What leaks reveal
By James Workman
Government and business are increasingly obsessed with information leaks.
The tech company Apple fears leaks about products and labour practices have damaged its...
Letting go of the need to know: an important water-wise principle
By Stuart Waters, Managing Director, Twyfords
I have been interested to read the IWA Principles for Water Wise Cities, designed to help leaders deliver safer...
The Green-Grey Era – or how we are heading towards the integration of Nature-based...
By Caterina Marinetti
Nature-based solutions are already in place and scaling them up is possible
Nature-based Solutions (NBS) applications are many around the world. However, their cases...
How will Argentina achieve universal access to water and sanitation?
Argentina sets ambitious targets of providing universal access to water and 75 percent access to sewerage services for its citizens. How can the country...
In developing countries, increased financing for water utilities is the only way to achieve...
By David Omolo
One of the very first things that struck me when I came to the Netherlands, was how inconsequential drinking water was for...
The water you already have is the cheapest and most abundant resource!
By Mona Grieser
Water resource challenges in the Philippines
For many people in the Philippines, water through heavy rains has always been an abundant resource. More...
Why efficiency programmes are the best strategy for water security
By Mary Ann Dickinson
The world is watching with sympathetic alarm as Cape Town’s water crisis deepens.
As of 1 February 2018, fewer than 100 days...
What will be the leading edge water solutions of the 21st century?
By Hong Li, Science & Technology, and Specialist Groups Manager at IWA
Throughout history, securing a reliable and safe water supply, and dealing with wastewater, have been...
Water Research in Canada’s Arctic
By Stephanie Gora
For the past year I’ve had the privilege of managing a water research project in one of the most northern communities in...
Demystifying Blockchain for Water Professionals: Part 1
As professionals who work in the multidisciplinary water sector, we need to be aware of what new technologies are available, and how they can...
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...
