Decarbonisation pathways – the water sector responds to the climate challenge
Krishna R Pagilla and Zhiyong Jason Ren, editors of a new book on the potential for decarbonisation in the water industry, explain why they...
Going underground – How development can impact groundwater resources
Stephen Foster and Radu Gogu are authors of a new publication to provide guidance for water utilities and municipal authorities on assessing and managing...
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...
COVID-19 – reviewing the impacts on water use
Lledó Castellet of the IWA Statistics and Economics Specialist Group provides an assessment of how COVID-19 impacted the water sector.
Two years ago, the world...
Global Water Award 2022: Pushing for progress on water and sanitation provision
Nisha Mandani’s organisation provides water and sanitation to neglected communities. The winner of the IWA 2022 Global Water Award talks to Erika Yarrow-Soden.
Nisha Mandani, founder...
Simple SDG6 solutions? Think again
Kala Vairavamoorthy explains how systems thinking can help us tackle complex water problems and avoid unintended consequences.
I recently attended IWA’s Hydroinformatics conference in Bucharest...
Water – facilitating collaborative dialogues
International collaboration will be essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and this will require trusted partners to facilitate negotiations. Erika Yarrow-Soden talks to...
Industrial water reuse: Perspectives from emerging economies
Industries are seizing the benefits of water reuse. Following a recent IWA webinar, The Source looks at this increasing focus on the circular economy.
Water...
Corporate water strategy: improving watershed health through innovation
Corporations are increasingly building on their water stewardship strategies to attain net-zero goals for carbon and water, improve watershed health, and operate smarter systems...
Igniting the potential for industrial change
With industrial water featuring as a forum theme at the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition, Erika Yarrow-Soden talks to Søren Hvilshøj about the...
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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...
