Water

[New] The United Nations General Assembly declares 2021-2030 as the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, which aims to scale up the restoration of degraded and destroyed ecosystems as a proven measure to fight the climate crisis and enhance food security, water supply and biodiversity.
[New] A multi - disciplinary approach will enable researchers from diverse backgrounds to collaborate and help tackle the threats of climate change to food and water security, biodiversity, public health, and social inequality.
[New] The number of people exposed to water stress could double by 2050 if efforts are not made to keep global warming below 2 C above pre-industrial levels and future population growth is high.
[New] A staggering 5 billion people will live in cities by 2030, exerting pressure on fresh water supplies, sewage, the living environment and public health.
[New] Research on cities' water supplies shows that by conserving and restoring upstream forests, water utilities in the world's 534 largest cities could better regulate water flows and collectively save $890 million in treatment costs each year.
[New] Digital water in the U.S. and Canada is forecasted to grow 6.5% annually, far outpacing the growth of the broader municipal water and wastewater sector over the next decade.
Recent development of sparkling water market is due to the introduction of new flavours in the market which is likely to create new opportunities for sparkling water market in the forecast period of 2020-2027.
Increasing awareness regarding healthy lifestyle and changing consumer preferences are the major factors driving the growth of sparkling water market in the forecast period of 2020-2027.
Sparkling water market is expected to grow at a rate of 7.30% in the forecast period 2020 to 2027.
Ofwat, the water services regulation authority in the United Kingdom, has mandated that water utilities reduce their water leakage by 15% by 2025, forcing water utilities to undertake initiatives to digitise their distribution infrastructure.
3.6 billion people live in areas that suffer from water scarcity at least 1 month each year and, by 2050, 6 billion people around the world will suffer from scarcity of clean water.
The government aims at reducing non-revenue water to 15% by 2020, to provide 120 - 150 liters of water per capita per day, and to make water companies financially self-sustaining by 2025.
The UK Government committed in the 25 Year Environment Plan to reduce remaining land-based emissions of mercury to air and water in England by 50% by 2030.
Climate change, significantly driven by carbon emissions, is restricting the availability and quality of water, which is projected to only get worse.
Existing AI applications across agriculture, energy, transport and water could boost global GDP by 4% by 2030, while at the same time reducing global GHG emissions by 4%.
BHP already gets more than 40% of the water it needs from the ocean and has vowed to stop using fresh water drawn from the surface and underground in Chile by 2030.
Climate change, water security and deforestation present material risks to investments, and companies that are failing to disclose their impact risk trailing behind their competitors in their access to capital..
The water footprint of cities - their water source area - accounts for 41% of the Earth's surface, while their physical footprint - their land area - covers only 2%; the land occupied by cities in the developing world will triple by 2050.
The decline in water supply is projected to heighten water stress in all Mediterranean countries between now and 2050, with the greatest increases in Greece, Morocco, and Spain.
The World Economic Forum has ranked water crises as number one in global risks, with potential to cause damaging economic and social impacts across entire countries and sectors.
The water safety sector will receive $63 million over four years with $60.5m going to Surf Life Saving New Zealand and Coastguard New Zealand for rescue services, and $2m to Water Safety NZ to promote good water safety.

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Last updated: 12 July 2020