Records can be broken: Lessons from the Millennium Drought
Australia has a long history of frequent droughts and consequently, much of its water management has been geared to coping with drought and its...
Beyond urban water security: the vulnerability of intermittent water supplies
By Hassan Aboelnga
Many cities today are at risk of running out of water, with water availability now cited as one of the greatest risks...
Brisbane’s journey to become a water-wise city
Water powers Australia’s New World City, which is home to more than one million people and is one of the fastest growing regions in...
Time to make the bureaucrats accountable
We need proper incentives and accountability if we expect managers to deliver on the new water development goal
By David Zetland*
The UN has descended from...
Maximising potential for healthy rivers and low-carbon energy
By Michelle Lakly*
As the global population climbs toward 9 billion, rivers will experience tremendous pressure. To provide the necessary resources for our growing communities, more...
Shifting values towards conservation
By Devon Hardy
We live in a world in which everything has an economic value. Our time is measured in opportunity cost, our value to...
Water quality from space: ‘A giant leap’ for public and environmental health
By Katherine Cross*
Satellites have a long history, with the American writer, Edward Everett Hale, writing speculative fiction containing the first known depiction of an...
Community management of drinking water and sanitation in rural Chile
By Guillermo Saavedra*
In Chile, approximately 1,700 community organisations supply water to 13 percent of the Chilean population in rural areas. They are non-profit organisations...
Why cities need to utilise their surrounding landscapes
By Kristina Hill*
Suppose you woke up to discover a deep disturbance to the space/time continuum. Authorities have given 20 to 30 years before relocating you, and...
Too many indicators make monitoring murky
By SungBong Lee, Tamara Avéllan, and Sabrina Julie Kirschke*
Good water quality is essential for human well-being and for maintaining a healthy environment with high...
FEATURED STORY
Toronto Water – serving the host city of the World Water...
Toronto Water has transformed the city’s water management. Ahead of IWA’s World Water Congress & Exhibition in the capital of the Canadian province of...
NEWS
UNU report warns on tipping points if environmental risks not addressed
A new report released by the United Nations University (UNU) has found that drastic changes to fundamental socioecological systems are likely if environmental risks...
