Sasidhar Chidanamarri of Frost & Sullivan sums up the key trends in the region’s water and wastewater sector in 2012

A joint Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) and Black & Veatch event identified three key water pressures industry must solve together. Dan McCarthy, President & CEO, Black & Veatch’s Global Water Business provides a detailed overview of the multi-faceted discussion.

Nico Berdellé on how the desert can be transformed into a life supporting system

Sougata Nandi analyses how far LEED certification credits are viable in the region, and the significance of the Water Efficiency category in securing valuable LEED credits

Emirates Wildlife Society in association with WWF (EWS-WWF) is celebrating the WWF’s 50th anniversary

The en.v Initiative’, an organisation dedicated to social responsibility in the Arab World and a subsidiary of El Boutique Creative Group, organised the REUSE Speaker Forum on March 28, 2011 in Kuwait City, Kuwait.

USEPA is proposing 30 currently unregulated contaminants for monitoring in water systems, and submitting this proposal for public comment.

H.E. Dr Rashid Ahmed bin Fahd, Minister of Environment & Water announced the winners of the Zayed International Prize for Environment in its fifth cycle

Sustainable development is in danger of becoming a passing fad, with everyone in the industry wanting to pay lip service to it. Sougata Nandi argues that it needs to be financially profitable, environmentally responsible and socially sensitive, and demonstrates ways of integrating it in development projects.

In cognisance of the significance of water conservation in the region, Global Village’s facilities management team has been taking steps to minimise water use within the offices and at the event locations