Semiconductor manufacturing and big tech's water challenge
2024年7月19日 · A new chip facility being built by TSMC in Phoenix, Arizona, for instance, says it will reclaim about 65% of the water it uses, reducing its dependence on city water. The region is grappling with population growth and increasing water scarcity due to historic water shortages in the Colorado River, which feeds water supplies.
Digital twins are transforming the world of water management
2024年11月1日 · The success of the Lushan Water Supply Company exemplifies how digital twin technology can enhance efficiency on a local scale. Yet, with urbanization rates skyrocketing, the need for scalable water-management solutions becomes increasingly urgent. Cross-sector collaboration will be necessary to tackle broader water-management issues at both ...
These breakthrough technologies can lead us to a zero water …
To demystify the water technology landscape and elevate the most scalable solutions in this space, UpLink recently ran the Zero Water Waste Challenge, from which the top 10 water-focused entrepreneurs or 'Aquapreneurs' from a pool of 192 applicants representing 40 different countries have now been announced.
How big an impact do humans have on the water cycle ... - World ...
2021年3月22日 · World Water Day is held on 22 March every year to raise awareness of the importance of freshwater and the challenges billions face in getting access to safe water. A growing population, the increasing demands of human use for agriculture and industry, plus the effects of climate change all put water under threat.
Water demand is rising fast. Yet few realize how it impacts the …
2024年10月3日 · The two impact each other in a feedback loop, with global water-cycle shifts and human water use amplifying the impacts of climate change, causing extreme weather events like drought and flooding, and exacerbating water scarcity. Equally, given how carbon-intensive the water industry is, wasting water is also wasting carbon.
Ensuring sustainable water management for all by 2030
2022年9月16日 · The 2030 Water Resources Group (2030 WRG) was launched at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008 in Davos, Switzerland, to help close the gap between global water demand and supply by 2030. Since its inception, the Forum-initiated 2030 WRG has grown into a network of more than 1,000 partners from the private sector, government and civil ...
Water management is political. A climate scientist explains why
2023年3月22日 · And it's true that we should frame the question of water as a question of access. But it's more than that. It's also a question of exercising sovereignty over the landscape. Achieving water security is much more than having access to water to drink, it's about water that serves the purposes of development and of social cohesion.
Water: how to stop undervaluing a precious resource and be ready …
2021年3月22日 · Today’s World Water Day revolves around the social, economic and environmental value of water, and the essential role it plays in everyone’s life. From determining where the world’s oldest cities were built and where conflicts break ou t, to ensuring that we can access internet services and stop the spread of COVID-19 today, the ...
How the water sector can lead the way to net-zero - The World …
2022年3月22日 · Water operators have long been stewards of an essential resource and water infrastructure is a cornerstone of every prosperous economy. At the same time, today’s water systems are major sources of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions: global water utilities emit the same volume of GHGs as the world’s shipping industry.
Groundwater wells could ease drought in the Horn of Africa
2024年5月16日 · Globally, groundwater supplies half of all drinking water and approximately one-third of irrigation and industry water. In contrast to surface water (and shallow groundwater resources), which is often diminished during drought events, deeper groundwater resources may provide unpolluted, climate-resilient and voluminous supplies.