Environmental Consultancy
‘It is a far far better thing I do now than I have ever done…’ That was how I felt last week in Hastings drinking the local tap water, which basically tasted of mud. Trevon meanwhile has arrived back from
Beavers are back in Kent, doing what they do best, building dams across rivers and streams. Russell Stevens of Conker Conservation explains the many environmental benefits of a beaver’s construction skills.
Stephen Choi moved to Sydney from London 18 months ago. His blog about the extremes of drought and flood that Australia suffers from, is inspired by personal testimony from Australian citizens.
This is a great little resource. You can click on any major Indian city to see total average yearly rainfall, and when in the year it falls. As you would expect in such a large and geographically varied country there is
Tim Sibthorp, a Brit who has lived in Sweden for the last 30 years, blogs about the differences in water use between the two countries and provides an overview of water supplies and waste water treatment in Sweden.
This is a fascinating discovery which has recently come to light. Scientists estimate that Africa’s groundwater totals about 0.66 million cubic kilometers, which means the continent has over 100 times more water underground than on the surface. And huge amounts of
The average water consumption in Mali is just 50 litres/person/day in urban areas, and far less in rural areas. This low use is due to a combination of factors, including the fact that most people have dry toilets and over 50% of urban homes are not connected to a piped water supply.
Clean drinking water and sanitary toilet facilities are a fundamental necessity. With a soaring population and a growing economy, India’s cities are struggling to supply water to their citizens.