South Africa has an arid climate and consequently the storage of water is essential, in both dams and groundwater aquifers. The importance of water infrastructure,including its development, maintenance and rehabilitation, is accorded a high priority, as reflected in recent Parliamentary discussions and...
The water sector in South Africa is faced with numerous challenges, among which include; increased flooding and prolonged droughts caused by increased clim
At WSP, we collaborate with governments, public and private companies to effectively manage, operate, and preserve the integrity of water supply and distribution systems. We understand the importance of ecology and the role of nature-based solutions in addressing these challenges. We believe in harne...
Against this background, the government24,25, international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and private companies are pushing investment in small- and large-scale water infrastructures to provide necessary immediate relief to the humanitarian emergency. However, the effects of such short-term ...
It showed better performance in terms of sustainable site, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality (Roderick, 2009). According to Bowyer (Vijayan and Kumar, 2005), by the end of April 2007, the LEED was comprised of 7,500 companies and ...
The advent of corporate sustainability reporting and water accounting standards has resulted in increased disclosure of water use by mining companies. However, there has been limited compilation and analysis of these disclosures. To address this, we compiled a database of 8314 data points from 359 ...
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A total of 15 cities in Peru have already approved a water tariff for financing ecosystem services, collected by the water utility companies (Zucchetti and Freundt, 2019). However, to date only the water supply services have issued a specific directive (SUNASS, 2017) to incorporate MRSE in ...
2020). For instance, in highly engineered basins, such as the Guandu and Bogotá basins, there is commonly a power imbalance between water utility companies and other water users, but a there is still a common objective of providing water of sufficient quantity and quality to the large ...
The imperative to make energy and resource consumption more sustainable is prompting a critical reconsideration of all human endeavours. Within urban water management, the drive to enhance sustainability is grounded in the recognition that water services