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The Andalusian Regional Government will invest 3.1 million euros in the extension of the El Atabal desalination plant (Malaga)

The Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority is planning to build a new desalination plant in the Al Hamriyah region of the United Arab Emirates

The Andalusian Regional Government calls for the construction of a desalination plant in Axarquia (Malaga)

ALADYR organises a webinar in English on 23 February on the latest advanced technologies for the extraction of ocean minerals and metals from desalination brine

The European Desalination Society (EDS) postpones to 20-23 June the event on desalination for the environment to be held in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

The ‘Isla de Lanzarote’ Irrigation Community is committed to the construction of a new desalination plant to obtain quality water for irrigation

Algeria restarts the project to build a new desalination plant in Bejaïa, which started in 2018 and was put on hold

Algeria is planning to build desalination plants in its 14 coastal wilayas

Benidorm Town Council has asked the Júcar Hydrographic Confederation to include the construction of a desalination plant in its 2022-2027 Hydrological Plan

ACS has retained ownership of the Escombreras desalination plant despite the sale of its subsidiary Cobra to the French group Vinci

Private investors are looking for land to build a desalination plant in Axarquia (Malaga)

ACUAES authorises the tender documents for the works at the Trigueros (Huelva) wastewater treatment plant

Contract awarded for the extension and improvement work on the Corralejos desalination plant (Fuerteventura)

Chile’s Ministry of Public Works is analysing two desalination plant construction projects for the Coquimbo region

The irrigators of the Lorca region unite to optimise the use of the Águilas desalination plant

The Government will approve in the first quarter of 2022 a PERTE to digitalise the urban, industrial and irrigation water sector in Spain that will mobilise 3 billion euros until 2026

Bahri, the Saudi national shipping company, starts testing Saudi Arabia’s first large floating desalination plant with a production capacity of 150,000 m3/day

They are studying the location of the first desalination plant in the Algarve (Portugal), as announced by the Association of Municipalities of the Algarve (AMAL)

Arizona governor announces major investment in desalination as one of the priority solutions to alleviate the state’s water shortages

Elche (Alicante) is implementing a plan to naturalise the urban environment that includes the use of reclaimed water to irrigate its historic palm grove

A set of surveys in three European Union countries has revealed a surprising acceptance of water and nutrient reuse

The Government approves a Royal Decree to reduce nitrate pollution and strengthen the protection of water bodies

The US Department of the Interior has announced funding opportunities for desalination and water reuse

The Andalusian Regional Government has earmarked 1.7 million euros for emergency works to incorporate reclaimed water for irrigation in the Axarquia region (Malaga)

Morocco’s National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) starts construction work on a new desalination plant in Sidi Rahhal, about 40 km southwest of Casablanca

A study reveals that the oceans during the Earth’s first 500 million years had a salinity of 7.5% and today contain approximately 2.5% salt

Public investment in water infrastructure in Spain has fallen by 29% in the last decade

Water Economy Forum urges promotion of reuse and improved governance to tackle water crisis

Researchers from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) and the University of Valladolid develop a method to prioritise water reuse projects for irrigation

Spanish company Lantania bets on water desalination by creating a new business area

The Suggereix project launches a web platform that collects information on water reuse initiatives

Ocean pollution by microplastics could be higher than estimated

The alteration of nitrogen and phosphorus ratios in soil and water is affecting our health, biodiversity and ecosystem development

The Government of Catalonia will declare a drought pre-alert in Barcelona, a measure that involves increasing the use of desalinated water and monitoring water consumption

In commemoration of World Wetlands Day, here are some examples of how reclaimed water is helping to improve the status of wetlands in our country

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