Sentences with phrase «water sustainability»

The top priorities for urban water sustainability include the provision of safe drinking water, wastewater handling for public health, and protection against flooding.

The new paper stems from a National Science Foundation - funded, interuniversity research project which focuses on understanding how water sustainability in the United States has changed over the past 30 years as a result of climate change and population growth.

(March 22, 2016)- Putting the national spotlight on the importance of water sustainability, the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation released a basin - by - basin report that characterizes the impacts of climate change and details adaptation strategies to better protect major river basins in the West that are fundamental to the health, economy, security and ecology of 17 Western states.

The B.C. government has introduced Bill 18, the new Water Sustainability Act, which promises to regulate groundwater, manage water use during droughts, and measure large - scale water use.

John Gilbert, Chairman of the NH 2012 New Hampshire Water Sustainability Commission, will begin the program, citing the Commission's greatest concerns about water quality and quantify today and in the future.

Her current work, in partnership with the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, matches indigenous water law with the framework of the new Water Sustainability Act.

Innovation in Water Sustainability Clearly, it's time for a paradigm shift, and several Columbia Engineering researchers are at the forefront of efforts to design for sustainable water.

As such, First Climate will continue to provide support to companies that are reporting their water footprint to the CDP Water Programme, or developing water sustainability strategies.

3E Online - SDS basic AutoCAD Joint Educational Program - 2nd Grade Course on Water Sustainability Windows, Mac, and nd Planned and taught a weekly course to local 2 graders about the water cycle, Linux OS water infrastructure, drought, and conservation techniques.

Resolutions address investor concerns around human rights and supply chain accountability, financial practices and risk, health care, food and water sustainability, environmental health, and corporate governance.

Peter Rive, the co-founder of SolarCity and the rooftop solar systems installer's chief technology officer, will be the first speaker in a University at Buffalo lecture series on energy, environment and water sustainability.

«Cities tend to be warmer than their rural surroundings; they retain more heat,» says Jason Schatz, a graduate student in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and affiliate of the Water Sustainability and Climate (WSC) project, who co-authored the study with WSC lead investigator, Chris Kucharik.

The group identified six universal goals: Lives and Livelihoods, Food Security, Water Sustainability, Clean Energy for All, Healthy Ecosystems and Effective Governance.

«Water sustainability is an important commitment from Radisson Blu, and we are delighted to partner with First Climate on dedicated water projects that will have a positive impact on communities as we help provide safe drinking water,» says Huijbrechts.

Over the next ten years, through our Shared Conservation Agenda, the Conservancy is addressing the root causes of some of the toughest problems facing people and nature in these five areas 1) climate change, 2) land and water protection, 3) food and water sustainability, 4) building healthy cities, and 5) connecting nature and people.

Santa Barbara, CA — On March 22, World Water Day, against the background of a recently released U.S. Department of Energy report focusing on «threats to national energy production that might result from limited water supplies,» the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara, will open the First Western Forum on Energy and Water Sustainability.