Selenium and the search for added value
Selenium is set to become of increasing importance, meaning research into treatment needs to connect with potential end uses to build value chains. Keith...
Ripe for innovation – adapting to address agriculture’s increasing thirst
With water demand from the agriculture sector growing, the editors of a new book highlighting varied global responses share thoughts on opportunities for progress.
By...
Sanitation: time for a change of tactics
A focus on conventional, centralised systems has failed to deliver adequate access to sanitation. Kala Vairavamoorthy makes the case for a change of tactics.
The...
Interview: John Beaumont, Chief Digital Officer at Thames Water
You’re the company’s first Chief Digital Officer, which is a relatively new term many corporations have yet to embrace. How do you explain what...
The blended finance opportunity for water investments
Innovation in financing is needed to bridge the water sector investment gap. Kathleen Dominique, of the OECD, looks at the potential of blended finance.
Water...
Climate smart utilities and the pipe to power push
Climate change demands that utilities do more on mitigation, with a push to carbon neutrality, and on adaptation. As IWA launches its Climate Smart Utilities...
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...
Real-time control transforms performance of wastewater system for Danish utility
With Denmark set to host the IWA Congress later this year, utility BlueKolding offers a case study from the country on how digital technology...
MoMoMo – Management of all water, for all, by all
Mooyoung Han describes how a water management philosophy for Korea could revolutionise approaches to tackling the global water crisis.
As we seek to develop water...
Pathways to energy neutrality: a German case study of the Ruhrverband
Germany’s Ruhrverband is taking a pioneering role in sustainable utility operations. Norbert Jardin describes how the co-organiser of next year’s IWA LET conference succeeded...
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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...
