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7 Apr 2021 LONDON, United Kingdom
Growing Concern Over Levels Of Sewage Discharge Into UK Rivers
Sewage discharge into England and Wales rivers doubled in 2020. Storm overflows are associated with climate change.
24 Mar 2021 EDINBURGH, United Kingdom
Exploring The Non-market Value Of Water To Society: aquaNOW Audience
The water Diplomat and Scotland, the Hydro Nation, brought together panelists for a discussion on different ways we value water.
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17 Mar 2021 EDINBURGH, United Kingdom
Streaming Live Today! "Exploring The Non-market Value Of Water To Society"
STREAMING LIVE FROM 1.30 PM UK TIME TODAY!
In celebration of World Water Day 2021 (22 March), The water Diplomat, in collaboration with Scotland, the Hydro Nation is hosting a live-streamed aquaNOW Audience panel show: "Exploring the Non-Market Value of Water to Society".
aquaNOW Audiences are live-streamed interactive panel discussions engaging international water experts and Scottish expertise in global water-related challenges and solutions. The shows are produced by The water Diplomat in collaboration with the government of Scotland, the Hydro Nation.
17 Mar 2021 LONDON
New 2050 Vison For Water Sector In England
England's water industry seeks public dialogue.
12 Mar 2021 LONDON, United Kingdom
Companies Must Take Bold Action To Transform Business Models
The financial impact of water risk could amount to $301 Billion USD versus $55 Billion USD to address those risks, according to a new report.
6 Mar 2021 LONDON, United Kingdom
The Corporate Cost Of Inaction Against Water Risk
The financial impact of water risk could amount to $301 Billion USD versus $55 Billion USD to address those risks, according to the 2020 Global Water Report issued 3 March by the CDP. The report also notes progress in water use, with two/thirds of the nearly 3,000 participating companies saying they are reducing or maintaining water withdrawals, while more than half are monitoring the quality of their wastewater discharges...
21 Feb 2021 LONDON, United Kingdom
Dasgupta Report: Leveraging Economics For Nature
"Nature is our home. Good economics demands we manage it better,” said Cambridge University economist Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta on 2 February as he presented his highly anticipated review, "The Economics of Biodiversity". Water challenges feature high in the 600-page “Dasgupta Review”, which examines the economics of biodiversity and lays out a framework for a radical move away from economic thinking that measures progress in terms of global GDP...
10 Feb 2021 LIMA, Peru
Definitive Causal Linkages Will Support Milestone Climate Change Lawsuit
Researchers say they have confirmed linkages showing global warming is directly responsible for creating a “critical threat” of devastating flooding in the Peruvian Andes.The findings represent a critical piece of missing evidence for lawyers suing German power giant RWE on behalf of Saúl Luciano Lliuya, a farmer from Huaraz...
3 Feb 2021 GLASGOW, United Kingdom
Malawi: Scottish Brewery Launches Clean Water Initiative to Support Fight Against COVID-19
The Scotland-based craft beer firm, Brewgooder, has invested approximately $69,000 USD into two clean water initiatives in Malawi to help curb the spread of COVID-19.The investment will benefit over 90,000 people in Thyolo and Dedza, township districts in south and central Malawi, with the development of solar-powered water supply systems which will deliver safe water to two regional healthcare facilities...
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21 Jan 2021 EDINBURGH, United Kingdom
The Unexpected, Symbiotic Connection Between Water And Cryptocurrencies
The rapid proliferation of cryptocurrencies in recent years (with Bitcoin the most prominent) is raising environmental concerns, and water resources deployed for hydropower are becoming central to the discourse. Bitcoin may exist purely in the digital world, but the process that supports it is extremely energy intensive...
12 Jan 2021 LINCOLN, United Kingdom
Climate Change: Guilty! Genghis Khan Not Responsible For Demise Of River Civilizations
It was climate change, not the Mongol insurgency led by Genghis Khan that caused the demise of Central Asia’s river civilisations in the early 13th century, new research suggests. The lands around the Aral Sea basin were once home to advanced civilisations that for centuries used floodwater irrigation to farm...
9 Jan 2021 LONDON, United Kingdom
Counting The Cost Of Climate Change To The World's Economy
Christian Aid's annual assessment of weather disasters reports an estimated $150 Billion USD in damages in 2020, reflecting long-term impact of global warming.An estimated 4 Percent of the economic losses from climate-related extreme events occurred in low-income countries were insured, compared to 60 Percent in high-income countries...