Rwanda: hosting the dialogue on water and development
With registration now open for IWA’s Water and Development Congress & Exhibition in Kigali, Rwanda, in December, Programme Committee chair Doulaye Kone explains why...
Water’s global agenda: where do we go from here?
The much-anticipated 2023 United Nations Water Conference was an historic event. But did it deliver what the sector had hoped for or needed? By...
Igniting the spark
IWA’s new Emerging Water Leaders Programme will help nurture talented young individuals in the sector. Erika Yarrow-Soden spoke to Glen and Patty Daigger, founding...
Modelling for circular and sustainable options
The IWA Water Resource Recovery Modelling Seminar, held earlier this year, showcased the latest thinking on modelling and its potential to transform water and...
Climate change and urban groundwater – the path to resilience
Climate change is making the management of urban groundwater more critical than ever before. Radu Gogu, Susie Mielby, Jane Dottridge and Stephen Foster highlight...
Bathrooms of the Future: the potential of smart water technology
A research project in Australia has been looking at how smart tech devices can deliver solutions to help manage and reduce water usage. Cameron...
Unlocking the role of water reuse
The 13th IWA International Conference on Water Reclamation and Reuse, held in Chennai, India, in January, saw leading experts in water reclamation and reuse...
Pioneering the path to non-sewered sanitation
With IWA’s first conference on non-sewered sanitation taking place later this year, Jay Bhagwan, chair of the Specialist Group on this topic, highlights the...
Moving from the shadows – Putting leakage management centre stage in utility operations
Leakage is a global problem that risks water security, sustainable supplies and good-quality services. Bill Kingdom outlines the measures that utilities can take to...
Blue Water Factories in China: the future of wastewater treatment
Sustainable wastewater treatment is critical to the circular economy. Xiaodi Hao, Ji Li, Yuanyuan Wu, Ranbin Liu and Ran Cai describe a framework under...