What Can We Learn from Setting Site Water Targets in South Africa and India?
Setting site water targets is a business imperative to reduce water risk and improve water security. Every water catchment has a unique set of water challenges.
Setting Site Water Targets Informed by Catchment Context CASE STUDY: Noyyal-Bhavani River Basin, South India
The world’s water resources are under increasing pressure from rising water consumption, pollution, and climate variability. The variety of water challenges companies face, from water governance issues to extreme events like drought, manifest in the river basins where the companies operate. Therefore, setting meaningful targets requires companies to take the local context of their operations into consideration.
Setting Site Water Targets Informed by Catchment Context CASE STUDY: Upper Vaal River Basin and Berg and Breede River Basins, South Africa
The world’s water resources are under increasing pressure from rising water consumption, pollution, and climate variability. The variety of water challenges companies face, from water governance issues to extreme events like drought, manifest in the river basins where the companies operate. Therefore, setting meaningful targets requires companies to take the local context of their operations into consideration.
The Impact of Using Low-Saline Oilfield Produced Water for Irrigation on Water and Soil Quality in California
In California, drought and a reduction in natural water availability in recent decades have led to a search for alternative water sources for agriculture. One controversial potential source is oilfield produced water, a byproduct of oil extraction.
Bridging Concern with Action: Are US Companies Prepared for Looming Water Challenges?
In an attempt to gain insight into corporate perceptions of risks associated with water issues and plans to address these challenges, in 2013 and 2014 the Pacific Institute and VOX Global surveyed over 50 companies across industry sectors, the majority Fortune 500 and publicly traded.
Overview of Greywater Reuse: The Potential of Greywater Systems to Aid Sustainable Water Management
As pressures on freshwater resources grow around the world, efforts are underway to identify new ways of meeting water needs. Expanding the uses of alternative sources of water previously considered unusable, such as greywater, is one key strategy.
The Concept of Peak Water
Increasing competition for resources across the globe reveals the finite nature of the resources that fuel our societies.
