Study site Peru had a population of ~32 million with a per capita GDP of US$211 Billion in 201734. Drinking water in Peru is provided by 53 Municipal Service Providers (las Entidades Prestadoras de Servicios de Saneamiento, EPS) that provide surface or groundwater to cities and towns in Peru, serving >62% of the country’s population35. […] More
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We thank the Bureau of Meteorology, the Bureau of Rural Sciences and CSIRO for providing the Australian Water Availability Project data. Several authors received funding through the Australian Research Council: A.D.K. (DE180100638), and A.J.P. and A.M.U. (CE170100023). B.J.H. received funding from an Australian Research Council Linkage Project (LP150100062), which was co-funded by Melbourne Water and […] More
The development of the WoKaS database followed three steps: (i) identification of karst spring locations across the globe; (ii) sourcing for discharge observations of the identified springs; and (iii) evaluation of collected datasets, which included technical validation and quality assessment. The workflow of these steps is illustrated in Fig. 1. Fig. 1 Workflow of the karst […] More
Global model To assess the global potential of SPHS, our methodology integrates five critical components, which are: topography, river network and hydrology data, infrastructure cost estimation and project design optimization. SPHS project suitability mainly depends on the topography, distance to a river and water availability, which together determine the technical potential. Additional contextual factors, such […] More
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1. Rucevska, I. et al. Waste Crime–Waste Risks: Gaps in Meeting the Global Waste Challenge (UNEP and GRID-Arendal, 2015); https://go.nature.com/38RZ1cY 2. Balde, C. P., Forti, V., Gray, V., Kuehr, R. & Stegmann, P. The Global e-Waste Monitor 2017: Quantities, Flows and Resources (United Nations University, International Telecommunication Union and International Solid Waste Association, 2017). 3. […] More
Engineering approaches to wastewater treatment must aim for more than improved efficiency. Water is essential to any form of life on Earth — we need enough of it and of the right quality. This is so much at the core of sustainability that we have written about it in previous editorials (Nat. Sustain. 1, 151–152 […] More
