But wait…there’s more
It was a long time coming, but it was certainly worth the wait. Our Copenhagen World Water Congress & Exhibition was everything I had...
Swim, sing, smile
Our Copenhagen World Water Congress & Exhibition is almost with us. This long-anticipated event promises to be exactly the vibrant and prestigious occasion we...
Water and Goldilocks
Often, when the global community thinks about the challenges we face in water, the first thought is about the availability of water - adequacy...
No time to COP out
For those in a corporate environment, the difficulties of implementing change are well known. In some cases, resistance to change is because we are...
IWA President elected for second term
IWA President Tom Mollenkopf has been elected to serve a second term in his role. Mollenkopf, an Australian water expert, was first elected in...
Science, people, and Ikigai
On 9 August this year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the first part of the Sixth Assessment Report, Climate Change 2021:...
IWA and the global water opportunity
The late US President John F Kennedy is quoted as saying that, “when written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters....
Handing over with IWA having reached new heights
After more or less five years as President of IWA, this is my final article for The Source in that role.
As I reflect on...
Supporting the utility community
As many of you will know, the water utility community is particularly close to my heart. IWA is a powerful network, drawing in talented...
The timescales of our attention
Around the world, our sector continues to provide its essential services. The demands of the COVID-19 pandemic tend to shorten our perspectives. We concentrate...
FEATURED STORY
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,...
NEWS
UN study calls for action on antimicrobial resistance
A new study by the UN calls for action on pollution that it says is causing millions of deaths annually due to resistance to...
