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Water security, utilities, integrated water management, reuse, digital water, and institutional reform.
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Veolia’s 20-year responsibility in Cúcuta began in July 2026 and combines water and sanitation investment with operating measures intended to reduce water losses from 42 percent to below 30 percent. Interim reporting will determine whether contract continuity produces measurable system improvement.
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Water Sector Strategy 2050 identifies more than FJ$8 billion in investment for Fiji’s water and wastewater assets, coverage, climate resilience and future demand.
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Veolia’s Stakeholders Assembly has proposed ten actions for accelerating water reuse, including a planned open-source tool to calculate the projected cost of having no water.
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The African Union Commission’s call for papers for African Union Echo 2026 creates a continental evidence-development process focused on water sustainability and sanitation.
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Urban farming is important to food security. One city exploring urban farming is Singapore which is mixing education with food security.
Read analysisEcotourism is reliant on healthy watersheds. However, without appropriate planning and management environmental degradation can impact local economies.
Read analysisIn the U.S. water used in hospitals comprises seven percent of the total water usage in the nation. Read how hospitals save lives and water.
Read analysisThe EU has identified the sustainable supply of phosphorous as critical for global food security, with the UK implementing phosphorous recovery systems.
Read analysisCanberra’s airport is a national leader in water management with a dedicated campaign to reduce water use and educate other water users across Australia.
Read analysisBy 2050, the world’s economy will be four times larger and so water efficiency measures are essential in reducing nexus pressures.
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