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Sites Reservoir Funding Must Become Water Delivery
California’s additional US$268.9 million commitment brings reported state investment in Sites Reservoir to US$1.36 billion. The project is planned to store up to 1.5 million acre-feet and deliver up to 200,000 acre-feet during emergency-declared droughts.
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Mark and Focus Monthly · August 2026
From Commitment to Delivery
Five substantial features and four intelligence briefs examine how public commitments become credible delivery through finance, evidence, implementation, operations, and verification.
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Singapore Tests Five Coastal Defenses Before Choosing What to Scale
PUB is funding five Living Lab projects to compare coastal technologies under operating conditions in Singapore. The three-year assessment will examine options including XblocPlus and a modular structure that can be raised incrementally.
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Quito’s 68-Project Water Program Links Service Expansion and Flood Resilience
Quito’s ongoing 68-project water program includes completed drinking-water and sewerage networks alongside pollution-control interceptors intended to improve services and reduce flood risk.
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Indonesia’s Five New Dams Link Water, Food, Flood and Energy Security
Indonesia’s five completed dams combine irrigation for 39,540 hectares with raw-water, flood and energy functions.
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Botswana’s Vaccine-System Patent Turns Research Capacity Into an Implementation Test
The University of Botswana’s automated vaccine system passed an international patentability test, opening a governed pathway toward wider protection and partnerships.
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Singapore Is Planning Data-Center Growth as an Urban Infrastructure System
Singapore’s plan connects data-center sites, shared fiber, submarine cables and operating efficiency within one urban infrastructure system.
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The Philippines’ Proposed AWS Region Tests Digital Investment as National Infrastructure
A proposed AWS Region could bring up to US$5 billion to the Philippines, but its national value depends on connecting data centers with secure public and commercial use.
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