For several years, air pollution problems in Taiwan have been a major concern and have mobilized all government departments. A number of laws were passed during the 1990s in an attempt to improve air quality. But it was only in 2013 and the appearance of PM2.5 particles that the government starting making greater efforts. Taiwan, […]
Read articleHealthcare establishments are equally affected by environmental issues Beyond their primary healthcare mission, healthcare establishments face many sustainable developmentchallenges: emissions into the air (chemical contaminants, electromagnetic radiation, etc.), water, energy and material consumption, waste and effluent production (including biomedical waste (DASRI), toxic waste, medicines, etc.), GHG emissions due to travel and transport (staff, patients, visitors, […]
Read articleAccording to a CDP* study, 63% of cities that sent in their data in 2016 expect climate change to be a risk for their water supply. London, for example, with a forecast of an increase of three million in its population by 2050, could be confronted by a deficit of 520 million litres per day. […]
Read articlePollutec, in cooperation with Greater Lyon, is hosting an international Summit for cities and regions committed to the circular economy At the heart of creativity, innovation and growth, cities play a central role as drivers in the global economy. They generate 85% of global GDP, consume 75% of natural resources, produce 50% of global waste […]
Read articleJerusalén, first local self-sufficiency experiment in Colombia The second most bio-diversified country in the world after Brazil, Colombia is currently one of the countries on the planet that is most vulnerable to climate change. Almost 1,200 species are threatened due to deforestationand pollution associated with extensive livestock farming, illicit plantations of marijuana and coca and […]
Read articleSouth Africa facing substantial investments to combat the water crisis A recent report by the NGO Green Cape estimated at 70.4bn ZAR the level of financing needed to build and consolidate the hydraulic installations in South Africa to combat water shortages in certain regions of the country that have been hit by an unprecedented period […]
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