May 18, 2022
Pour l’Agence nationale de l’eau de Singapour (PUB), chargée de garantir un approvisionnement en eau durable et efficace à Singapour, la grande variabilité des précipitations – qui rend les prévisions difficiles – a des implications plus larges, notamment en matière de gestion des inondations.… Read More
12ème anniversaire pour le droit humain à l’eau dans le cadre du 7ème Colloque sur l’éthique de l’eau. Intervention de Cecilia Tortajada sur la thématique: “Accès à l’eau et à l’assainissement: qu’avons-nous appris?”… Read More
April 19, 2022
From solar farms to carbon capture, PUB (Singapore’s National Water Agency) is looking at all ways and means to meet rising demand for water while keeping down carbon emissions.… Read More
March 22, 2022
World Water Day, which falls on March 22, is an occasion to reflect on how we manage this vital resource amid the uncertainties of climate change. PUB is tackling the challenge with an array of digital approaches, from radar rainfall monitoring to robotic swans.… Read More
March 18, 2022
Since the 1970s, authorities in Singapore had the idea of producing water by recycling wastewater while increasing the number of reservoirs to collect more rainwater. Dr Cecilia Tortajada, a water management expert and professor of environmental innovation at the University of Glasgow, told FairPlanet.… Read More
This first webinar took place on Tuesday, 22 March 2022, on the occassion of World Water Day, at the University of Glasgow. The discussions of this webinar focused on the extent to which COP26 succeeded in addressing water and food security issues, and what aspects should be considered for COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt and beyond. The record of this webinar is now available.… Read More
November 24, 2021
Singapore is at the forefront of nearly all countries that have formulated a long-term plan for managing climate change and is steadfastly implementing that plan.… Read More
November 12, 2021
The speed, scale and span of the economic and social transformation of China during the past 40-odd years have been unprecedented in human history.… Read More
November 5, 2021
If you have fresh water, if you have the rainfall and you have somewhere to store it, that is the best option and the cheapest option. But there are places where there is water scarcity, so what is the next option? You use the resources available.… Read More
October 29, 2021
As world leaders prepare to meet at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, the Australian Government must take meaningful action to address the climate change-induced water crisis that’s already unfolding, Quentin Grafton writes.… Read More