1、2025 MIECF1Re-setting our relationship with waterMACAO INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CO-OPERATION FORUM&EXHIBITIONCIRCULAR WATER AND WASTE AVOIDANCE SOLUTIONS FOR REGENERATING ECONOMIESJAMES LANDERCo-founder,DirectorALGAESYS S.A.-since 2020Registered&business address:Estrada Municipal 502(EM502 1),Arm
2、azm n1,2890-499 Alcochete,PORTUGALWater Challenges.To be solved!Water,water everywhere,but not a drop to drink“The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”,Coleridge22025 MIECFTOO LITTLEPoverty&conflictTOO DIRTYSource to seaPersistent pollutantsTOO MUCHDestroys crops&businessesTOO SALTYExpensive to desalinateIN
3、 THE WRONG PLACEWATER MANAGEMENT&POLLUTION CONTROLTOO COSTLYHIGH CARBON FOOTPRINTWater-the“Cinderella”of the environmental arena 2025 MIECF32023 first UN global water conference in 47 years!“if climate is a shark,water is its the teeth”(James P Bruce)2025 MIECF4Even WEF now sees it as“on trend”Large
4、st water users Agriculture(70+%)irrigation Thermo-electric power Industrial cooling&boiler feed2025 MIECF5DATA CENTRES&AI GrowthClashes with communities&other demands Direct:cooling Indirect:power generationConsume 0.1 2.0 Litres/kWh(WUE)50 MW centre consumes 10 20 MLd 50,000-100,000 people equivale
5、ntAI rapid growth has huge consequences Traditional Government approachMore infrastructure-inefficient&expensiveDesalination plants-damaging to ocean2025 MIECF6Municipalities&industrial parks limited budgets&tariff income inappropriate technology high O&M burdenImplement point of use efficiencies Ph
6、ilosophy Water&Resource Use Efficiencies Reduce end of pipe volumes&pollution loads Hierarchy of interventions Clean production technology Improved practices&asset management Recover&recirculation Decentralisation opportunities2025 MIECF7ProductMore ProductFeedstockFeedstockConventional Water Cycle