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Underground options for increasing emergency drinking water capacity

Underground options for increasing emergency drinking water capacity

19-03-2021 A feasibility and site investigation study into artificial aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) applications in the Sultanate of Oman started the 1st of March as a joint venture of AZD Engineering consultancy, Consulaqua and Acacia Water.
 
AZD Engineering consultancy, Consulaqua Hamburg…
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Water in agriculture in three Maghreb countries

Water in agriculture in three Maghreb countries

16-03-2021 The Maghreb countries are facing increasing water scarcity amplified by inefficient water use and overexploitation of water resources. There is evidence that surface water is diminishing and that ground water levels are lowering rapidly. The countries are affected by climate change as rainfall is…
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Acacia Water nominated for the NABC 2020 award!

Acacia Water nominated for the NABC 2020 award!

27-11-2020 This is just great! Acacia Water is nominated for the ‘Doing Business in Africa’ Award by the Netherlands-African Business Council.
You might have a hard time seeing our specialists at work in Africa because we work in the background helping businesses, governments, civil society and institutes…
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Groundwater mapping for climate resilient WASH in Ethiopia

Groundwater mapping for climate resilient WASH in Ethiopia

15-10-2020 On October 6th, the project team of Groundwater Mapping 4 Climate Resilient WASH in arid and semi-arid areas of Ethiopia (GW4E) held the closure activities of the project with two online sessions: ‘Use and applications of the online webtool and the Dissemination Workshop of the EU RESET funded…
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Managed Aquifer Recharge in Bangladesh

Managed Aquifer Recharge in Bangladesh

27-07-2020 When cyclone Amphan made landfall in Bangladesh and India on May 20, 2020 it left a trail of destruction. In Bangladesh the storm affected around 10 million people and destroyed ca. 55,000 houses. Even though improved forecasting and early evacuation of 2.2 million people prevented worse the death…
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Damage due to salinisation can be seen in the field in Texel

Damage due to salinisation can be seen in the field in Texel

02-07-2020 The photo of June 2020 shows crop damage due to salinization above the tile drainage on an agricultural field in Texel, one of the islands of the Netherlands. Last week there was considerable salinization damage due to rising salt into the root zone above the tile drainage. Earlier within…
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Stormwater harvesting in Durban, South-Africa

Stormwater harvesting in Durban, South-Africa

19-05-2020  
Proudly we can update our network on our lock-down-proof-collaboration with Ethekwini Water and Sanitation and RHDHV. The week prior to the lock-down in South Africa our pre-feasibility study for the stormwater harvesting and water re-use public-private partnership in eThekwini…
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New Water Footprint Assessment Tool is Online

New Water Footprint Assessment Tool is Online

01-05-2020 Users can perform more comprehensive evaluations with the redesigned online Water Footprint Assessment Tool from the Water Footprint Network. This free interactive tool enables development of exact insights and solutions for efficient water management, through use of the latest global…
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Training on river discharge measurements in Ethiopia

Training on river discharge measurements in Ethiopia

16-03-2020 In the Central Rift Valley in Ethiopia, the water level in lake Ziway and in the downstream saline Lake Abijata has declined over the past years. This has been due to increased water extraction for irrigation from Lake Ziway and expansion of agriculture in the entire Ziway-Shalla Basin, causing a…
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Improved irrigation management and agricultural practices in Ziway, Ethiopia

Improved irrigation management and agricultural practices in Ziway, Ethiopia

03-02-2020 The Ziway-Shalla basin (Central Rift Valley, Ehtiopia) suffers from a combination of land degradation and agricultural expansion. The agricultural expansion is marked by a shift from rainfed to irrigated horticulture, resulting in intensification in the use of water resources and ultimately a…
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The Millenium Water Alliance welcomes Acacia Water

The Millenium Water Alliance welcomes Acacia Water

17-12-2019 This week, The Board of Directors of the Millennium Water Alliance (MWA) voted to accept Acacia Water as its first-ever private sector member. Since its inception in 2003, MWA’s members have been non-profit, non-governmental organizations, working as implementers of safe and clean water, sanitation,…
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Acacia Water’s potential map enlightens water resources development options in Nakuru, Kenya!

Acacia Water’s potential map enlightens water resources development options in Nakuru, Kenya!

08-11-2019  
Acacia Water can quickly assess and show the water resources development potential of a dryland, water scarce area. Many countries are dealing with issues for provision of clean and safe water. Population growth, land use changes and climate change are widespread and make clean and safe…
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Climate Smart Agriculture for Bangladesh

Climate Smart Agriculture for Bangladesh

25-09-2019 This week, our colleage Koos Groen is in Bangladesh to support the training on Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA).  CSA in Bangladesh is a young research field and a lot is to be learned on how CSA in Bangladesh can contribute to a more resilient agricultural sector. In this project the two…
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Water quality approach presented in Denmark

Water quality approach presented in Denmark

18-06-2019 This month three or our colleagues visited the Land Use and Water Quality conference in Aarhus, Denmark, where the effects of agriculture and land use on the environment were central. This conference is held once every two years. This time there were participants from 29 countries present from the…
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Water storage under sports fields

Water storage under sports fields

18-06-2019 Like many other football clubs with a natural grass pitch, soccer association Arnemuiden had problems with the grass last summer during the drought. As part of the Freshwater Testing project (Proeftuin Zoet Water), a trial will start with water storage and combined drip irrigation under the natural…
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