ECAM empowers water and wastewater utility operators to assess their greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption.
- Perfect for climate reporting needs
- Overview of system-wide greenhouse gas emissions
- IPCC-2019 compliant and open source
Resource Type: Video
Masterclass 4- Climate Action Now
This webinar is part of a masterclass series organised by the IWA Climate Smart Utilities Initiative. The goal of the Initiative is to assist water, wastewater, and urban drainage companies in improving their climate resilience by adapting to a changing climate while contributing to significant and sustainable reduction of GHG emissions.
After a first masterclass providing a general overview on quantifying, modelling and mitigating process emissions and a second masterclass on nitrous oxide, a third class dedicated to methane emissions in wastewater treatment, the final class is a panel discussion on Climate Action.
Masterclass 2: Nitrous oxide – monitoring, modelling and mitigation
This masterclass series organised by the IWA Climate Smart Utilities Initiative. The goal of the Initiative is to assist water, wastewater, and urban drainage companies in improving their climate resilience by adapting to a changing climate while contributing to significant and sustainable reduction of GHG emissions.
During this class, international experts in the field will present existing and recent approaches to quantify, monitor and mitigate N2O emissions. The class will bring participants up to speed with process emissions of nitrous oxide and methane from wastewater treatment – through presentations of key findings from a newly launched IWA publication and by sharing the experiences of progressive utilities around the world.
Masterclass 3- “Monitoring, Modelling and Mitigating Methane in Wastewater
This masterclass series is organised by the IWA Climate Smart Utilities Initiative. The goal of the Initiative is to assist water, wastewater, and urban drainage companies in improving their climate resilience by adapting to a changing climate while contributing to significant and sustainable reduction of GHG emissions.
During this class, international experts in the field presented existing and recent approaches to quantify, monitor and mitigate methane emissions. The class brought participants up to speed with process emissions of methane from wastewater treatment – through presentations of key findings from a newly launched IWA publication and by sharing the experiences of progressive utilities around the world. This class was hosted and presented by editors and co-authors of the IWA publication “Quantifying and modelling of fugitive greenhouse gas emissions from urban water systems” along with special guest utility experience from Anette Wästlund, Sjöstad WWTP Karlstad.
ECAM – Introduction
ECAM empowers water and wastewater utility operators to assess their greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption.
- Perfect for climate reporting needs
- Overview of system-wide greenhouse gas emissions
- IPCC-2019 compliant and open source
Planning in An Uncertain Future – The Climate Risk Informed Decision Analysis (CRIDA) Methodology
New Insights on Nature-based Solutions for Adaptation: Ramping Up Action through NBS Initiatives
CRIDA Applications in California An Overview
WaCCliM – Water and Wastewater Companies for Climate Mitigation (Project Video)
Water and wastewater companies are typically energy intensive. This indicates excellent opportunities for improving energy efficiency and greatly reducing greenhouse gas emissions through more energy-efficient systems, as well as recovering energy, nutrients and other materials from wastewater.
The ‘Water and Wastewater Companies for Climate Mitigation’ (WaCCliM) project shows how the urban water sector can reduce its own greenhouse gas emissions while preparing for climate change. WaCCliM engages with the international water and climate community, with national governments and with water and wastewater utilities as well as their associations in Jordan, Mexico and Peru. Together with its national and local partners, WaCCliM is improving the carbon balance of utilities in these countries and beyond. At the same time, the project aims to ensure that utilities increase their climate resilience, reduce their operational costs, and maintain, improve and adapt their services.
Interpreting climate information for water utilities (webinar on demand)
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
• Identify what climate information and data is relevant and can be used in your planning and operations.
• Interpret and integrate climate information and data in your utility’s management of water resources and water supply.
• Use climate information to improve your water safety planning implementation and development process by including climate related hazards and risks in your risk assessment of the water supply system from catchment to tap.
• Contribute to the resilience of your water utility.