The joint project WELLE recently published the practitioner’s guideline “Organizational Water Footprint” which aims at supporting companies in determining their water footprint and minimizing it at hotspots along their supply chains.

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On June 28, 2020, the joint project STEER hosted its final consortium meeting. With the project coming to an end in three months, project members used the meeting to present their ongoing work and to discuss activities for a successful project completion.

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The Policy Brief “Virtual water and trade: lightening water footprints” by the International Water Resources Association (IWRA) deals with the opportunities and pitfalls of the concepts water footprint and virtual water. The fields of action identified in the Policy Brief are closely linked to the

In a Policy Brief from the International Water Resources Association (IWRA), the authors discuss how international guidelines such as the “OECD Principles on Water Governance” can be successfully put into practice.

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The article “Water policy and mining: Mainstreaming international guidelines and certification schemes”, recently published in the journal “Environmental Science & Policy”, presents new research results from the STEER joint project.

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Taking place on June 16, 2020, the webinar is dedicated to the diverse tasks of water management and protection, in which the use of drones can contribute to working more efficiently as well as generating high-quality and reproducible data. Dipl.-Geogr. Daniel Höck from DIE GEWÄSSER-EXPERTEN

This year's United Nations World Water Development Report is all about water and climate. It aims to support the water sector in tackling climate change challenges and to inform the climate sector of the opportunities that improved water management offer in the fight against climate change.

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As part of the GRoW project Trust, scientists from the University of Stuttgart are currently building several training and pilot plants for drinking water treatment and wastewater reuse for irrigation together with local partners and stakeholders in Peru. The municipality of San Andrés de Tupicocha

The climate crisis includes a water crisis, as the effects of climate change are most noticeable in the availability of water – through problems such as water shortages or water pollution. Our global food and energy security is also closely linked to water supply. Scientists and practitioners