Water supply and treatment

Sustainability is a new, important discourse aimed at promoting a new strategy in the development of energy, water and environmental (EWE) systems - the key components that affect the quality of life on our planet.

This prestigious volume consists of the proceedings of the 1st ever Water Summit to be convened in the world.

The Handbook of Environment and Waste Management, Volume 1, Air and Water Pollution Control, is a comprehensive compilation of topics that are at the forefront of many technical advances and practices in air and water pollution control.

People are increasingly aware of the role that water has in shaping society and how it impacts quality of life.

The book presents chapters from world leaders on water desalination advances with respect to processes, separations materials, and energy and environmental considerations.

Esta obra ha sido escrita con la ambiciosa intención de corregir los vacíos y errores que se encuentran en los textos de diseño de plantas potabilizadoras, disponibles actualmente en el mercado.

El libro está dirigido a estudiantes de arquitectura y arquitectos como una herramienta para entender los conceptos de sostenibilidad de los materiales para construcción de mayor utilización en Colombia.

Este libro presenta lineamientos para el diseño de sistemas de abastecimiento rurales que apliquen el concepto de usos múltiples del agua.

El objetivo principal de la Guía Básica para la Caracterización Morfométrica de Cuencas Hidrográficas es dar a conocer de forma clara el cálculo de las características morfométricas más importantes en el estudio hidrológico de cuencas, así como la interpretación de los resultados obtenidos.

Los servicios ecosistémicos o ambientales son entendidos como beneficios usados, requeridos y disfrutados por los seres humanos, como sustento básico de la salud y calidad de vida.

"La realización de prácticas, en particular en Plantas Piloto es vital para la formación de ingenieros, ya que les permite aproximarse a los equipos, unidades, sistemas y procesos que encontrarán en el desarrollo de su ejercicio profesional.

This book discusses, the issues with respect to consumption of water by the marginalised (poor) sections of the society and the efficacy of using pricing policy as a tool for overall demand management of household water.

Coastal municipalities across the Asia and Pacific region are looking for solutions to worsening salinity levels in their water sources due to overextraction of groundwater and rising sea levels.

Asia and the Pacific is the most disaster-prone region in the world and water is the primary medium through which the impacts of climate change are felt.

This publication explores the challenge of providing universal access to water and sanitation in fast-growing cities in Asia and the Pacific.

The Screening Tool for Energy Evaluation of Projects (STEEP) is designed to help improve energy use efficiency in water and wastewater treatment systems.

The Asian Water Development Outlook (AWDO) 2020 assesses national water security across Asia and the Pacific, focusing on five key dimensions: rural, economic, urban, environmental, and water-related disaster.

Water safety planning is considered an international best practice for assessing and managing public health risks from drinking water supply systems.

This publication explores the potential of the Meghna River as an alternative water source for Dhaka.

This study provides an overview of the water security situation in the People's Republic of China.

This publication presents an assessment of Cambodia's agriculture, natural resources, and rural development (ANRRD) sector and provides a strategy and road map for its future development.

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has had a wide-ranging and substantial impact on the water sector in Asia and the Pacific.

The natural river management (NRM) approach is designed to harness the natural functions of river systems so they sustainably provide important services such as water supply and flood and drought management.

Asia has experienced massive economic growth, characterized by rapid urbanization and industrialization, changing demographics, and increasing consumption and demand for resources.

This publication describes the urban-rural water linkages (URWLs) approach to restoring river health in degraded environments, such as the Tuan River in Henan Province of the People's Republic of China.

This publication evaluates water security in Mongolia and provides analyses based from other documents and studies for a multidimensional overview of the country's water resources system and management.

Good water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services protect health and the environment.

This atlas provides spatial information about Bangladesh and thematic maps necessary for assessing future development investments in the agriculture and water sectors for climate risks and geophysical hazards.

This atlas provides spatial information about Bangladesh and thematic maps necessary for assessing future development investments in the agriculture and water sectors for climate risks and geophysical hazards.

The water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector plays a key role in enabling a healthier population in the Pacific and in building countries' resilience to public health emergencies such as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

This report presents a summary of the key challenges and opportunities related to financing that contributes to water security and sustainable growth distilling insights from the Roundtable on Financing Water and related analyses.

Brazil made significant progress in managing water resources since the adoption of the National Water Law in 1997 and the creation of the National Water and Sanitation Agency (ANA) in 2000.