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BlueTech Research Roundtable 6: SDG6 – Clean Water & Sanitation – how innovation can lift us out of water poverty

BlueTech Research Roundtable 6: SDG6 – Clean Water & Sanitation – how innovation can lift us out of water poverty

We had a fantastic turn out at our latest roundtable which was held on the 11th May on the topic of SDG 6 – how innovation can lift us out of water poverty. We are on our third attempt since the 1980s to provide universal access to water. SDG 6 – achieve clean water... Read More

Lessons from Walden

Lessons from Walden

This Easter break, for the first time ever, I spent two weeks of vacation at home. Not something I would ever have planned, tending to always want to visit different places and experience new things, but this year was we traded Sri Lanka for a stay-cation and it was a... Read More

Seeking Anti-fragility in a Black Swan event – strategies for the water sector

Seeking Anti-fragility in a Black Swan event – strategies for the water sector

A Black Swan event is a term used by Nicholas Taleb, to describe a turbulent event outside of the realm of our previous experience. According to Taleb, things which are anti-fragile, get stronger when challenged, while things which are fragile, break when shocked. The... Read More

Biosphere 2 proves potential of ecological water systems

Biosphere 2 proves potential of ecological water systems

Through a radical experiment in life support systems – Biosphere 2 – ecologist Mark Nelson developed a deep understanding of humans’ connection with the earth and their impact on the water cycle. While some lessons may not have been acted upon fast enough,... Read More

BlueTech Forum 2019 Feedback

BlueTech Forum 2019 Feedback

We hope to see you at BlueTech Forum 2020 which will take place in June. Full details will be released shortly. Please find below the Innovation Showcase and keynote presentations from BlueTech Forum 2019. Innovation Showcase CasestudiesDownload Presentations ... Read More