ADB, Japan set up new water security fund for Asia-Pacific
Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Japanese Government have jointly set up a new fund to strengthen water security
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Human activities accelerating changes in global freshwater cycle
Human activities, through large-scale water and land-use, coupled with climate change, are significantly altering the global freshwater cycle at an
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Declining groundwater levels threatening water supply, socioeconomic well-being globally
Declining groundwater levels are threatening domestic water supplies in several countries including India, South Africa, Chile, France, Sweden and Mexico,
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Coordinated global action, integration of WASH within health systems needed: WHO
Stating that unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) still drive at least 1.4 million preventable deaths each year, the World
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World on verge of entering new era of ‘water bankruptcy’
Against a backdrop of chronic groundwater depletion, water over-allocation, land and soil degradation, deforestation, and pollution, the world is on
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AECOM acquires Norway-based AI startup Consigli for $390 mn
US-based global infrastructure consulting company AECOM has acquired Consigli, an artificial intelligence company based in Oslo, Norway in a transaction
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Aquatech acquires Singapore-based Century Water, expands in pharma water services
US-based provider of water reuse, desalination and ZLD solutions Aquatech has acquired advanced water treatment services company Century Water of
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Global water storage steadily declining due to warmer climate
Drastic changes in the rainfall patterns and rising temperatures globally have led to steady decline in global water storage, a
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ADB invests $20 mn in ABC Impact’s $600 mn Fund-II close; water to be among focus areas
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an equity investment of up to $20 million with ABC Impact Fund II
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DuPont shelves plans to separate water business into separate entity
Chemicals behemoth DuPont has shelved plans to separate its water business into a separate entity. The company said in a
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