After launching it last February, and as part of its strategy to employ Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies across all its operations and services, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced the pilot use of ChatGPT , since April 2023, on its website through Rammas, DEWA’s virtual employee, to enhance customer experience. “The wise leadership pays …
Water Supply Water utilities are at the forefront of safeguarding public health, safety, and the environment, and play a critical role in building community resilience. Many water utilities globally have been targeted by cyberattacks , increasing concerns about sector’s vulnerability to cyberattacks. As such, industry experts are calling for more measures and new cybersecurity rules …
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Environmental Governance is a continuing challenge for the water industry as water and wastewater utilities around the world focus on their strategies and actions to support the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and work to maintain their social licence to operate. In terms of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) obligations, water utilities are frequently less likely …
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Le Ministère fédéral de l’Environnement, de la Protection de la Nature, de la Sécurité nucléaire et de la Protection des consommateurs (BMUV) avec l’aide du gouvernement fédéral, des Länder, des associations et des experts a publié un rapport pour atteindre les objectifs dans le domaine de l’eau d’ici 2050. Adoptée le 15 mars par le …
As urban populations grow, so do problems such as water scarcity and inadequate and unsafe water supply. To meet their rising water needs, many cities rely on water supply infrastructure that is difficult or costly to adapt, expand or replace. For cities to be more resilient to climate change and the pressures it puts on …
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Les députés des cantons de Vaud, Berne, Fribourg et Neuchâtel et la conseillère aux Etats Céline Vara (au centre) veulent une gestion concertée. Le Bernois Christoph Grupp, la Neuchâteloise Céline Barrelet, le Fribourgeois Julien Vuillleumier et la Vaudoise Sabine Glauser ont déposé un postulat ou une motion dans leur canton respectif. Au centre, la conseillère …
Eau: gestion coordonnée dans les Trois-Lacs nécessaire (Verts) Lire la suite »
Le monde de l’eau tend aujourd’hui à rejoindre l’industrie dans l’utilisation d’outils numériques de plus en plus sophistiqués, allant bien au-delà de la classique supervision. Hypervision, «couche métier», valorisation des données, toutes ces expressions recouvrent une vaste réalité: un ensemble d’outils et de services exploitant les données internes ou externes pour établir des diagnostics, faire …
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With British Water’s conference on creating a more sustainable water sector approaching, Stephen Kennedy, head of digital and innovation at MWH Treatment shares his views on celebrating recent successes in creating a more sustainable sector while also discussing the challenge of defining sustainability, how to make sustainable solutions business-as-usual, and why the sector must work …
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The United Nations World Water Development Report 2023, dedicated to the theme of partnerships and cooperation for water, was launched on the 22nd of March 2023. The report emphasises the role of cooperation, emphasising the importance of partnerships in accelerating progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 6 on water and sanitation. Although SDG6 consists of an …
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An extension of the main water supply network reaches Kfar Roummane, a village in southern Lebanon. This year’s World Water Day on 22 March focuses on accelerating change to solve the water and sanitation crisis. About 2 billion people lack safe drinking water, according to UN-Water , and about 5.4 billion don’t have access to …
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