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

Envirotec Magazine

All river stakeholders, including water companies, businesses, regulators, industry and the public must invest in ending all sewage pollution and the management of land and surface water as a system (catchment-based management) to deliver healthy rivers. It was depriving water life of oxygen it needed to survive.

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UK and NZ come closer on water knowledge

Envirotec Magazine

WRc, a centre of excellence in water sector innovation based in the UK, is working with ProjectMax, a New Zealand consultancy that helps water utilities and central government invest in their community’s water infrastructure, and share knowledge and expertise.

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Flood City Fights Climate Change with Infrastructure and Social Media

Unsustainable

Journalists from the Miami Herald to the BBC have crowned Miami, FL, Ground Zero, for the effects of Climate Change. In 2017 the city of Miami Beach dove into the second stage of its $400- to $500-million investment project, (which began in 2013), to raise roads and install pumps in response to annually rising sea-levels.

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What we’re looking to fund for Cohort 11

Elemental Excelerator

Think of us as a nonprofit VC: First the investor part: We invest $300,000 (for growth strategy development) or $600,000 (for project deployment) to companies across six systems – water, food and agriculture, nature-based solutions, energy, mobility, and the circular economy. Climate resilience, zero carbon, and the built environment.

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One of the biggest climate threats is the most familiar: Rain

Grist

But as Barry proved, one of the most insidious effects of climate change might be something with which most places are already somewhat familiar: rain. Additionally, climate change makes storms migrate at a lazier pace , enabling them to drop far more rain on a given region, leading to an increased risk of devastating floods.

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Water tech catches a wave

Business Green

"Water is only going to get more important - Water change is climate change" This article is an excerpt from GreenBiz Group's 16th annual State of Green Business, which explores sustainable business trends to watch in 2023. Climate change is the problem, but water is the messenger." Climate change is water change."

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Key phase of Everglades restoration project starts in November

AGreenLiving

miles of the eastern Tamiami Trail with features to further improve water conveyance, roadway safety, and stormwater treatment,” according to an official statement. Related: Can Florida save its prized Everglades from climate change destruction? “Phase 2 of the project will focus on raising and reconstructing the remaining 6.7