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This blog is meant to be a forum for reflection about water and how we use it. A space where scientists and practitioners can think out loud: what could be made differently - but also what works well. We want to encourage a reflective practice, where we can rethink and refill our collective stock of ideas. It is curated by The WaterCentre@KTH, an initiative for trans-disciplinary collaboration..
KTH Blog » Water
10M ago
MSc Metha Bregman, behavioral scientist and new business models consultant, CPONH.
MSc Karen Jonkers, network developer and change management facilitator, CPONH.
Workshop participants on the Liljeholmen Quay
As part of the EU program SOS Climate Waterfront, we, Karen Jonkers and Metha Bregman visited on behalf of CPONH, the workshop SOS Climate Waterfront in Sweden. During our one-month stay in Stockholm in May-June 2022, this gathering brought us in contact with a brand new international network of climate-aware promovendi, architects, teachers and researchers from a number of countries. We b ..read more
KTH Blog » Water
1y ago
Lauren McKee
One of the great biotechnological advances of recent years is the development of affordable and accessible methods for genome sequencing. In the field of metagenomics, we can sequence the genomes of all the microbes in a community, by extracting DNA directly from an environmental sample such as soil or water. There are many different sequencing techniques that can be used for this, depending on the amount of time available for a project and the depth of information that is required. The genius of metagenome sequencing is that we don’t need to isolate microbes from the environment ..read more
KTH Blog » Water
1y ago
Isaac Owusu-Agyeman
Sjöstadsverket Water Innovation Centre (SWIC) is owned and operated by IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute and KTH. Sjöstadsverket is Sweden’s leading and internationally prominent research and development facility in water purification technology.
Many lack clean water
Water is the core of life and an important indicator of sustainable development. However, an increasing proportion of the world’s population does not have access to safe water. The lack of clean water is a growing problem in the world. It is said that access to safe water is a human right that many ..read more
KTH Blog » Water
1y ago
Gauri Salunkhe & Katarina Larsen
The sun setting on our right in beautiful orange hues, water flowing calmly and gentle breeze on our faces. This was the tranquil atmosphere on Río Guapi on a Saturday evening in early October 2022, as we were travelling down the river in a traditional fishing boat of the Guapiñeros. In the next moment, loud cheering and clapping echoed through the mangroves and houses lining the river. The sail prototype had been unfolded and successfully set up on the boat. The next twenty minutes had everyone brimming with excitement as the fishermen expertly navigated t ..read more
KTH Blog » Water
1y ago
Historically, cities have built their drinking water service provision based on the principle of universal coverage that relies heavily on formal piped water supply offered by a few municipal actors. However, in cities of the Global South these formal service provision systems are often very fragmented and can face shortcomings in meeting the water demands of all urban water users. Importantly, the urban poor that live in informal settlements are often disconnected from these services and therefore complement their drinking water needs with a plethora of informal water services.
Water provided ..read more
KTH Blog » Water
1y ago
How can we combine key issues like, re-use of historical buildings, respect present social identity, urban planning, economic goals, reconciling conflict, and sustainability?
Urban waterfronts as complex bioregions by nature and also socio-economical hubs by their history, provide a real challenge for planning institutions. The European Union SOS Climate Waterfronts project[1] is aimed at the development of innovative and sustainable strategies for solving present situations, while helping to plan future resilient and adaptive waterfronts. The project allowed a multi and cultural dis ..read more
KTH Blog » Water
1y ago
There are a few significant stages in the life of a PhD candidate. The first one is the presentation of the pro memorandum, where the PhD student presents their plan for their thesis in front of the division. This is supposed to happen within the first year and is seen as a first step towards defending one’s one ideas and theories, but it is also important to take in criticism and suggestions by colleagues. The next step then happens after half of the PhD time is over. This is called midseminar in Swedish and here the PhD candidate also has an opponent. The opponent is usually a senior researc ..read more
KTH Blog » Water
2y ago
There are a few significant stages in the life of a PhD candidate. The first one is the presentation of the pro memorandum, where the PhD student presents their plan for their thesis in front of the division. This is supposed to happen within the first year and is seen as a first step towards defending one’s one ideas and theories, but it is also important to take in criticism and suggestions by colleagues. The next step then happens after half of the PhD time is over. This is called midseminar in Swedish and here the PhD candidate also has an opponent. The opponent is usually a senior researc ..read more
KTH Blog » Water
2y ago
Drought and the lack of access to clean water constitute serious threats to human and natural wellbeing in many places of the world. Over the last century, drought has faded from quotidian life in many parts of Scandinavia and northern Europe. However, experiences of extreme weather in recent years have advanced a new awareness and preparedness agenda. Issues concerning water use and availability are now among the priorities of risk management, climate change adaptation, and preparedness efforts.
Sweden’s weather was fairly stable for much of the 20th century. The problems of drought were usua ..read more
KTH Blog » Water
2y ago
Photo by: Mattias Klum (MKTG) and Stockholm Environment Institute
On the 1st of February, this year, the biggest governance overhaul of Swedish hydropower in a century entered a new phase of implementation. This occurred when the first owners of hydropower installations, in 17 river basins, sent in permit review documents to the Land and Environmental Court, as part of the implementation of the National Plan of Hydropower Permit Review (NAP). Over the coming 20 years, all Swedish hydropower owners that signed up to the NAP (virtually all owners have done so) are required to apply for new hydr ..read more