Climate change is increasing the risk of water shortages across Europe, but researchers in the Netherlands are hoping to ease pressure by generating a steady supply of clean water and heat from deep underground reservoirs known as aquifers....
Climate change is increasing the risk of water shortages across Europe, but if societies made the most of every drop the 100 million people facing water stress would be much better off – and may even have a new source of energy....
By Diederik van Duuren, Dimitrios Bouziotas and Henk-Jan van Alphen Neighborhoods typically rely on large centralised systems for their drinking water provision, storm water management and wastewater disposal. However,...
Heavy rainfall is increasing in frequency and severity due to climate change. Cities, like Utrecht, are particularly susceptible to flooding from rainfall because of their large share of built and hardened surfaces. This prevents rainwater from infiltrating and generates an increase in the pluvial flood risk of urban areas. How can cities deal with this issue? A study by Human...
As the world population will increase to over nine billion in 2050, the supply of sufficient food, energy and water presents huge challenges worldwide. There is no obvious universal solution. What we need are local, situation-oriented tailored solutions, partly based on creative, cross-sectoral thinking. In the first instance, this approach calls for a precise picture of the relevant raw material...
On November 26, 2019 KWR organized meeting in the context of Water in the Circular Economy. With focus on three pilots where KWR and various partners are researching multiple value creation: using a single means to achieve multiple goals. These goals are related to the transition to sustainable energy, climate adaptation and circularity....
To steer the transition to a circular economy it is important to set targets. However, so far current policy targets aiming at e.g. recovery and recycling do not necessarily promote a circular economy. To bridge this gap, Morseletto (2020) presents CE targets that reduce waste, increase efficiency, close production loops, and maximise retention of the economic value of materials and products.
