Despite global Sustainable Development Goals and commitments made in 2015, just 29 African nations have made some progress over the past three to five years, 25 have made none, according to the UN’s first-ever assessment of water security in Africa. Published on the eve of World Water Day (March 22) by UN University’s Canadian-based Institute […]
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Vast amounts of valuable energy, nutrients, water lost in world's fast-rising wastewater streams
February 3, 2020 -Vast amounts of valuable energy, agricultural nutrients, and water could potentially be recovered from the world’s fast-rising volume of municipal wastewater, according to a new study by UN University’s Canadian-based Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH). Today, some 380 billion cubic meters (m3 = 1000 litres) of wastewater are produced annually […]
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World e-waste rises 8 percent by weight in 2 years as incomes rise, prices fall: UN-backed report
Dec. 13, 2017 – A new report on global e-waste – discarded products with a battery or plug – shows a staggering 44.7 million metric tonnes (Mt) generated in 2016 – up 3.3 Mt or 8% from 2014. In 2016 the world generated e-waste – everything from end-of-life refrigerators and television sets to solar panels, […]
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Water conflicts between Asian nuclear powers pose global threat
Oct. 31, 2016 – The current political rhetoric between India and Pakistan underlines the risk of failing to manage correctly and cooperatively vital water resources shared between nations. India’s suspension of the Indus Water Commission meeting on 26 September 2016, and its convening of a meeting to review India’s options for modifying or walking away […]