almost doubled to more than 400,000 in the past year, according to a new report from the Consumer Council for Water (CCWater).
AECOM, the integrated infrastructure firm, is warning that water industry inflation will rise at a faster rate than the Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH) over the next 5 years, squeezing margins for water companies in the upcoming 2020-25 AMP7 Asset Management Period.
The inadequate supply of water and sanitation is costing the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region around US$21 billion per year in economic losses, according to a new World Bank report.
The first ever Islamic world science and technology summit which will take place in Astana, Kazakhstan on 10th and 11th September this week has placed food and water security as a major priority.
A new report from the Government Office for Science is warning that the information needed to develop effective policies to ensure the future prosperity, sustainability and health of coastal communities is either inadequate or not available.
Ibama, Brazil's Environmental Agency yesterday rejected the application for a licence to drill in the mouth of the Amazon Basin by the French company Total operating in a joint venture with BP. Ibama,
The prize winning project of this year’s Stockholm Junior Water Prize has developed a unique method to identify, quantify and control water contaminants with the potential to revolutionize the future of water quality worldwide.
As part of its continued water conservation efforts, Ford Motor Company has become the first automaker to commit to the Business Alliance for Water and Climate Initiative, a coalition dedicated to analysing risks and implementing solutions to water issues around the world.
South West Water has hosted the first municipal trial of the Fournier Rotary Press in the UK, assessing its potential to improve sludge dewatering performance and support future biosolids standards.
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England.
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd have announced a collaboration agreement to bring Clean TeQ Water's Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal technologies to water utilities across the UK.
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies.