International Water Association

Groundwater futures in the spotlight

Stephen Foster, Radu Gogu, Ida Holm-Olesen and Anders Bǽkgaard look at the path ahead for groundwater following discussions during the dedicated groundwater forum held...

The customer is always right

A new IWA book shows utilities how marketing can win visibility and value By James Workman When La Trobe University professor Rhett Walker asked...

Research on the frontiers of urban ecology

From the IWA journals Water Science & Technology and Water Policy: Forging linkages: How to scale up urban projects from below Cities want to recycle water and...

The Water-Nexus-Book Nexus

A series of publications suggest the end of the ‘water sector’ is near, to be replaced by a provocative, if nebulous, institutional linkage By James Workman The...

Water Allocation in Rivers under Pressure

How institutions evolve to replenish rivers By Scott Moore* In light of climate change, population growth and escalating water demand, governments must confront the problem of ‘basin closure,’ that...

The best books on water loss

“What has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun.” – Ecclesiastes 1:9 By James Workman Water may be scarce...

The lessons from Israel on water management

Seth M. Siegel’s Let There Be Water offers a strong, upbeat narrative about Israel’s extraordinary drive to master resource efficiency, productivity and knowhow in...

FEATURED STORY

Rwanda: hosting the dialogue on water and development

With registration now open for IWA’s Water and Development Congress & Exhibition in Kigali, Rwanda, in December, Programme Committee chair Doulaye Kone explains why...

NEWS

Development Bank establishes new fund for African urban sanitation

The African Development Bank has established the first African Urban Sanitation Investment Fund (AUSIF) to leverage public and private sector investment to support innovation...