Water and climate professionals: united by necessity
The official mention of water resources in terms of adaptation in the Outcomes document of the COP22 meeting and the realisation that the implementation...
Climate smart utilities – China rises to the carbon challenge
Showcasing five Chinese cases among the global utilities recognised by IWA’s Climate Smart Utilities Initiative.
IWA’s Climate Smart Utilities Recognition Programme seeks to inspire water,...
Denmark’s water utility SDG agenda for change
Water and wastewater utilities in Denmark have taken a lead in the country, working to integrate the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their...
Racing the pandemic: realising wastewater monitoring’s potential
Wastewater monitoring looks set to bring extra speed and accuracy to public health measures to trace the spread of COVID-19 and, ultimately, contribute to...
Utility insights into nature-based options
Utilities around the world have shown that nature-based approaches can be justified economically and deliver wider benefits when compared to traditional infrastructure. The Source...
Turning black markets into new opportunities
The cultivation of qat, a mild narcotic which is consumed by 70 percent of Yemeni adults, is draining aquifers in a country where three...
Turning the tide on urban sanitation
In the previous issue, members of the Advisory Board of IWA’s Inclusive Urban Sanitation initiative set out their perspectives. Juliet Willetts picks up the...
The linear to circular shift for wastewater in Latin America
Daniel Nolasco, Diego Rodriguez, Hector Serrano, Anna Delgado and Gustavo Saltiel outline the opportunities for sustainable wastewater measures in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Statistics...
People power – how collaboration is the route to innovation
The UK’s Cranfield University is helping to organise this year’s IWA Leading Edge Technologies conference. Keith Hayward spoke with Dr Ana Soares about the...
Harnessing electrons – seizing the potential of transferable technology
Suresh Pillai, Andrzej Chmielewski and Jianlong Wang describe how ionising radiation technologies, routinely used for medical disinfection, could be transformative for the water sector.
Traditional...
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...
