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Seminar explores how AI can help in the water sector

Envirotec Magazine

Ofwat’s £200 million Innovation Fund supports developing and deploying innovative solutions to address the water sector’s challenges. million SSS project, which is developing an AI-powered system to improve the long-term operational resilience of water systems in the face of climate change and rapid population growth.

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Will more countries ban fossil fuel ads?

Corporate Knights

Climate change is a public health crisis,” declared Joe Vipond, president of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE), which sent the letter. Why have Canadian physicians become climate hawks? It also says gas appliances cause indoor air pollution and pose a serious health risk.

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Aga Khan University officially launches SDSN Pakistan with a focus on health

Sustainable Development Network

In the honorable presence of Professor Jeffrey Sachs as the keynote speaker, the seminar served to launch Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Pakistan (SDSN Pakistan), a newly formed national structure housed within the Institute for Global Health and Development, Aga Khan University (IGHD, AKU).

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Cummins' Environmental Month Educates and Empowers Employees on Climate Strategy

3BL Media

last week wrapped up its 9 th annual June Environmental Month, a four-week series of seminars, presentations and more to help employees learn about the company’s commitment to a healthy planet, and the important role they play in implementing it. DESCRIPTION: July 6, 2022 /3BL Media/ Cummins Inc.

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SDSN Italy & SDSN Youth Mediterranean Partner  with LCOY to Make 2021 a Landmark Year for Climate Ambition

Sustainable Development Network

SDSN Italy and SDSN Youth Mediterranean became the official community partners of the Local Conference of Youth on Climate Change, LCOY Italia 2021. Organized ahead of the UNFCCC’s COP26 , LCOY Italia is also part of the All 4 Climate Italy program aimed at making 2021 a landmark year for climate ambition.

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Waste: an environmental justice issue we should be talking about

GreenBiz

And whatever systems are put in place have to be monitored — because of climate change, a lot of them simply are not working. We could develop a vaccine for the coronavirus in less than a year. And I believe that it's possible because we could develop a vaccine for the coronavirus in less than a year.

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Call to ramp up joint action to get London’s rivers ‘climate-ready’

Envirotec Magazine

The call comes ahead of London Rivers Week, which has a packed programme of walks, talks and online seminars for everyone to get involved in. The public can get involved in citizen science projects to monitor the health of their rivers in order to gather evidence on the issues and opportunities for water quality improvements.