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Sydney Water becoming a utility of the future

Sydney Water is Australia’s largest water utility and is among the ten most largest water utilities in the world. The utility...
Robert C. Brears
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Smart water meters managing limited supplies

One of the major challenges for all nations, developing and developed, is ensuring people have reliable access to water supply services....
Robert C. Brears
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Mitigating water risks to the pharmaceutical industry

The World Economic Forum’s annual Global Risks report has ranked the water supply crises as the number 1 global risk to...
Robert C. Brears
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Europe’s transboundary flood risk management plans

In 2007, the European Union’s Flood Directive entered into force requiring Member States to assess if all water courses and coastlines...
Robert C. Brears
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Ecotourism reliant on healthy waterways

Ecotourism is defined by the IUCN as “environmentally responsible travel to natural areas, in order to enjoy and appreciate nature (and...
Robert C. Brears
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Berlin’s urban redevelopment along the Spree

This year ARCADIS launched its first Sustainable Cities Index. The purpose of the index is to take 50 of the most...
Robert C. Brears
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Hospitals save lives and water

In the United States, water used in hospitals, and other healthcare facilities, comprises seven percent of the total water usage in...
Robert C. Brears
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Climate and water risks to the food and beverage industry

In the latest CDP Global Water Report 2014 77% of respondents in the consumer staple sector, including food and beverage (F&B),...
Robert C. Brears
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The Rhine’s integrated approach to flood management

According to the World Resources Institute (WRI) around 21 million people worldwide are affected by river floods each year on average....
Robert C. Brears
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The Shepherd’s Village bringing water to Maasailand

Narok is a village residing on the mouth of the Maasai Mara in Kenya. Narok is the last stop before Kenya’s...
Tara Zolnikov
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