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Certaines communes disposent davantage d’eaux que d’autres. Face à ce constat et au risque grandissant de sécheresse, le distributeur valaisan d’énergie OIKEN veut créer une société régionale des eaux regroupant les communes qui souhaitent s’y associer. L’objectif affiché est d’assurer l’approvisionnement en eau de toute la population pour tous les usages. « Cela fait longtemps que […]

The supply of drinking water is one of the greatest challenges currently facing a large part of the world’s regions. According to the latest data published by the UN, water losses in water distribution networks are a major concern, with Non-Revenue Water or non-billed water accounting for the supply of water to almost 200 million

In 2025, around 3.5 billion people will be living in water-scarce areas, while water demand is set to rise by 30% by 2050. It is also estimated that the number of people at risk of flooding will increase to 1.6 million in 2050 , compared to 1.2 million today. Given this scenario, water utilities are

UpLink, the open innovation platform of the World Economic Forum, in partnership with global conglomerate HCL Group has revealed the ten water-focused startups that will share CHF1.75 million to scale their water-based innovations. bNovate Technologies and Openversum from Switzerland are among the winners. Access to water plays a critical role in food production, education, job

Climate changeSDGs COP 27 closing plenary in the early morning of Sunday 20 November 2022, after two intense weeks of negotiations and almost two days of extension “But then, if you are a water professional, what are you doing here at this climate change conference?” a delegate asked me in the early hours of Sunday

Now seven years away from the SDG target of 2030, what will 2023 bring for the global water sector? From methane to solving water loss, to PFAS and the digital derby, content director Tom Freyberg looks at the year ahead. 1) Big water in the big apple: a watershed moment? Punctuating a busy event season,

A new collaboration uniting 10 countries across the EU is helping to make data more interoperable to connect water stakeholders for improved decision-making. Called the WATERVERSE , the project is funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme with the aim to develop a Water Data Management Ecosystem (WDME). One of the ambitions is to