International Water Association

Brisbane’s journey to become a water-wise city

Water powers Australia’s New World City, which is home to more than one million people and is one of the fastest growing regions in...

Analysing water assets to prioritise water management

By Moo Young Han* Two prime assets of any country are land and water. The list of assets related to water includes visible water (river water,...

Embracing a holistic approach to urban water

By Jerry Yudelson* A mega-drought showed California’s cities could reduce water demand by 25 percent, at least temporarily. But as climate change accelerates extreme weather,...

Water management is a serious business, not a game!

By Simone De Kleermaeker* Water management is increasingly challenged by pressures such as population growth, sea level rise and climate change. Given the uncertainties about the...

Is there fecal sludge on your salad?

By Marie Rødsten Sagen* As the sun sets over the lush fields in the Indian city of Kolkata, it suddenly dawns upon me: this is the...

Protecting our water sources brings a wealth of benefits

By Andrea Erickson* The journey of our water from source to tap is long, and not one we think much about. For most of us,...

UN doubles estimate of those lacking access to WASH services

WHO and UNICEF raise the bar in a new SDG report which focuses on the quality of water services. By Richard Johnston & Tom Slaymaker* UN...

How Sierra Leone water utility is setting an example in Africa

By Cheikh Tidiane FALL* The Guma Valley Water Company of Sierra Leone has become the first water company on the African continent to get an AquaRating certificate,...

New water funds for city water supplies

By Ger Bergkamp* Water continues to rank high on the World Economic Forum’s risk ladder. The water crisis, together with extreme weather events, natural disasters, and...

How to become an adaptive city

By Tatiana Gallego-Lizon* Urbanisation has transformed Asia’s economies. But it has also generated environmental degradation and a rising demand for resources. Now comes the volatile flux...

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...