On 23 April 2026, the European policy institute I-Com hosted a policy breakfast in Brussels titled “Financing Europe’s Water Resilience”, held within the framework of the Cantiere Europa+ project. The meeting gathered institutional representatives, policy experts, and sector stakeholders to examine one of the most pressing challenges facing Europe: how to secure adequate and coherent […] The post Financing Europe’s Water Resilience: EIA Engages in High-Level Debate on the Next EU Budget appeared first on Water News Europe.

In April, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin launched the Water Reuse Action Plan (WRAP) 2.0, a revamped effort from the first Trump administration to accelerate water reuse in the United States. In 2020, the first Trump Administration launched WRAP in partnership with keyRead More The post EPA launches WRAP 2.0 water reuse initiative appeared first on Water Finance & Management.

The completion of an innovative project to prevent and manage diffuse pollution from urban runoff is providing benefits to water utilities, policymakers and urban planners. D4Runoff, which commenced in September 2022, has created a framework for prevention and management of this type of under studied pollution through data-driven design of nature-based hybrid innovations. The project, […] The post New framework prevents pollution urban water runoff appeared first on Water News Europe.

Researchers' calculations show that modern agricultural water management (AWM) practices can only sustainably provide food for 3.4 billion people. There is no way they can cover the consumption needs of a population of 10 billion in 2050. Experts at the World Bank suggest what needs to change to counter the global water-food imbalance.

Disappearing lakes are one of the most disturbing symptoms of global climate change - from Central Asia to Africa and South America, entire bodies of water are shrinking, leaving behind dust, salinity and health risks for millions of people. One of the most dramatic examples is the Aral Sea. A recent publication by Polish scientists sheds new light on this disaster, showing the long-term health effects and the importance of restoring the ecosystem to improve the quality of life of its inhabitants.

Across the water sector, two operating models sit side by side: highly automated treatment trains running on SCADA and predictive control, and labour-intensive plants where outcomes still depend on who walks the catwalk at 2 a.m. The gap between them is not just generational — it changes risk, cost, compliance, and the kind of operator the work demands. Here's an honest look at what each model actually delivers, where each one earns its keep, and the migration path most utilities follow in practice.