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Water Management – Deltares

Engineering for climate adaptation: a rethink is crucial    Jaap Kwadijk, Science Director, Deltares  I have been involved in climate change research my entire working life. But now, as a citizen of the Netherlands living in a river delta at only 20 cm (0.66ft) above sea level, I am starting to get worried for the very first time. Recent scientific publications have warned that the planet may be reacting much faster and more

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Solutions that reduce energy requirements, health damage and climate damage

Renewable energy solutions are often hindered by the inconsistencies of power produced by wind, water and sunlight and the continuously fluctuating demand for energy. New research by Mark Z. Jacobson, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University, and colleagues at the University of California, Berkeley, and Aalborg University

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Oceans – Baleen

Whale Biomimicry Finds Global Need   A university start-up based in Adelaide, Baleen Filters Pty Limited, has been gaining a widespread recognition for its innovation inspired by nature – a robust, self-cleaning wastewater technology which separates waste and filters water in just one step. Baleen Filters (technology of same name) was established in

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