Market trends

Smart Water business intelligence week 12/07/2021

Market

According to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in 2030 billions of people around the world will not be able to access drinking water services, safely managed sanitation and hygiene unless the rate of progress quadruples:

Billions of people will lack access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene in 2030 unless progress quadruples

Technology

Students at Cardiff University have developed a new method of disinfecting water that requires only hydrogen and air to be much more efficient than conventional solutions:

Instant water cleaning method ‘millions of times’ better than commercial approach

Regulation

A new French decree dated June 23 sets out actions relating to the quantitative management of water resources and the management of crisis situations linked to drought:

Décret n° 2021-795 du 23 juin 2021 relatif à la gestion quantitative de la ressource en eau et à la gestion des situations de crise liées à la sécheresse

Financing

A new French aid system for farmers will be tested: “payment for environmental services”, the objective of which is to fight against the proliferation of green algae:

800 000 € pour aider les agriculteurs à réduire le lessivage des nitrates

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