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Newsletter May 2015 |
Aquae Venice 2015, the great universal exhibition dedicated to water  On May 3rd AQUAE VENICE 2015, a collateral event of EXPO Milan completely dedicated to water, was opened. The exhibition is hosted in the new AQUAE pavillion, a structure designed and built for this occasion close to the Science and Technology Park of Venice VEGA in Venice-Marghera. The event will consist of a program of fairs, exhibitions, experiential activities and conferences to be held between May and October 2015. The central theme of AQUAE Venezia 2015 is just water as a fundamental element for life. As a matter of fact, the theme of water is directly linked to the core theme of the EXPO "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life", but also to the environment and to the sustainable consumption of resources. Read more Improved Water Footprint Assessment Tool launchedWater Footprint Network lunched the Water Footprint Assessment Tool, an advanced tool for understanding global water problems and devising the best plans to alleviate them. This tool consists in a free web application that measures and analyses the sustainability of the fresh water used to make the goods and services we consume or produce, then prioritises where to reduce use to make our water footprint more sustainable. This initiative has already garnered international support from major companies, policy makers, NGOs and scientists as a world-class tool in the drive toward sustainable, efficient and smart water use. Read more New Water Footprint CalculatorGRACE Communications Foundation built a tool to help people to figure out how much water they use during their daily routines. This tool, called Water Footprint Calculator, accounts for not just how much water we use from the tap, but also the “virtual water” used to produce the food we eat, the energy we use and the products we buy. Read more The contents of this newsletter have been supplied by the partners of Urban_WFTP project. | ||||||
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