Www.gdrc.org/uem/water/rainwater/rainwaterguide.pdf. Wastewater Solutions for Development - Decentralizing wastewater treatment for simplicity and sustainability. COMMUNIQUES DE PRESSE - Communiqué de presse - Water innovation in action: €50 million for new research projects. European Commission Brussels, 21 January 2014 Water innovation in action: €50 million for new research projects A summary of the 11 resource-efficiency research projects that will receive a total of €50 million in EU funding is presented here: BIOMETAL DEMO (Biometal Demonstration Plant for the Biological Rehabilitation of Metal Bearing-Wasterwaters, EU budget contribution: € 2.9 mln,): Heavy metal pollution is one of today’s most prominent environmental problems which threatens human life. BIOMETAL DEMO project will try to demonstrate the feasibility of the application of novel biotechnologies for the treatment of metal polluted wastewaters though the development of two pilot plants set up within two metal-polluting industries, a mine and an electroplating company.
Project coordinator: Contactica S.L., Madrid, Spain Project coordinator: Acondicionamiento Tarrasense Associación, Terrassa, Spain Project coordinator: Fundació CTM Centre Tecnològic, Manresa, Spain Background. Www.waterdialogues.org/documents/PhilippinesCountryContext.pdf. Home. Global Water Forum | Water Outlook to 2050: The OECD calls for early and strategic action. Water Outlook to 2050: The OECD calls for early and strategic action (pdf) By Dr. Xavier Leflaive, OECD Environment Directorate, Paris Water infrastructure construction, Canberra, Australia Around the world, cities, farmers, industries, energy suppliers, and ecosystems are increasingly competing for their daily water needs.
Without proper water management, the costs of this situation can be high – not just financially, but also in terms of lost opportunities, compromised health and environmental damage. The OECD and PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency have reviewed recent trends, projected plausible future trends, and explored potential policy responses. Trends and projections The Water Outlook1 covers four issues: the availability of the resource, water quality, access to water supply and sanitation, and water-related disasters. Figure 1. Global water demand: Baseline scenario, 2000 and 2050. 1. Water demand is projected to increase by 55% globally between 2000 and 2050. 2. 3.