Along with the rest of the European ceramics community, Drupps attended Ceramitec in Munich last week, which happened on April 9-12. Here are our takeaway notes.

Authorities in Bogotá, Colombia’s capital, announced on April 8th that residents would have to ration water as drought, fueled by El Niño, pushes reservoirs toward record lows. As global warming makes extreme weather such as heatwaves and drought more common and more severe, experts warn that the stress on cities’ water systems will only increase.

In theory, reducing water scarcity should reduce conflict risk. Technical solutions that increase supply and decrease demand can mitigate competition that might otherwise increase the risk of conflict.

State regulators have approved a new method of giving Californians some relief: treating and converting sewage waste into pure drinking water. As water resources continue to become more scarce as a result of human activities, "extreme" water recycling methods may become more commonplace.

Grupo Lamosa, one of the largest ceramics producers of the world, has purchased a system for recycling of airborne wastewater from Drupps to be installed at one of its production plants in Peru, to achieve sustainability ambitions by increasing water efficiency and to ensure long term operational viability.

For all of you who missed it, Aquatech Amsterdam happened last week. Being one of the major water events of the calendar, this is where you find the trends in European water. Most people related to European water and water technology seemed to be there.