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![UNU-INWEH: UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health), Hamilton, Canada The rapidly-growing bottled water industry can undermine progress towards a key sustainable development goal: safe water for all, says […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1603_BD_PBB_AIR_BOTOL-115x115.png "UN: Bottled water masks world’s failure to supply safe water for all, can slow sustainable development")
UN: Bottled water masks world’s failure to supply safe water for all, can slow sustainable development
Posted on March 16, 2023 | No CommentsUNU-INWEH: UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health), Hamilton, Canada The rapidly-growing bottled water industry can undermine progress towards a key sustainable development goal: safe water for all, says […] -
![UNU Institute For Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada Trapped sediment has robbed roughly 50,000 large dams worldwide of an estimated 13% to 19% of their combined original storage capacity, […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Überlauf_Edertalsperre_vom_Uhrenkopf-115x115.jpg "Large dams’ capacity seen dropping 26% by 2050 due to sediment: UN")
Large dams’ capacity seen dropping 26% by 2050 due to sediment: UN
Posted on January 11, 2023 | No CommentsUNU Institute For Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada Trapped sediment has robbed roughly 50,000 large dams worldwide of an estimated 13% to 19% of their combined original storage capacity, […] -
![UNU Institute for Water, Environment & Health, Hamilton, Canada Tapping a fraction can help meet fast-growing global freshwater needs UN and partner water experts say it is time to increase […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Low-Res_Fog-Collection-6.jpg-115x115.png "The abundance of diverse “unconventional water sources”")
The abundance of diverse “unconventional water sources”
Posted on May 30, 2022 | No CommentsUNU Institute for Water, Environment & Health, Hamilton, Canada Tapping a fraction can help meet fast-growing global freshwater needs UN and partner water experts say it is time to increase […] -
![United Nation University Institute for Water, Environment & Health 1st assessment of water security in Africa is based on 10 indicators Despite global Sustainable Development Goals and commitments made in […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screen-Shot-2022-03-21-at-11.28.14-AM-115x115.png "UN: 500 million live in 19 African nations deemed water insecure")
UN: 500 million live in 19 African nations deemed water insecure
Posted on March 21, 2022 | No CommentsUnited Nation University Institute for Water, Environment & Health 1st assessment of water security in Africa is based on 10 indicators Despite global Sustainable Development Goals and commitments made in […] -
![United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada See also: “Popular Science Magazine: UN’s World Flood Mapping Tool is One of 2021’s 100 Greatest Innovations,” click here […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/biking-5680458_640-115x115.jpg "New UN Mapping Tool Reveals Global Floods Since 1985 to Aid Disaster Planning")
New UN Mapping Tool Reveals Global Floods Since 1985 to Aid Disaster Planning
Posted on October 1, 2021 | No CommentsUnited Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada See also: “Popular Science Magazine: UN’s World Flood Mapping Tool is One of 2021’s 100 Greatest Innovations,” click here […] -
![United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada Media worldwide have often helped communicate UNU-INWEH’s scientific and policy-relevant discoveries and insights to the general public and important […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Brochure-cover-115x115.png "UNU-INWEH news making highlights, 1996-2021")
UNU-INWEH news making highlights, 1996-2021
Posted on September 25, 2021 | No CommentsUnited Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada Media worldwide have often helped communicate UNU-INWEH’s scientific and policy-relevant discoveries and insights to the general public and important […] -
![United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada Increasingly expensive to maintain, experts foresee a trend to decommissioning dams By 2050, most people on Earth will live […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-01-at-12.35.03-PM.png "Ageing dams pose growing threat: UN")
Ageing dams pose growing threat: UN
Posted on January 22, 2021 | No CommentsUnited Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada Increasingly expensive to maintain, experts foresee a trend to decommissioning dams By 2050, most people on Earth will live […] -
![UN University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton Canada Enough energy to power all households in the USA and Mexico; enough nutrients to meet ~13% of world fertilizer […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/treatment-plant-wastewater-2826988_640-115x115.jpg "Vast amounts of valuable energy, nutrients, water lost in world’s fast-rising wastewater streams")
Vast amounts of valuable energy, nutrients, water lost in world’s fast-rising wastewater streams
Posted on February 3, 2020 | No CommentsUN University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton Canada Enough energy to power all households in the USA and Mexico; enough nutrients to meet ~13% of world fertilizer […] -
![UN University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton Canada At least 140 million people in 50 countries have been drinking water containing arsenic at levels above the World […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/photo.png "UN University compares technologies that remove arsenic from groundwater")
UN University compares technologies that remove arsenic from groundwater
Posted on January 31, 2019 | No CommentsUN University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton Canada At least 140 million people in 50 countries have been drinking water containing arsenic at levels above the World […] -
![UNU-INWEH, Hamilton Canada World’s ~16,000 desalination plants discharge 142 million cubic meters of brine daily — 50 percent more than previously estimated; Enough in a year to cover Florida under […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/National-Geographic-115x115.png "UN warns of rising levels of toxic brine as desalination plants meet growing water needs")
UN warns of rising levels of toxic brine as desalination plants meet growing water needs
Posted on January 14, 2019 | No CommentsUNU-INWEH, Hamilton Canada World’s ~16,000 desalination plants discharge 142 million cubic meters of brine daily — 50 percent more than previously estimated; Enough in a year to cover Florida under […] -
![UN University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada Several avenues to elevate Canada’s role on the global water stage are recommended Hamilton, Canada – The United Nations […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/INWEH-doc-115x115.png "Canada in the global water world: A UN analysis of capabilities")
Canada in the global water world: A UN analysis of capabilities
Posted on November 23, 2018 | No CommentsUN University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada Several avenues to elevate Canada’s role on the global water stage are recommended Hamilton, Canada – The United Nations […] -
![UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton Canada (op-ed published by Project Syndicate) Sustainable Development Goal 6 calls for universal access to clean water and sanitation. But if governments […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/5974bdc9ce42568e8f2a252f3af0ff9e.2-1-super.1-115x115.jpg "Where the Water Is")
Where the Water Is
Posted on May 17, 2018 | No CommentsUN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton Canada (op-ed published by Project Syndicate) Sustainable Development Goal 6 calls for universal access to clean water and sanitation. But if governments […] -
![United Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada Beyond sushi wrap: Expanding number of valuable uses drives astonishing growth of seaweed farming; Experts urge burgeoning industry […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Farming-Pyropia-Nori-in-Korea-1-credit-Gwang-Hoon-115x115.jpg "Experts warn booming seaweed industry")
Experts warn booming seaweed industry
Posted on September 2, 2016 | No CommentsUnited Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada Beyond sushi wrap: Expanding number of valuable uses drives astonishing growth of seaweed farming; Experts urge burgeoning industry […]