The global need and demand for freshwater is ever increasing, but the production capacity is limited. There is already a shortage of fresh and drinking water in many countries, about 70% of the earth surface is covered by water but freshwater only makes up 2.5 % of the total amount of water. (more…)
Indonesia, Mexico and Argentina are thirsty for bottled water, just as the trend is waning in North America and Europe. (more…)
The three-day Saudi Water & Power Forum, which ended here on Tuesday night, stressed that Saudi Arabia needed to improve the price and value efficiency of water production and treatment, and develop a domestic water technology industry that will contribute to national economic performance and provide employment opportunities. (more…)
Much of India’s success in the race to emerge as an economic super power in the coming decades, experts opine, will depend on the country’s ability to manage its enormous water resources. (more…)
The UAE needs a monitoring system at the federal level to regulate water desalination activity across the country, a top government official said. (more…)
Singapore’s growing water sector will get an additional boost from a partnership with the Netherlands, as both countries have agreed to enhance collaborations in the water industry. (more…)
Preparations are well underway to welcome approximately 1800 prominent desalination experts from across the globe to Dubai next month for the world’s most important event in desalination and water technology, the biannual International Desalination Association (IDA) World Congress being hosted by TechnoPark, the science and technology facilitator of Economic Zones World. (more…)
Around a quarter of a million Syrian farmers have been forced to abandon their land over the last two years following three years of drought and failed crops. (more…)
Australia’s water industry will need to recruit up to half its 80,000 strong workforce within the next decade to replace retirees. (more…)
It is an understatement to assert that water is a simple and basic resource we all need to survive. In the United States, clean, healthy water is available almost everywhere. And yet, the bottled water industry has grown tremendously in the last thirty years and has been forecasted to grow even more next year. (more…)