"Climate adaptation will make desalination essential" (Adrien de Saint-Germain, Veolia)

"Adapting to climate change will make desalination an essential part of the solutions for conserving water. Historically, the first desalination plants were built in the arid, energy-rich Gulf states in the 1970s, and Veolia has a strong presence there, as demonstrated by the memorandum of understanding we signed on 1 September with ACWA, a major global player in seawater desalination, which focuses primarily on improving the performance of their plants in the region”, explains Adrien de Saint-Germain, CEO of Veolia Desalination, in an interview with News Tank on 5 October.

“But we are seeing new areas emerge where these technologies are being developed, as water stress increases: in India, Morocco, Tunisia, Chile and Mexico, for example. Today, Veolia is the world leader in seawater…