After two weeks, the UN Biodiversity Conference ended on 19 December. The so-called COP15 (15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity), held under the auspices of the United Nations (UNEP – UN Environmental Program) and chaired by China and hosted by Canada, adopted the «Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework» (GBF – «Global […]
How a disaster became the starting point for clean air legislation The beginning of December marked the 70th anniversary of unprecedented air pollution in London. It led to 10,000 deaths and 200,000 serious illnesses. The »Great Smog» was a severe air pollution event that hit the British capital from 5 to 9 December 1952: a […]
The German Digital Gipfel (digital summit) is the central platform for shaping the digital endeavour with all those involved. Representatives of the federal government and key companies of the digital economy will meet at the Digital Summit 2022 on 8 and 9 December. Our CEO, Karim Tarraf, is there together with the other members of […]
At the end of October, the EU Commission presented a proposal for updating the guidelines on air quality. The stricter limits for individual air pollutants may be considered the core part. Additionally, the proposal stresses the relevance of air quality more than the previous legislation. Below you will find a short summary: In 2020, the […]
We are proud to have our first Sentience Measurement Device installed in the USA (Sacramento). It is a significant step to enter business in a country on another continent. Additionally, the installation and deployment of the device provided evidence that our processes and technology are professionally defined and elaborated. So, in California, it was a […]
An essential addition for Esri users Hawa Dawa now offers an integration of the collected environmental data into Esri ArcGIS. For Esri users, this is a convenient way to use this data in the familiar Esri environment.
The advisory board «Junge Digitale Wirtschaft «(Young Digital Economy) provides first-hand advice to the German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection on current issues of digital transformation. The focus is on the development and potential of the young digital economy and new digital technologies in Germany. Because of the dynamics of the digital […]
Currently, budget planning is on the way in most of municipalities. Particularly in the area of climate and environment, it will not be sufficient to update the existing values. On the one hand, because the current situation poses new challenges for the municipalities but also holds a multitude of opportunities in store, and on the […]
Environmental impacts have become an integral part of the «urban development and traffic planning» field of action. Heat waves and increased traffic volumes are just two of the many effects of climate change and urbanization that make the topic of «environment» even more critical. For concretely considering environmental influences in planning and decision-making, relevant environmental […]
Interview with Frank Felten and Matthew Fullerton Transport has a key role to play in efforts to improve air quality. In our interview with Frank Felten, Chief Product Officer at Hawa Dawa, and Matt Fullerton, Chief Technical Officer for Software & Hardware at Hawa Dawa, we shed light on this relation. What approaches are there? […]
