GineersNow Engineering Magazine September 2016 Issue No 007
GineersNow Engineering Magazine September 2016 Issue No 007 Veolia Water Technologies: Sustainable water champion. Exclusive: Water for people, Cranfield University, Imagine H2O, WaterAid, Aviscus. Special Feature Stories: Desalination, Nanofiltration, Ultrafiltration, Reverse Osmosis, Water Treatment, Pipes, Pumps, HVACR, Oil & Gas, Construction, Heavy Equipment, Machinery, Tools, Civil Engineering, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, MEP, Water, Wastewater, Renewables, Energy, Petroleum. Country Focus: Brazil, United States, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Australia More engineering stories at https://www.gineersnow.com/topics/magazines
GineersNow Engineering Magazine September 2016 Issue No 007
Veolia Water Technologies: Sustainable water champion.
Exclusive: Water for people, Cranfield University, Imagine H2O, WaterAid, Aviscus.
Special Feature Stories: Desalination, Nanofiltration, Ultrafiltration, Reverse Osmosis, Water Treatment, Pipes, Pumps, HVACR, Oil & Gas, Construction, Heavy Equipment, Machinery, Tools, Civil Engineering, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, MEP, Water, Wastewater, Renewables, Energy, Petroleum.
Country Focus: Brazil, United States, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Australia
More engineering stories at https://www.gineersnow.com/topics/magazines
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in the field of agriculture and<br />
disaster adaptation.<br />
THE CHALLENGES &<br />
SOLUTIONS<br />
GN: What are the greatest<br />
challenges in the water<br />
industry?<br />
Carandang: The greatest<br />
challenge in the water industry<br />
aside from the adoption and<br />
scalability of the technology is<br />
the cost to distribute water to<br />
the poorest and underprivileged<br />
people. Majority, if not all, of<br />
the people who lack accesses<br />
to water are the ones who live<br />
below the poverty line. They<br />
do not have the means and<br />
financial capability to because<br />
aside from the skepticism of the<br />
government, private corporations,<br />
and NGOs of every country with<br />
introduction of new technology<br />
in their portfolio, they are also<br />
looking on the profitability of<br />
when they adopt it. I think that<br />
if we just allow ourselves to really<br />
focus on the problem and provide<br />
and implement solutions, we can<br />
truly achieve the change we<br />
want. By doing a whole system<br />
approach by utilizing, treating,<br />
and distributing water.<br />
GN: What do you think should<br />
the government, private<br />
companies and NGO of each<br />
country do to get rid of these?<br />
How do we provide water<br />
accessibility to more than 7<br />
billion people?<br />
Carandang: In order for us to<br />
provide water to more than 7<br />
billion people across the world, we<br />
must first have the political will<br />
to implement stricter sanctions<br />
and penalties to people and<br />
organizations that fail to comply<br />
with environmental regulations<br />
which adversely affects our<br />
fresh water sources and also to<br />
prioritize projects and regulations<br />
that will enable the connectivity<br />
of the off-grid areas to the main<br />
distribution system. Lastly, we<br />
can also increase our supply<br />
by impounding and utilizing<br />
flood and surface water and by<br />
recharging aquifers.<br />
ADVICE TO THE YOUNG<br />
ENGINEERS<br />
GN: Please give advice and<br />
words of wisdom about the<br />
clean water campaign to our<br />
young global audience. What<br />
would you like to tell to the<br />
millennials? Any inspiring words<br />
that you can share?<br />
Carandang: As we all know,<br />
humanity is standing in a<br />
threshold now and our generation<br />
will be the one to carry the<br />
burden of saving our planet. Still,<br />
we need to remember that no<br />
matter how deep the despair,<br />
hope always rises out of it. We<br />
are the new light of the worldthe<br />
ones who’ll guide humanity<br />
to a promising future. For this<br />
very reason, no matter what your<br />
age, race, gender, or social status,<br />
we can help each other and make<br />
use of our knowledge, passion,<br />
and dedication so that together,<br />
we can make our world a better<br />
place especially to our brothers<br />
and sisters in need.<br />
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