On September 15, in Kuala Lumpur, the Veolia Foundation, the Wilo Foundation, and the Global Environment Centre (GEC) agreed to restore the ecosystem of the Tiram River in Malaysia.
Monday, September 14 marks the official launch of the project benefiting the historic village of Hongcun. Goal: integrate this UNESCO World Heritage Site into a pioneering circular economy approach.
On Saturday, September 12, on the occasion of the Le Livre sur la place book fair in Nancy as well as in Beijing, the French and Chinese juries unveiled the winners of the 2026 Environmental Book Award.
Five months after their training in Cartagena, Colombia, Veoliaforce volunteers from Latin America are providing emergency humanitarian relief following the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck the country. Working in close coordination with the Veolia Foundation's humanitarian partners, they are supplying drinking water to affected communities.
Just two weeks after the inauguration of a Veoliaforce hub in Rabat, Morocco, the first Veolia Foundation volunteers were deployed alongside the Moroccan Red Crescent to train personnel in setting up and operating an Aquaforce 2000 mobile water treatment unit.
On July 8, 2026, in Rabat, the Veolia Foundation officially launched its new Veoliaforce Regional Hub. Designed to bring emergency expertise and equipment closer to field operations, this new branch is already backed by a strategic partnership with the Moroccan Red Crescent to maximize the impact of humanitarian interventions across the region.
Veolia employees from Water, Waste Management, and IT expertise, as well as from Franciliane and Aquiris (Belgium's largest wastewater treatment plant), came together for three days to train in humanitarian intervention with the Veolia Foundation.
Angela Currie and Julien de Sousa traveled to a country at war for a Veoliaforce mission focused on drinking water production. In Mykolaïv, Ukraine, they trained Ukrainian water technicians to deploy Aquaforces—the Veolia Foundation’s mobile water treatment units.
Faced with the emergencies that marked the year 2025, the Veolia Foundation did not simply stay the course: it accelerated. Whether deploying clean drinking water solutions in critical humanitarian contexts or supporting social innovation right around the corner, our teams and partners scaled up to deliver.
Preserving a Breton peatland, providing water access in Madagascar, and aquaponics for Beninese orphanages—the supported student initiatives stand out for their strong local roots.
With the monsoon season imminent in Bangladesh, wastewater management in refugee camps is an absolute health challenge. To secure the infrastructure of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in the Cox’s Bazar camps, Raphaël Laplane, an engineer at Veolia Water Technologies, deployed his expertise as a Veoliaforce volunteer.
Recently, a new Mobile Medical Clinic took to the roads of Gujarat, India—marking a significant step forward in our mission to ensure that no community is left behind when it comes to essential services.
Near the historic ruins of Angkor, a hundred families face a daily struggle for water. To meet this challenge, the Veolia Foundation orchestrated a powerful synergy of skills, mobilizing Veoliaforce experts from across the globe to secure access to water for a community in Phnom Kulen.
In late December, a downed high-voltage power line paralyzed the community of Cross Lake, Manitoba, Canada. To secure the drinking water supply, the Veolia Foundation deployed its Aquaforce units in -35°C weather: an unprecedented technical challenge.
A mission led in late 2025 by Veoliaforce volunteers from the Veolia Foundation supported the International Organization for Migration (IOM – UN Migration) in strengthening water access for displaced communities in South Sudan. By eliminating the need for chemicals, the partnership is helping lay the groundwork for more sustainable and resilient water systems in displacement settings.
Emergency drinking water production, mobilization of Veoliaforce volunteer experts, the Veolia Foundation is continuing its work in Jamaica, which was hit by Hurricane Melissa at the end of October. This effort is being carried out in partnership with the French Red Cross.
For three days, 25 employees from Veolia's North American entities gathered in Haworth, New Jersey, for training in humanitarian response. Their training coincided with the launch of the Veolia Foundation's first Veoliaforce hub.
From July 15 to 26, 2025, Emmanuel Corbel (Seureca) and Guy de Sainte-Claire (Veolia Water) conducted an audit of the drinking water infrastructure in the Dzaleka refugee camp in Malawi, as part of the partnership between the Veolia Foundation and the UNHCR. However, this mission began well before their departure.