International Water Association

The water-energy nexus – a toolkit for innovation

Laurent Bellet, Corinne Trommsdorff and Alex Alix, editors of a new book aiming to help the water sector reduce its emissions of greenhouse gases,...

Reducing emissions – China’s plan to go green

Xiaodi Hao, Ranbin Liu, Yu Wenbo and Shuang Li describe how new guidelines are helping China meet its ambitions for carbon reduction. As an important...

Advancing African water sector action on gender diversity

The winner of the IWA 2022 Gender and Diversity Award, Annabell Waititu, tells Erika Yarrow-Soden how Big Five Africa is helping water companies in...

A roadmap for transforming cities

Australia’s Urban WaterGuide provides a blueprint for future-proofing cities. Tony Wong, Jamie Ewert, and Katharine Cross show how its philosophy of integrated water management...

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...

Denmark delivers: a huge success in Copenhagen

Erika Yarrow-Soden gives a view on some of the highlights of what has been heralded as IWA’s most successful Congress & Exhibition to date. With...

Eyes in the sky

Claudia Giardino talks to Erika Yarrow-Soden about the developments in Earth Observation technology that are benefiting water professionals. Recognising the importance of digitalisation for the...

The Nigerian sanitation economy: possibilities and challenges

Peter Cookey and Mayowa Abiodun consider the potential for sanitation to improve health, the environment and the economy in Nigeria. The Nigerian Sanitation Economy could...

Bergen – A city that celebrates its water challenges

Magnar Sekse, the director of Bergen Water, talks to Erika Yarrow-Soden about the world-leading work that has brought climate resilience to this Norwegian city. Magnar...

Climate resilience: Transforming lives in Thailand

Royboon Rassameethes highlights the success story of Ban Limthong, a village whose community-led model for water management has been rolled out across Thailand. Thailand has...

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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...

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...