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Smart Solutions for Water Resilience: Advancing Circular Transformation and Reuse Strategies in Europe and Japan
The Smart Solutions project provides implementable strategies that increase the acceptance of water reuse practices for local economies and societies.
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The Future of Freshwater in Canada
UNU-INWEH report on the discussions during the Symposium, The Future of Freshwater in Canada on Sep 20, 2023 at Massey College, University of Toronto
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UN Day “Water is Life” for SDG 6 in Dresden – A review
The event revolved around the theme and focusing on the global objective of ensuring universal access to clean water and adequate sanitation
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Sustainable Water Management through Water Reuse
A workshop in Tokyo discussed wastewater use as a solution to growing water stress, completing joint research by UNU-IAS and UNU-FLORES.
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UN Study Reveals the Hidden Environmental Impacts of Bitcoin: Carbon is Not the Only Harmful By-product
Global Bitcoin mining is highly dependent on fossil fuels, with worrying impacts on water and land in addition to a significant carbon footprint.
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The Hidden Environmental Cost of Cryptocurrency: How Bitcoin Mining Impacts Climate, Water and Land
An assessment of environmental impact of BTC mining
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Master’s alumnus receives top prize in DKKV Promotional Award for master’s thesis
For the third time in the past five years a former student from the Master's programme has won the German DKKV Promotional Award.
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UNU Study Uncovers the Injustice Implications of Aging Levees in the United States
A UNU assessment warns that ethnic minorities and poor communities in the US are unequally exposed to risks of levee failure under climate change.
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Inequity Behind Levees: The Case of the United States of America
An investigation of the population characteristics of the communities living behind levees in the United States of America
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World Water Week Session on Sustainable Urban Water for Health and Well-being
The event highlighted the role of water management in bolstering resilience, economic prosperity, and environmental sustainability.