Water Resilience Strategy EU: grand promises, no obligations
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano From Bruxelles - A 10% water efficiency target by 2030, but it’s not binding. No new legisla...
The Caspian Sea is drying up, and Kazakhstan asks Russia to collaborate in managing the Volga River
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano from Moscow - Kazakhstan is concerned about the rapid decline in the level of the Caspian Sea, whi...
Salmon farming in Iceland: the environmental toll of a growing industry
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Once a symbol of toil and tradition, fishing is undergoing a profound transformation. Today, much ...
Subsidence, Tehran is sinking: the hidden cost of water
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Tehran is sinking, and with it, much of Iran. This is a plain fact, not a metaphor for the country...
A decade of hydropower in the Balkans
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano There are currently 3,188 planned hydropower projects across the Balkans, with around a hundred un...
Wastewater Directive: the race for circular biorefineries is on
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The revision of the EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (2024/3019) sets increasingly ambitiou...
Trump's deep sea mining order could destabilize international cooperation
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano As Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), I take note of the Executive Ord...
Water as weapon: India's threat to the Indus Treaty signals a dangerous global turn
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano It took years of painstaking diplomacy, technical negotiation, and political compromise to broker ...
Aquatech 2025, Hardeman: “The scale of water challenges is underestimated”
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Amsterdam – In early March, water and technology took centre stage as Aquatech 2025 transfor...
Every last drop: zero-waste water builds water resilience
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The 34 dairy cows chewing the cud on a floating platform in the port of Rotterdam probably aren&rs...
India-Bangladesh dispute over the Teesta River. Menga: a crisis for international law
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Last February, Bangladesh saw protests over a long-standing dispute with India over the exploitati...
Climate-Biodiversity-Water Nexus: the protection of ecosystem services in South America
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In recent years, major and historical-record wildfires have devastated regions worldwide, includin...
Going with the flow: water becomes economic and biodiversity driver in Europe
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano On the plains of Crau in southern France, EU-funded researchers are pioneering a new approach to w...
Water is no longer business as usual
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano We have entered an era of fierce global competition. To access energy. To access raw materials. To...
2025, Scientists sounds alarm over melting glaciers: interview with glaciologist Isabelle Gärtner-Roer
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Glaciers are powerful communicators, revealing much about what is happening on our planet. They wa...
PFAS: Trump blocks proposal to limit industrial wastewater
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PFAS in Europe: the cost of contamination and the obstructionism of lobby groups
This article is part of our thematic channel The Water Observer. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter and receive exclusive contents from the world of water If PFAS restrictions are not enforc...
Culligan C&I joins Grundfos: Grundfos Water Treatment Italy is born
This article is part of our thematic channel The Water Observer. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter and receive exclusive contents from the world of water Grundfos, a global leader in pumpin...
COP16 Desertification Saudi Arabia, UN negotiations close in Riyadh
This article is part of our thematic channel The Water Observer. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter and receive exclusive contents from the world of water The world will have to wait two mor...
PFAS, European water is becoming increasingly polluted: the data from the first EEA briefing
This article is part of our thematic channel The Water Observer. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter and receive exclusive contents from the world of water On 9 December 2024, just a few week...