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Climate change – EU Copernicus service warns 7 hottest years on record globally were the last 7
Singapore International Water Week 2022 expects to see up to 15,000 attendees in person
2% of companies worldwide worth $12 trillion make CDP’s A List of environmental leaders 2021
COP26 – global institutions issue call for new approach to climate policy and water
COP26 – around 120 leaders gather in Glasgow for ‘last, best chance’ to keep 1.5℃ alive
Rise in greenhouse gas concentrations jeopardizes Paris Agreement temperature targets, WMO warns
MMF study researching microplastics in Manta Ray feeding grounds
Aquatech Amsterdam – call for entries for Innovation Award 2021
UN IPCC report finds climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying
BlackBerry launches first-of-its-kind flood risk and clean water monitoring solution
Bangladesh – Mott MacDonald leads JV to secure Dhaka’s water supply
RiverRecycle & Clean Planet Energy partner to remove non-recyclable plastics from rivers and environment in Southeast Asia
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Bangladesh – Mott MacDonald leads JV to secure Dhaka’s water supply
Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Dhaka WASA) under the Local Government Division (LGD) of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has appointed a joint venture led by Mott MacDonald to the Saidabad water treatment plant project, which will deliver drinking water to more than 4.5 million people in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Working closely with JV partners
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Largest utility in U.A.E. to replace pump and valve bearings with grease-free solutions
Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) is a step closer to replacing its industrial pump bearings with grease-free Thordon water lubricated bearing solutions, following the installation of the Canadian company’s pioneering technology to desalination plants across the United Arab Emirates. In the first six months of this year, Ocean Power International (OPI), Thordon Bearings’ Dubai-based
July 7, 2021 -
Binnies awarded over S$28 million PUB tender for Choa Chu Kang Waterworks reconstruction
Binnies Singapore, an RSK Group company, has today announced that it has been selected by PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency, to provide detailed design and construction supervision of the reconstruction of Choa Chu Kang Waterworks (CCKWW). The S$28.8 million Professional Engineering Services contract which commenced on 15 June 2021 will be completed in 2026. The
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DEWA signs AED 1.5bn water purchase and shareholder agreements for Hassyan sea water reverse osmosis project
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has signed a 35-year Water Purchase Agreement (WPA) and the Shareholder Agreement (SHA) for the Hassyan Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) Plant, with Emirati company Utico. The 120 Million Imperial Gallons per Day (MIGD) project will be built using the Independent Water Producer (IWP) model. It is expected to
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ACWA Power inaugurates KSA’s first utility scale renewable energy project
ACWA Power, a leading Saudi developer, investor and operator of power generation and water desalination plants, has announced the official inauguration of the 300 MW Sakaka PV IPP, KSA’s first utility scale renewable energy project, at an investment value of 1.2 billion Saudi riyals. The ceremony was held under the patronage of His Royal Highness
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SUEZ to supply satellite leak detection services for 12,000km of water pipes in Belgium
SUEZ and technology partner, Utilis Corp, have been appointed to supply satellite leak detection services and onsite leak detection support to FARYS cvba, one of the major drinking water suppliers in Flanders, for their drinking water distribution network across Belgium. The contract was signed on November 2020 and work commences in March 2021. Since conception
March 1, 2021
Conferences
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Singapore International Water Week 2022 expects to see up to 15,000 attendees in person
Singapore International Water Week 2022 is expecting to see close to 15,000 attendees when SIWW2022 returns from 17-21 April as an in-person event – one of the first international water shows to be held in-person in Asia since the onset of the pandemic. SIWW2022 will bring stakeholders from government, utilities, industry and academia together to
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COP26 – global institutions issue call for new approach to climate policy and water
With the opening of the UN climate conference COP26 in Glasgow, four leading global institutions are calling for water to be placed at the centre of climate change policy. In a joint op-ed, published in Sweden’s leading daily Dagens Nyheter, the four institutions express concern that global climate policy is not sufficiently influenced by new
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Aquatech Amsterdam – call for entries for Innovation Award 2021
Innovation and excellence will be rewarded at this year’s Aquatech Amsterdam – the Innovation Award 2021 is now open for entries. For decades, the Aquatech Innovation Award has been granted to the most innovative product, service or solution in the water industry. A line-up of top-notch innovations, most of them world firsts, will be selected
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Fully virtual Singapore International Water Week 2021 opens today
The Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) 2021 which runs from 21 June to 2 July opens this morning as a fully virtual event. Earlier announced as a hybrid Summit for water leaders and experts, the now-virtual SIWW2021 Spotlight will take place on 21 June. The centrepiece will also kick-off SIWW2021 Online, a two-week long virtual
June 21, 2021 -
Aquatech Amsterdam to take place live in November 2021
Aquatech Global Events has announced that its flagship show will be back LIVE in Amsterdam from 2-5 November, revealing a strategic plan to get back to doing valuable, in-person meetings and business in a way that keeps everyone safe. RAI Amsterdam is carefully planning for different scenarios and will be deploying a robust and comprehensive
May 21, 2021 -
Registration now open for WaterSmart Innovations Spring Webinar Series
The WaterSmart Innovations Conference & Expo has opened registration for a series of free, informative webinars on various topics related to urban water efficiency, to be held on four consecutive Wednesdays beginning April 7. The webinar series will be held through April 28 and each session will feature three presentations. Sessions begin at 10 a.m.
March 31, 2021
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