New InterLink: March 2022 edition

The 'Global Risks Report 22', which was just released in February, no longer includes water or water-related issues among the top five threats lurking within the next ten years. Unfortunately, not because the world has got to grips with water infrastructure, in case you were wondering. Other threats have just come along and seem more plausible.

Climate action failure is now considered the greatest threat to human safety and well-being. By action failure is meant that even though we know what needs to be done, and we have the tools and technologies to do so, we will fail to follow through.

Failure to act will eventually drag water back into the picture, as extreme weather events have a direct impact on water infrastructure. Extreme rain will destroy sewer systems through overflow and create massive pollutants, or - as is seen in many places in the world - rip everything with it as it flows by; land, houses, cars, bridges and the like.

Before 2030, hundreds of millions of people will move because of water issues in their area. Either because of too much, too little, or too poor quality.

As you will notice throughout this magazine, more and more projects are initiated to prepare or optimise water infrastructure to accommodate for changes in the climate. Fortunately, that is because there are numerous solutions readily available to structure a future-safe, sustainable water infrastructure. Solutions to not only cope with the effects of climate changes but to also help bring down emissions and over-exploitation so we can prevent further impact.

IWA Conference and Exhibition, Copenhagen 2022

Having been shut down due to COVID-19 for two years, we are finally ready to receive guests and delegates to Copenhagen in September at the IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition.

The theme of the conference is “Water for smart, livable cities”. At the exhibition, our Danish pavilion will demonstrate how we can assist with efficient water management. The “LeakMan” project will be used as a demonstration of how it is possible to reach a close-to-zero leakage rate. For the project, AVK has contributed with our intelligent pressure management system as well as Smart Water products, which can all be experienced at the Danish pavilion.

We highly encourage all our sales organisations and customers to visit the event Copenhagen to see and experience the last new measures for improved water infrastructure.

Welcome to a new issue of InterLink, and welcome to Copenhagen in September!