Resiliency News

  1. Climate Extremes In 2024 'Wreaking Havoc' On The Global Water Cycle 1/6/2025

    2024 was another year of record-breaking temperatures, driving the global water cycle to new climate extremes and contributing to ferocious floods and crippling droughts, a new report led by The Australian National University (ANU) shows.

  2. Suqia UAE's Board Of Trustees Reviews Efforts To Support The UAE's Pioneering Position In Strengthening Sustainable Water Security Globally 1/2/2025

    The Board of Trustees of the UAE Water Aid Foundation (Suqia UAE) held its fourth meeting in 2024, chaired by HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

  3. Desert Control's Soil And Water Conservation Technology Selected For The United Nations World Food Programme's Innovation Accelerator To Enhance Food Security 12/19/2024

    Desert Control AS ("DSRT" or "the Company"), a leader in soil and water conservation technology, has been selected to join the United Nations World Food Programme's (WFP) Innovation Accelerator SPRINT Programme.

  4. SITE Signs MOC With Global Water Organization 12/17/2024

    Saudi Information Technology Company (SITE), a PIF company, announced the signing of a memorandum of cooperation with the Global Water Organization to deliver advanced digital and cybersecurity solutions, contributing to the establishment of the organization’s technological and cybersecurity infrastructure.

  5. Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $850M To Revitalize Aging Water Infrastructure, Advance Drought Resilience 12/3/2024

    The Department of the Interior today announced a $849M investment from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to revitalize aging water delivery systems across the West.

  6. Danfoss Hosts Water And Wastewater Industry Leaders For Panel Discussion On Decarbonization 11/26/2024

    Continuing its commitment to supporting decarbonization across sectors and exploring the solutions discussed in its “Roadmap to Decarbonizing Cities” report, Danfoss brought together leaders in the water and wastewater industry on November 20 for a panel discussion on how the industry can work with the public sector to reduce carbon emissions and energy consumption.

  7. AWWA Celebrates Progress, Identifies Opportunities In Senate Safe Drinking Water Act Hearing 11/21/2024

    In a written statement to a U.S. Senate committee hearing, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) on Wednesday recognized the Safe Drinking Water Act’s (SDWA) first 50 years as “continual progress and improvement,” while noting that Congress has several opportunities to improve the safety and reliability of drinking water.

  8. First Water Utilities Take Volunteer Cyber Help 11/21/2024

    The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy’s Cyber Policy Initiative (CPI) announced the first group of participating water utilities in its cyber volunteer project, alongside DEF CON (the world’s largest summit of technologists and hackers) and the National Rural Water Association (NRWA).

  9. Floods In The Middle East And The Role Of Early Warning Systems 11/20/2024

    In April, the United Arab Emirates experienced one of the worst weather events in its history, with 254 liters of rainfall per square meter in just 24 hours. Dubai airport, one of the busiest hubs in the world which registered almost 45 million passengers in the first half of 2024 alone, was forced to shut down for several hours.

  10. U Of A Hydrologists To Transform Climate Projections With Microbial Data And Artificial Intelligence 11/19/2024

    Soil plays a crucial role in regulating Earth's carbon cycle. As the largest terrestrial carbon sink, soil has the potential to either mitigate or exacerbate climate change, depending on how it is managed.