International Water Association

Urban anti-fragility: the water sector beyond resilience

As water professionals face climate chaos, infrastructure solutions must go beyond resilience, argues Kala Vairavamoorthy. They must become anti-fragile, with systems growing cleaner and...

Indah Water Konsortium and the path to sustainability and long-term value

Malaysia’s national sewerage company, Indah Water Konsortium, won the IWA Professional Development Award 2021, in recognition of an important aspect of utility management. Joseph...

Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority’s path to progress

Cambodia’s Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority has become one of the most successful water utilities in the region. Director General Sim Sitha sets out...

A global repository for SARS-CoV-2 wastewater data

To progress the contribution of wastewater surveillance of the COVID-19 virus SARS-CoV-2, a group of international partners have established a global collaborative repository for...

Challenges for implementing and maintaining wastewater treatment in LMIC

Wastewater expert and IWA Global Water Award 2021 winner Marcos von Sperling offers advice on providing new treatment in low- and middle-income countries, and...

Redefining water infrastructure to build back better

COVID-19 recovery presents the water sector with an opportunity. Kala Vairavamoorthy looks at the how, who and where of ‘building back better’, and the...

Non-sewered sanitation – the SDG6 accelerator

With the world seeking a push on sanitation, as part of the drive towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), non-sewered sanitation has...

Detecting COVID-19 variants in wastewater

The global COVID-19 pandemic escalated quickly, and the challenge has been compounded by the rapid spread of new variants. The Source reviews some of...

The cooperation key to sustainable industrial water use

Industries of all types are making progress on sustainability, but stakeholders – including water managers – must work together to drive change. By Cheryl...

The service benefits of strategic asset management

Faced with a need to optimise investment, strategic asset management can help utilities achieve greater flexibility in their services. Jac van Tuijn spoke to...

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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...

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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...