Tag: Water supply
Bavaria: The battle for water distribution is intensifying – Bavaria
The municipality of Nordhalben is rich in water, but cannot benefit from it. Instead, most of the valuable commodity flows to Erlangen and enables growth there. Now the town is…
UNESCO: Water scarcity is increasing worldwide – politics
According to the UN cultural organization Unesco, increasing water scarcity can fuel conflicts around the world. “If we want to maintain peace, we must act quickly not only to protect…
New fee: Bavaria’s communities reject Söder’s water cent – Bavaria
New anger over the introduction of the water cent in Bavaria: Although there is not even a draft law, the Bavarian municipal council categorically rejects the state government’s planned introduction…
Bavaria’s water cent should go into the cabinet by summer at the latest – Bavaria
The law to introduce a water cent in Bavaria, which has been announced for years, is to be introduced into the cabinet by the summer break at the latest. “The…
Environmental protection: Albania is draining water from Europe’s first wild river national park
It was not until spring 2023 that the Vjosa and its tributaries were placed under protection. Construction work has now begun on one of the springs – also financed from…
Spain: On dry land
There has been far too little rain in northeastern Spain for three years in a row. Water is also becoming scarce in the greater Barcelona area. What this means for…
Spain: On dry land
There has been far too little rain in northeastern Spain for three years in a row. Water is also becoming scarce in the greater Barcelona area. What this means for…
Bavaria is slowly but surely heading towards a water emergency – Bavaria
For example, there was the thing with the water meter, which strangely enough was running backwards. On a Monday it showed 1.8 million liters less consumption than the previous Friday.…
Munich: How the prices for electricity, gas, water and district heating will change in 2024 – Munich
A lot is likely to change for customers of Stadtwerke München (SWM) in the new year. However, not all innovations have an immediate impact on the prices for electricity, gas…
Sabrina Soussan Suez: The woman who wants to supply the world with water – Economy
The Frenchwoman Sabrina Soussan worked for Siemens for almost 20 years, and now she heads the environmental group Suez – and is amazed at how differently Germany and France operate.…