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🤝Getting Stronger Together 🤝 We are excited to share that exchange and clustering activities between the sister #HorizonEU funded projects under the same call HORIZON-CL6-2023-CLIMATE-01, AWARD_HEU, MARCLAIMED EU and RECREATE, have started. This cluster #AlternativeWaterResources4Climate focuses on enhancing the reliability and effectiveness of alternative water resources (#AWR) supply systems and technologies. As part of this, the #policy, #regulation and #financing experts of the three projects had a first round of exchange, focusing on identifying #synergies regarding their policy-relevant work as well as establishing future exchange and cooperation activities. We look forward to continuing our #clustering activities to promote the use of #AlternativeWaterResources across Europe. "Alone, we go faster. Together, we go further" Stay tuned for more updates🌟 #CollaborationInAction #water #Sustainability #climateresilience #horizoneurope

If you are at FutureBuild Conference in London today, be sure to catch the two talks that TEP Associate Thomas Young will be giving over the next two days. Tom will be representing Green Roof Organisation (GRO) this afternoon, discussing how Green/Blue/BioSolar roofs deliver Biodiversity Net Gain for developments, and tomorrow Tom will be talking on behalf of TEP, discussing domestic rainwater management solutions. #SustainableDevelopment #BiodiversityNetGain #BNG #GreenRoofs #RainwaterManagement #WaterSecurity #ClimateChange #CarbonNetZero #PlanningForTheFuture #SustainableFuture

Alone, we go faster. Together, we go further. 📣We're thrilled to announce the start of exchange and clustering activities among the sister #HorizonEU funded projects AWARD_HEU, MARCLAIMED EU, and RECREATE under the HORIZON-CL6-2023-CLIMATE-01 call. ♻Our cluster, #AlternativeWaterResources4Climate, aims to improve the reliability and effectiveness of alternative water resources (#AWR) supply systems and technologies. 💡Policy, regulation, and financing experts from the 3 projects have had their first exchange, focusing on identifying synergies in their policy-relevant work and planning future cooperation activities. We look forward to continuing our #clustering efforts to promote #AlternativeWaterResources across Europe. Stay tuned for more updates! 🌟 #CollaborationInAction #water #Sustainability #climateresilience #horizoneurope

I recently listened to a podcast episode titled “The Untold Story of the Voluntary Carbon Market” by Bionic Planet, highlighting the distinction between compliance markets (the “stick” approach) used to enforce the law and voluntary markets (the “carrot” approach) designed to encourage actions beyond legal requirements and test new methodologies not yet ready for compliance markets. I’m trying to figure out the “edge” — what is factual and widely accepted. Will adopting rules that govern the voluntary carbon market to require promoting more restoration stifle innovation, creativity, or progress? Currently, it seems like managers are considering restoration if the management unit lends itself to it; project developers would be wise to try to consider if it fits based on the objectives, needs, and desires of the title holder. As a newcomer to this field, I intend to read the rest of the report to deepen my understanding. Regardless, I am grateful that society is beginning to value this priceless commodity that has so much value to society. #forestry #climate #naturalcapital #carbon

Space technologies are set to play a fundamental role in sustainable water management and it is essential that they be accessible to farmers who produce food in rural areas every day. With these words the Sixth International Conference on the Use of Space Technology for Water Management (Space4Water 2024) began. 📰👇 https://lnkd.in/eN9ZFPxs

Merlin webinar today 2 September: Unlocking the potential of Carbon Credits in freshwater and nature restoration: practical insights https://lnkd.in/d2z8qTbc

Fixing SA’s Water Utilities: Can technology help reverse utility infrastructure failure? - Join an online panel of experts on 2 October 2024 to explore how we can support and empower water’s utility changemakers through ecosystems and technology. - https://lnkd.in/dxzKxkYp #infrastructurefailure #watersecurity #waterutilities Xylem Creamer Media

It was a true pleasure and deep learning experience to work with Alex Dolginow, Sarah Federman, Sanna O'Connor-Morberg, my team Patrick Nease and Raag Lavingiya and our expert interviewees on this report. Thank you to Carbon Direct for leading the development of this report and being such great partners all the way through the process. Buyers so often say we want to invest in natural climate solutions as a way to drive land restoration, biodiversity improvements, and healthy spaces for people to thrive. So why does it seem like natural ecosystem restoration projects can be tricky to truly identify in carbon markets, and what can buyers, standards, developers, financiers, foundations, and scientists do to boost their chances of real climate and environmental impact and access to critical carbon market financing? Those are some of the questions that started the conversation that led to this report’s development. We hope it’s as useful to you to read as it was for us to put it together. Now let’s all get to our respective homework assignments and bring more natural ecosystem restoration to reality!

Groundbreaking new Global Dam Watch database enables researchers and policymakers to analyse river barriers and reservoirs across the world like never before. But don't lisent to me, listen to my colleague, Michele Thieme, Deputy Director, Freshwater at World Wildlife Fund and a leader on the project. “This database provides a major step forward toward a comprehensive and consistent global database of river barriers and reservoirs. A wide range of hydrological and water resources analyses are now possible, with major implications for water resources management and conservation of freshwater systems – the lifeblood of humans and nature across the globe.” Learn more about the database in this new peer-reviewed journal article in Scientific Data https://lnkd.in/e-BBrete And access the full dataset here https://lnkd.in/efhY2yCk

We are pleased to share our new article published in "Environmental Research: Infrastructure & Sustainability" Transitioning to building integration of photovoltaics and greenery (BIPVGREEN): case studies up-scaling from cities informal settlements https://lnkd.in/ebZgVEUX