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COVID-19: an opportunity to recover better
The water sector has found itself caught up in the current pandemic in many ways. Our responses can help shape a more resilient future...
Industry updates
Opinion
Time to embrace your inner water steward?
Water professionals struggling with the day-to-day realities of their work can regain their spark by embracing water stewardship, writes Pernille Ingildsen, author of a...
Water strategy: moving from risk to value creation
Will Sarni and Hugh Share on the future of corporate water stewardship.
To date, corporate water stewardship programmes have almost always been framed as an...
Analysis
A framework and tools for tackling water theft
By Lis Stedman
The theft of water is an under-explored issue, but it is clear that legality or illegality is extremely complex and not always clear-cut, especially when theft is due to ignorance, or simple...
A 3-D lens on water and migration
A review by the United Nations University Institute for Water and Health offers guidance on the role of water in migration. Lis Stedman reports.
The United Nations University Institute for Water and Health (UNU-INWEH) report...
Growing attention on the forever chemicals
By Lis Stedman
The EEA’s briefing document on the known and potential risks to human health and the environment in Europe from per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS), known as the forever chemicals, reflects a...
The time for global action on nitrogen
By Lis Stedman
The proposed “Nitrogen for Life” roadmap for action on nitrogen challenges – agreed at the recent UN member state meeting in Sri Lanka – envisages a far-reaching and comprehensive global assessment on...
Desalination and the drive for progress with unconventional resources
By Keith Hayward
Use of desalination to produce fresh water has escalated dramatically over recent years. The aim of the global assessment by the team led by the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment...
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