Most human activities that use water produce wastewater. As the overall demand for water grows, the quantity of wastewater produced and its overall pollution load are continuously increasing worldwide.
Switzerland commits to promote phosphorous recovery and reuse from wastewater.
This paper analyses the interdependency of water and energy in India’s wastewater sector. Wastewater treatment plants consume a great deal of energy. Energy-efficient technologies are available, but are only spreading slowly in developing countries.
Lithuania commits to reduce the gap between urban and rural areas of drinking water and wastewater service coverage and quality. The commitment includes the development and renovation of drinking water supply and wastewater treatment infrastructure.
Wastewater is a valuable resource that we need to harness. That is the key message in a new publication from UN Environment, the Global Programme of Action and the Global Wastewater Initiative.