Aiding the flow of the digital water transformation
To contribute to sector progress with digitalisation, the Global Water Research Coalition has released a report drawing on cases from around the world. The...
Adaptable desalination to boost Belgian supply options
Jac van Tuijn explains how a reverse osmosis technology is being piloted to desalinate water with varying salinity levels in a holiday hotspot.
Three Flemish...
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...
The three scales of water innovation
Inspired by the animal kingdom, Sudhir Murthy explains how to integrate infrastructure with digital solutions.
Many go through life neither knowing nor caring where their...
How can we achieve joined-up regulation to help meet the UN SDG6 water goal?
How can we achieve joined-up water regulation, connecting economic, health and environmental goals, to help meet UN Sustainable Development Goal 6? What are the...
The global water science challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic
The unprecedented reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic has included a remarkable response from the water science community in a race to fill knowledge gaps....
Sensors shed light on combined sewer overflows
Combined sewer overflows are a challenge in urban water management. Work in Berlin and Sofia is harnessing digital technologies so that utilities can better...
Integrating nature-based solutions into wastewater treatment
The potential of nature-based solutions is increasingly being recognised. Katharine Cross reviews practical experience of integrating these approaches into wastewater treatment.
Nature-based solutions (NbS), as...
Tapping into tradition: water insights from down the centuries
Our current engineering mindset may not fully equip us to deal with the water challenges ahead. Ancient and indigenous values and practices resonate with...
Countdown to Kigali
The 2023 IWA Water and Development Congress & Exhibition is approaching fast and will help advance options for low- and middle-income countries. Erika Yarrow-Soden...
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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...
