Water is crucial in fight against coronavirus, UN says as it marks World Water Day
The World Water Day and the start of the third year of the Water Action Decade are observed during a historic challenge to save lives in the novel coronavirus pandemic. Scientists are pointing to the connection between global warming and water usage. The time is crucial in the battle for clean water. The United Nations […]
Ljubljana sewage system adding Exelys wastewater sludge treatment
Krüger and Veolia were picked to improve biogas output and energy efficiency in the processing of a water purification byproduct in Slovenia’s capital. Ljubljana is overhauling the regional sewage and wastewater management network with a EUR 111 million budget. The government is mulling options for the utilization of the sludge. In the biggest cohesion project […]
EU approves EUR 128 million for water infrastructure in Croatia
The European Commission has approved an investment of EUR 128 million from the cohesion fund to modernize water supply, wastewater collection and wastewater treatment infrastructures in the urban Croatian area of Split-Solin. The entire project value is estimated at EUR 228 million. Additional funds will be provided by Croatian state institutions. The project includes the […]
Let the sunshine in, say civil society groups
Author: Igor Vejnović, Hydropower Coordinator, CEE Bankwatch Network Eight civil society organisations last week submitted proposals for a revamp of Serbia’s renewables support scheme to the Ministry of Energy and Mining. All across Europe, renewables incentive schemes have been transformed in recent years to take account of the growing costs of feed-in tariffs for end […]
Protests against hydropower planned across Balkans from July 6-16
Environmental activists and civil society organizations (CSOs) from across the Balkans are organizing protests under the slogan “Our rivers – No DAMage!” in July over hydropower projects threatening to leave local populations without homes, arable lands, drinking water, and irrigation supply, or the landscape they have enjoyed for generations. The protests against hydropower plants (HPPs) […]
Countries with Europe’s best quality bathing water revealed
Just ahead of summer vacations, the European Commission has released a report on the quality of bathing water in EU member states plus Albania and Switzerland. The latest annual European bathing water quality report is based on the 2018 data, but the results give a good indication of where the best quality bathing waters are […]
World Water Day: From coffee to coal, many products have alternatives – water does not
Of 7.2 billion people in the world, 2.1 billion live without safe water at home, according to the UN data. Today is World Water Day, and this year’s theme is ‘Leaving no one behind’, in line with the central promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: as sustainable development progresses, everyone must benefit. In […]
European Water Association looking for webinar speakers
The European Water Association (EWA) is launching a series of webinars and looking for webinar speakers. Some of the webinars will be for members only as a service to the members, and some of the webinars will be open to non-members for a fee, EWA said in a press release. The exact frequency of the […]