ABB has introduced its new drive for water and wastewater ? the ACQ580 ? in the Middle East market in October
Water
WETEX 2017 attracts key industry players in water desalination, treatment and conservation technologies
This years WETEX provides large spaces that bring together key industry players from around the world under one roof. (Image source: WETEX)
The scarcity of drinking water in various parts of the world imposes challenges that encouraged many companies to invest in research of new technologies for water production and storage
Waste management - the next-generation driver for realising a green economy

Aisha Mohamed Abdullah Al Abdooli, director, Green Development Department in Ministry of Climate Change and Environment., is the writer of the column.
The UAE has identified waste management as one with enormous potential to create employment and generate entrepreneurial opportunities
Atkins to develop PPP sanitation infrastructure upgrade in Saudi Arabia

The projects will be developed using the BOT/BOO scheme to finance the construction of wastewater treatment facilities. (Image source: Atkins)
Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin group, has won an advisory services contract from state-owned National Water Company (NWC) as part of a consortium to provide sustainable sanitation services in Saudi Arabia
A new desalination plant to come up in Casablanca
Morocco is finalising a feasibility study and financial and institutional structures for a new seawater desalination plant project