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China’s water ministry has reviewed guidance that joins dam safety, river ecology and digital intelligence in one operating model. The test is whether common standards turn those three ambitions into decisions throughout each asset’s life.
Read analysisJapan has updated guidance for screening critical equipment and maintenance arrangements across essential services.
Read analysisAustralia has released the construction tender for a A$59.1 million Busselton water project, moving a new inland source, treatment plant and storage from planning toward delivery for 7,000 additional connections.
Read analysisThe United Kingdom and the Philippines have finalized a financing framework that can bring UK Export Finance support to priority Philippine infrastructure.
Read analysiseThekwini will interrupt Southern Aqueduct supplies for 48 hours to connect two major chambers under Work Package 6. The disruption is a controlled step in replacing an aging bulk-water system that serves southern and central Durban.
Read analysisBrazil’s Giságua model combines field sensors, remote transmission and predictive tools to help public operators detect rural supply failures and water-quality risks. Forty-three devices have already been tested in communities in Paraíba and Ceará.
Read analysisRooftop rainwater harvesting turns fast roof runoff into a local supply for irrigation, sanitation and cleaning while easing pressure on drainage systems.
Read analysisSpain has authorized a €1.082 billion dynamic purchasing system for custom public software, allowing qualified suppliers to join throughout its life and public bodies across government levels to commission development, audit and maintenance services.
Read analysisCanada has approved the Tilbury Phase 2 LNG expansion after a substituted British Columbia assessment, relying on legally binding federal conditions and provincial mechanisms to reduce duplication while retaining environmental and Indigenous protections.
Read analysisThe European Commission has launched a Water Resilience Stakeholder Platform and European Water Academy, adding coordination, skills and technology-transfer institutions to a strategy whose success depends on action by utilities, cities, regions and investors.
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