All the latest sustainability news for the water, sanitation and drainage sector
The Chili River meanders through Arequipa, Peru’s second-largest city, its banks lined with colonial architecture and sprawling informal settlements. For most residents, it’s a familiar sight—sometimes a backdrop, sometimes a nuisance. But for Berly
Chili River’s Hidden Value Transforms Arequipa’s Future Read More »
In the lush upstream reaches of the Sekampung watershed in Lampung, Indonesia, a quiet revolution is unfolding—not with bulldozers or concrete, but with coffee plants and community resolve. A new study led by Fitriani from the Economics and Business
Indonesia’s Coffee Farms Revitalize Watersheds Sustainably Read More »
The way we think about wastewater is changing—not just as something to be disposed of, but as a valuable resource in an era of growing scarcity. A new review published in *npj Clean Water* by Mahesh Ganesapillai and the Mass Transfer Research Group a
Wastewater’s New Role: From Drain to Resource Goldmine Read More »
Pablo Cobeñas, an architect and urban planner at Lima’s Ricardo Palma University, has designed a blueprint for transforming Iquitos into a model of sustainable riverfront living. His proposal, published in *Urban Science* (Urbanistikwissenschaft in G
Amazon’s Riverfront Blueprint: Profit Meets Resilience Read More »
The freshwater dune lakes of Veracruz–Boca del Río–Medellín in Mexico are quietly vanishing beneath urban sprawl, their ecological pulse weakening under the weight of pollution and fragmented governance. A new study by Patricia Moreno-Casasola and co
Mexico’s Vanishing Lakes Threaten Water, Energy Security Read More »
When Johanna Gonzalez, a researcher at North Carolina State University’s Department of Forest Biomaterials, set out to study how artificial intelligence could revolutionize the way biomass moves from forests to bioenergy plants, she wasn’t just solvi
AI Revolutionizes Biomass Logistics for Green Energy Read More »
Sarah Minnes, a researcher at Memorial University of Newfoundland, has uncovered a promising yet complex path forward for rural drinking water management in Canada. Her study, published in the Journal of Rural and Community Development (known in Fren
Regional Water Collaboration Could Transform Canada’s Rural Future Read More »
In the heart of southwestern China, the Chengdu-Chongqing region—home to over 100 million people and a critical economic hub—is racing against the clock. Climate change isn’t a distant threat here; it’s reshaping water supplies, straining health syst
Southwest China’s Climate Gamble: Chengdu & Chongqing’s Adaptation Race Read More »
Pedro Mauricio Acosta-Castellanos, a civil engineer at Universidad Santo Tomás in Tunja, Colombia, and his team have spent the last two years sifting through mountains of research on water ecosystems—only to find a troubling imbalance. Their systemat
Aquifers Ignored in Water Ecosystem Push, Study Warns Read More »
The Mediterranean’s shores are increasingly choked by the invasive brown alga Rugulopteryx okamurae, a fast-growing seaweed that clogs fishing nets, smothers native species and costs coastal economies millions. Yet in a lab at the University of Málag
Invasive Algae Transforms Radishes in Málaga Breakthrough Read More »
