SMEP Projects: Spotlight on Bangladesh The Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh is a target country within the SMEP Programme. In 2023, Bangladesh became the fastest-growing economy in the world, with a 7% average GDP growth over the past decade. Today, the country is the second-largest exporter of ready-made garments in the world, with the industry constituting […]
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A machine learning approach to wastewater treatment Gaussian process regression and Monte Carlo analysis Conducted under the SMEP-funded SAFECONOMY project, this study aimed to analyse the application of Gaussian Process Regression (GPR) modelling to improve the accuracy of degradation response predictions in wastewater treatment. Three crucial factors, i.e., catalyst (CFA–ZnF), oxidant (H2O2), and pollutant (MB)
A SMEP research brief, led by Atiq Zaman, Ruan Parrott and Henrique Pacini, examines how treating and recovering wastewater from a textile mill can yield significant greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions. The brief is based on a SMEP-funded pilot project led by a consortium made up of two technology providers (Panta Rei Water Solutions and
Decarbonising the Textile Sector in Bangladesh Insight’s from a Textiles Wastewater Management project at Fakir Knitwears The SMEP Textiles Wastewater Management project, co-led by Primark and Panta Rei Water Solutions in collaboration with the Fakir Group, Grundfos, WaterAid and H&M at the Fakir Knitwear Plant, in Dhaka, demonstrates how integrating advanced wastewater treatment and reuse
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Beyond Compliance Trade as a channel for the adoption of industrial wastewater treatment in the Global South Water emerges as a pivotal element within the context of the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity. As a fundamental resource for all life forms, water plays a multifaceted role in our ecosystems, as a
SMEP Projects: Spotlight on Kenya The Republic of Kenya is a key SMEP target country within sub-Saharan Africa. With an economy driven largely by agriculture, industry and services sectors, and an increasing waste management problem, solutions that facilitate the mitigation of pollution from these sectors are critical. This factsheet explores the SMEP Programme’s eight pilot
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SMEP-funded projects that are turning wastewater into a resource Water scarcity is a global issue, with approximately 2.7 billion people afflicted world wide. With the impacts of climate change and the increasing growth in economic development and populations, the need for freshwater water sources will become ever more pressing. One way of addressing this growing
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Technical Cooperation Outcome Solutions in traditional knowledge How gravity water filters could help reduce single-use plastics in sub-Saharan Africa Universal access to safe and affordable drinking water continues to demand the attention of the United Nations and its member states under SDG 6. However, the construction of new water delivery infrastructure is failing to keep