Montreal-based Fednav, Canada’s largest global shipowner, is the first to move forward with fitting 12 of its new ships with filtration equipment that will clean ballast water before its release into the Great Lakes. Filtration will help prevent organisms from other parts of the world that have travelled in a ship’s ballast water from being

Severe drought conditions in California have forced the state government to impose mandatory water restrictions for the first time in history. The State Water Resources Control Board must impose a 25 per cent reduction in water use from 2013 levels over the coming year. It is expected that Californians will have to cut back on

Groundwater is indispensible. But how often do we think about it, even at an international level? No where near enough, according to a group of five international agencies (FAO, UNESCO, World Bank, GEF and International Association of Hydrogeologists) that joined together in a call for action on groundwater management prior to the 7th World Water