Food & Water

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has formally joined the International Drought Resilience Alliance (IDRA), a global coalition aimed at mobilising political, technical, and financial capital to prepare for intensifying droughts.  Indeed, it was shared that …

Passavant Energy and Environment Limited, one of Drake & Scull’s subsidiaries specialising in wastewater and water treatment technologies, has won a new project to design and build an expanded wastewater treatment plant in …

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and ACWA Power have announced the financial closing of the Hassyan seawater reverse osmosis (RO) desalination project. This 180 million imperial gallons per day …

Etihad Water and Electricity (EtihadWE) has announced its strategic approach to support the Mohamed bin Zayed Water Initiative.  Launched by UAE President, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan …

Project and commercial management consultancy PMKConsult has announced a collaboration with Surge for Water geared toward tackling the issue of global water scarcity. It was shared that globally, over two …

On World Water Day, Her Excellency Dr. Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak, the UAE’s Minister of Climate Change and Environment, underlined the crucial role of water security in both fostering …

ACCIONA recently organised a roundtable discussion titled “Exploring Sustainable Solutions for Water Desalination in Qatar.”  Held on February 28th 2024, the roundtable was the first such event in Qatar, bringing …

The International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) recently held a ceremony at its headquarters to celebrate International Women’s Day and the graduation of the third cohort of fellows of the …

Dubai Can, a citywide sustainability initiative, has cut the usage of an equivalent of almost 18 million 500ml single-use plastic water bottles in two years since its launch. The initiative …