Compare and contrast: How we classify flood risk may give developers, home buyers a false sense of security
Science Daily Traditional methods of communicating how likely an area is to flood focus on designating which zones are ‘high risk.’ This study suggests that this framing may give developers […]
Compare and contrast: Hydrological-hydraulic modelling to assess Nature-Based Solutions for flood risk mitigation in an urban area of Catania (Sicily, Italy)
ScienceDirect Journal article: Traditional interventions, based on grey infrastructure approaches, have demonstrated ineffectiveness in managing stormwater in urban environments under the pressures of climate change and urbanization. Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) […]
Compare and contrast: Adaptation portfolio – a multi-measure framework for future floods and droughts
NPJ Natural Hazards Journal article: Future flood adaptation remains challenging even in highly regulated rivers. We also observed that adaptation effects differ substantially by sub-basins. It highlights the necessity of […]
Nova Scotia facility achieves sustainable wastewater management with innovative solution
Water Canada Located in the heart of Nova Scotia, Canada, AtlantiCann Medical Inc. (AMI) features a 75,000-square-foot facility purpose-built to meet the most rigorous quality and control standards. Three years […]
Compare and contrast: India says it conveyed concerns to China over hydropower dam in Tibet
Reuters India’s foreign ministry said on Friday that New Delhi has conveyed its concerns to Beijing about China’s plan to build a hydropower dam in Tibet on the Yarlung Zangbo […]
Compare and contrast: Southern Utah looks to expand water reuse, ‘ultra-efficient’ landscaping
The Times-Independent Water managers are looking to make some big policy shifts in an effort to stretch resources a little further. While water reuse is considered a beneficial use in […]
Compare and contrast: Water rates in Northern Ireland suggested to help address wastewater crisis
The Guardian The introduction of water rates in Northern Ireland could address crumbling wastewater infrastructure and the impact on waterways, it has been suggested. It comes as the Stormont executive […]
Compare and contrast: Embankment of 18th-century canal in Cheshire collapses after flooding
The Guardian Engineers are assessing the scale of damage to a canal built more than 250 years ago after flood waters caused a dramatic collapse of part of its elevated […]
Recent rainfall forces dam closure in Chatham, Ont., creek to divert water around city
CBC Recent heavy rainfall caused a southwestern Ontario conversation authority to put one of its flood control plans into action. Click here to read the story. Click the […]
$1.7 billion flood projects still stalled in Abbotsford, Princeton and Merritt without funding
Vancouver Sun More than three years after deadly flooding devastated parts of B.C., the three most hard-hit communities still don’t have the funding needed to properly upgrade their flood protections. […]
