COP16 Desertification, the negotiations on soil protection are underway
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Approximately 15 million km² of land − an area larger than Antarctica − has alrea...
Startup, CrioPura: water purification with macroporous polymeric hydrogels
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano CrioPura is a project created by a team of researchers at the Italian CNR (National Research Counc...
An inconvenient Mediterranean truth: Rising tides and sinking futures
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The word “Mediterranean” evokes images of idyllic sun-soaked beaches and waters of var...
Ecomondo, the water supply chain increases its presence in the Mediterranean
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 2024 edition of Ecomondo s...
Startup, PlantBit: sensors to optimize irrigation and fertilization of plants
This article is also available in Italian / questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Plantbit, a spin-off startup of the National Research Council, has developed Bioristor, an el...
Jeff Opperman (WWF): "Protecting nature is not enough; we must restore it"
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 Wildlife populations have decl...
Europe is not protecting its waters: the European Environment Agency report
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 Water and climate are closely inter...
Water, lack of global cooperation undermines water resilience
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 While droughts and floods alternate...
Sponge cities: do they really work? Interview with Professor Kongjian Yu
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 concept of sponge cities, ...
Greek government announces €5.9 billion plan to address water crisis
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 September 11, the Greek governme...
Water Integrity Global Outlook, corruption hinders right to water
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 11 September 2024, the internati...
Water and sanitation (WASH), there is more to it than climate
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 According to the World Health Organ...
UN, Guterres appoints Retno Marsudi as Special Envoy on Water
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 Friday, September 13, UN...
Renewable Matter launches the newsletter “The Water Observer”
The editorial staff of Renewable Matter is pleased to announce the launch, on Thursday 5 September, of the first issue of The Water Observer, the paper's new thematic newsletter dedicated exclusivel...
SDG6, UN: Half the world’s countries have degraded freshwater systems
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 28 August, during World Water We...
Water supply in Ukraine: merging humanitarian response with development
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Virtual water and climate, Taikan Oki awarded with the Stockholm Water Prize 2024
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 from Stockholm - In Stockholm, Swed...
In the Mountains, Nature Can Take Care of Water Treatment
Even in the mountains, where we naturally associate water with purity, the most pressing issues that water service managers need to solve concern untreated wastewater, the lack of sewerage systems, ...
Gruppo CAP: Decarbonising the Water Sector
For a long time, the integrated water sector was considered naturally sustainable due to its intrinsic relationship with water as an element. This approach, however, is a thing of the past, especial...
Coffee from the Mountains to Revive Yemen's Economy
Extreme weather conditions, increasing temperatures, and decreasing rainfall are putting unprecedented stress on coffee plantations in Yemen. In the country's mountainous regions, where coffee crops...