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Market

Heavy rains have been recorded across New Caledonia since the end of last year. Precipitation that inevitably affects the drinking water supply and can lead to cloudy water. This is the case in some municipalities:

Assurer l’approvisionnement en eau potable lors des fortes pluies

Technology

Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have just developed a substance capable of extracting water from the air without any external power source:

Engineers create ‘smart’ aerogel that turns air into drinking water

Regulation

To meet the new version of the European Water Framework Directive, the European Chemicals Agency is reviewing the elements authorized to come into contact with drinking water. This article reveals the planning envisaged for these steps:

ECHA : Understanding the Drinking Water Directive

Financing

In France, as internationally, the water agencies contribute to the achievement of the sustainable development objectives of the UN’s 2030 agenda, and in particular to SDG n ° 6 aimed at guaranteeing the access for all to sustainably managed water supply and sanitation services. This year the mobilized envelope is 2 million euros:

Appel à projets “Eau et solidarités internationales”