Resiliency News

1. New Research: Kemira Water Index 2025 Exposes Critical Weaknesses In Water Resilience And Alarming Consumer Unpreparedness 10/14/2025

   Kemira, a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water-intensive industries, today released the Kemira Water Index 2025.

2. CISA Releases New Cybersecurity Awareness Month Toolkit 9/22/2025

   October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, an international initiative that highlights essential actions to reduce cybersecurity risks. This year’s theme is Building a Cyber Strong America.

3. Rice Convenes Leaders To Tackle Urgent Water Challenges 9/22/2025

   Rice University is fostering sustainable water and energy solutions by convening leaders across industry, policy and research to confront one of the most pressing challenges of our time: water scarcity and resilience.

4. 75% Of Critical Infrastructure Organizations Endorse 'Secure By Operations' Strategy To Defend Against OT Cyberattacks 9/11/2025

   A newly commissioned global study of over 250 global Operational Technology (OT) critical infrastructure security decision-makers^[1], conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Schneider Electric, reveals that 91% of global organizations experienced at least one OT breach or failure in the past 18 months, even with security measures in place.

5. 130+ Strategies For Resilient Rural Water And Sanitation Across The United States 9/9/2025

   A new report released today by the Pacific Institute, a nonpartisan water think tank, outlines over 130 actionable strategies for rural communities across the United States to strengthen the climate resilience of water and sanitation systems.

6. TCLF Announces Soak It Up: Los Angeles—Designing For Urban Flooding—Managing The Los Angeles River—Daylong Conference In Los Angeles, Dec. 5 9/3/2025

   The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF), a Washington, D.C.-based education and advocacy non-profit, today announced Soak It Up: Los Angeles, a daylong conference Friday, December 5, 2025, at the Bovard Auditorium at the University of Southern California.

7. German Students Awarded 2025 Stockholm Junior Water Prize For Flood Warning Innovation 8/27/2025

   Niklas Ruf and Jana Spiller from Germany received the prestigious Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2025 for their work on developing a scalable flood warning system for small streams. H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden presented the winners with their award during a ceremony at Stockholm City Hall as part of World Water Week in Stockholm.

8. 500+ Global Water And Climate Leaders Converging On Reykjavík This October For IDRA Summit On Water And Climate Change: Adaptation And Mitigation 8/22/2025

   The International Desalination and Reuse Association (IDRA) will bring together ministers, CEOs, policymakers, scientists, developers, finance agencies, venture capitalists, sustainability professionals, and innovators from across the globe in Reykjavík from October 12–14, 2025, for the IDRA Reykjavík Summit on Water and Climate Change.

9. New AI Tool Tracks Early Signs Of Hurricane Formation 8/20/2025

   A research team led by a Ph.D. student at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science has developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can automatically identify and track tropical easterly waves (TEWs)—clusters of clouds and wind that often develop into hurricanes—and separate them from two major tropical wind patterns: the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and the monsoon trough (MT).

10. A Week Without Water: Main Break Creates Strife For 200,000 NJ Residents 8/14/2025

    More than 200,000 New Jersey residents have been left with little to no water for the past seven days after a massive water main break. It remains unclear when water services will be restored to the community.