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...
Vital work in a virtual world
This year, it is – already – 20 years since the International Water Association started to work under its new identity, following the merger...
Finance, the needs of women, and a forum for collaboration
This edition of The Source explores one of the core aspects of meeting the world’s water needs: financing. It covers investment needs, some of...
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...
Foundations for success
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast” is a famous quote by management consultant and writer Peter Drucker. He didn’t mean that strategy was unimportant –...
Vive la différence
In December, well over 1000 delegates from around the globe came together for IWA’s seventh Water and Development Congress & Exhibition in Kigali, Rwanda....
A celebration of ‘bottom-up’
‘Bottoms up!’ is one of the many phrases used around the world to announce a toast. Similar versions include ‘Gan Bei!’, which, translated, literally...
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...
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....