Changing times for urban non-sewered sanitation
Current professional interest in non-sewered sanitation builds on efforts over recent decades. Linda Strande reflects on the transformation of the agenda for urban areas.
In...
Low energy desalination: the microbial opportunity
Jac van Tuijn talks to Sergio Salinas about prospects for use of microbial desalination cells, the focus of a book published by IWA Publishing.
While...
Track, trace and target – the water sector and emerging viruses
New viruses continue to emerge and spread. Joan B Rose, Rosina Girones, Marta Rusiñol Arantegui, Veronica Beatriz Rajal, Ramiro Poma, Maronel Steyn, Bettina Genthe,...
ADB’s collaborative contracts for O&M
The Asian Development Bank is drafting an innovative contract framework to support sustainable and secure water systems for people in the Asia and Pacific...
How local wastewater treatment is transforming city infrastructure
How local wastewater treatment is transforming city infrastructure
By Sandra Postel
Six years into Australia’s Millennium Drought, the managers of an attractive golf club,...
RESCCUE: a European model for urban climate change resilience planning
Many cities are working towards resilience to better cope with shocks such as those caused by climate change. Marc Velasco, Beniamino Russo, Montse Martínez,...
Viewpoint: the next 10 years of water and sanitation in LAC
With the deadline for the SDGs a decade away, Sergio Campos, chief of the Inter-American Development Bank’s Water and Sanitation Division, reviews the priority...
Smart solutions for intermittent supply systems
Intermittent operation of water supply networks is widespread, including in sub-Saharan Africa. Edo Abraham, Joost Verbart and Jan Peter van der Hoek look at...
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...
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...
