Robert C. Brears

 

   



89 Stories by Robert C. Brears

Africa’s leading water utility streets ahead

The National Water and Sewage Corporation (NWSC) of Uganda is recognized as Africa’s leading water utility. NWSC has rapidly...
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The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus

The Green Economy and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus argues that a variety of policies will be required to create synergies between the water-energy-food nexus sectors...
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Achieving water security and the SDGs

The Water Show Africa, held in Johannesburg over March 28th and 29th, brought together a series of speakers, both locally and internationally, to help...
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Creating a green skyline

Green building certification schemes have proliferated around the world as cities and countries attempt to reduce the environmental impacts of the built environment. One...
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Ontario’s drive to cut building emissions

Globally, buildings are responsible for 40% of annual energy consumption and up to 30% of all energy-related greenhouse gas...
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PPPs funding new water infrastructure

In the water supply and sanitation sector, ensuring access and service quality is often challenged by a range of factors including population growth, rapid...
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Making a net zero carbon economy

Food waste is one of the least recovered materials and is one of the most important materials to divert...
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Wastewater becomes resourcewater

A paradigm shift is required to stop viewing wastewater as a problem and instead see it as a resource...
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Strategies for greening the skyline

On January 24th 2017, San Diego’s City Council unanimously approved its Urban Forestry Program Five Year Plan to help the city meet its commitment...
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The circular economy in the water world

With the rise of the circular economy, where products and waste materials are reused, repaired, refurbished and recycled, water...
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