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As climate change threatens water security around the world, more communities are turning to water reuse as a resilient water supply solution and embracing the OneWater principle that all water has value. ÍøÆسԹϺÚÁÏÒ»Çø¶þÇøÈýÇø has been supporting clients with water reuse programs for decades, beginning with the first applications of advanced wastewater treatment technologies in the 1960s. We provide our clients with a full range of services, from water reuse feasibility studies to design, construction and operations.
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For more than 30 years, ÍøÆسԹϺÚÁÏÒ»Çø¶þÇøÈýÇø has been responsible for planning and implementing Lead and Copper Rule-related strategies which protect millions of people in the U.S. and Canada. Our work includes enhanced water quality monitoring strategies, sampling plan development, harvested pipe-scale analysis, lead service line inventories and replacement plans, corrosion control studies and the incorporation of equity and environmental justice considerations into compliance programs.
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Being at COP28 gave me the opportunity to understand how laws and policy are written. It really widened my knowledge of the food, water, climate nexus and introduced me to the number of public entities working together to drive real change on a country or multilateral level. I was also inspired by the wonderful, dynamic group of startups and entrepreneurs represented from the United Arab Emirates.
The outcomes of COP28 were huge. The pledges and their corresponding funds are nothing like we’ve seen before. Many have seen the changes to fossil fuels as a softening, and it was disappointing that the strength of conviction was not stronger.
Regenerative farming was an eye-opening topic for me, and I found the nexus of food, water and climate fascinating. This topic is so integral from an environmental aspect, with benefits including soil health, biodiversity gain, reduced deforestation, reduced heat island affects, animal welfare and more. It also has so many health and social impacts, including multi-crop farms for resilience, avoiding synthetic chemicals impacts on the health of workers, consumers, water bodies and wider ecosystems, community building and resilience, flood and drought resilience and local economy support, among others.
Overall, I found COP28 an incredible event with real changes coming in the form of intergovernmental pledges, and through the launch of many new frameworks, partnerships and services. Now we need to continue the momentum and inspire everyone we know to continue the journey through their personal lives and work.
What will 2024 hold?
This year a big shift is needed across the Middle East region, where sustainability is more on the agenda that ever. But the focus is still on a narrow portfolio of elements. It’s not possible to design everything at the beginning of a project, but we need to embed and encourage longer-term implementation into the operational phases of the built environment. Biodiversity and water should also appear more heavily on the agenda!
We need to make climate change and sustainability core to our mindset so it impacts every decision and the right thing is done.
COP28 was a milestone for the health and climate dialogue.
This was the first COP where a dedicated day was given to global health. Its relationship with climate was elevated and finally got its deserved spotlight. It was momentous to be there and part of the dialogue at the various forums ÍøÆسԹϺÚÁÏÒ»Çø¶þÇøÈýÇø’ health market participated in.
I liked the continued emphasis on how we can all integrate our voices and opinions into the dialogue. In future COPs I would love to see health integration become even more prominent.
What will 2024 hold?
From a health market perspective, we have big plans for 2024. We’ll be participating in several upcoming climate and health events, showcasing our work and solutions and more importantly, sharing lessons learned with the wider industry. Increasingly we need to lean into adaptation solutions, as well as mitigation options
I don't know exactly what I expected, but for something on this scale, COP28 was so well organized. It was heartening just to be part of the milieu of people passionate about solving major world problems. It was amazing to see school children and young people getting exposed to sustainability - I would have loved to see something like this when I was eight years old!
One of the biggest outcomes was the elevation of nature, biodiversity and solving land degradation problems. To date most of the conversation has been focused on emissions reduction so this was a real breakthrough for those of us working in the nature positive field. For years we’ve been arguing that we can't ignore biodiversity and natural systems in climate action.
What will 2024 hold?
I don't think 2024 is going to be a breakthrough year, but I think it'll continue building on recent momentum.
The discussions at COP28 on biodiversity and land degradation have the opportunity to really open the floodgates for investment in 2024. I expect there’ll be a lot of action around green infrastructure and how that can impact climate action.
There’s also a huge market in nature tech opening up, focused on nature-based climate action. A lot is going to happen in this space, focused particularly on high quality data, data science, data management, measurement, reporting and verification. I think that's going to eventually lead to a biodiversity credits market, much like the carbon credits market. That will create some new synergies and types of investments in the space, which will be heartening to see
It’s our responsibility to contribute to positive environmental and social impacts today to enable current and future generations to thrive. ÍøÆسԹϺÚÁÏÒ»Çø¶þÇøÈýÇø is attending the United Nations’ Climate Change Conference, known as COP28. This is a pivotal moment, bringing together individuals and institutions to commit to driving the change needed to address the complex, interconnected web of challenges that transcend borders. We're determined to respond to the climate challenge and create a better world.
We ask some of our sustainability specialists about their expectations for COP28 in Dubai. Read them here.
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