Vladimir Smakhtin

UN: 500 million live in 19 African nations deemed water insecure

United Nation University Institute for Water, Environment & Health 1st assessment of water security in Africa is based on 10 indicators Despite global Sustainable Development

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Ageing dams pose growing threat: UN

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

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UN University compares technologies that remove arsenic from groundwater

UN University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton Canada At least 140 million people in 50 countries have been drinking water containing arsenic

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UN warns of rising levels of toxic brine as desalination plants meet growing water needs

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

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Canada in the global water world: A UN analysis of capabilities

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,

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