International Water Association

WateReuse names new Executive Director

The WateReuse Association, a US national trade association dedicated to advancing water recycling, has named Patricia Sinicropi as its new Executive Director effective from...

IWA announce winner of resource recovery from water award

The International Water Association’s Best Practices on Resource Recovery from Water Award 2017, has been won by technology provider POSCO Engineering and Construction. The...

First manual on human rights-based approach to IWRM launched

The UNDP Water Governance Facility at SIWI, Cap-Net, Redica and WaterLex, have launched a manual that brings together two fields that, until recently, have...

Water pioneers recognised at UN climate awards

By Richard Forster Two projects bringing safe water supplies to African countries have been selected as Lighthouse Activities of the Momentum for Change initiative of...

Tanju Karanfil named fellow of the International Water Association

Tanju Karanfil, associate dean of research and graduate studies at Clemson University’s College of Engineering and Science, South Carolina, has been made a fellow...

Rand Water announced 2016 Project Innovation Grand Award Winner

The International Water Association (IWA) has awarded Rand Water from South Africa the Project Innovation Award–Grand Award. A non-profit public utility based in Gauteng,...

Transportable water tank wins AidEx award

A 1,000-litre water tank that weighs only 23 kilogrammes and can be easily transported in a flat-packed cardboard box has won the AidEx Aid...

American professor wins 2017 Stockholm Water Prize

Professor Stephen McCaffrey has received the 2017 Stockholm Water Prize for his contribution to the evolution and realisation of international water law. In its citation,...

First African Young Water Professionals Conference hosted by South Africa

Pretoria saw one of the world’s largest gatherings of young water professionals (YWPs) last November when the city hosted the 4th South Africa Young...

Water efficiency experts meet in Bath to debate solutions

Waterwise hosted the IWA ‘Efficient 2017’ conference, leveraging new standards, labels, incentives, data, markets and policies Demand management through conservation and leak reduction is arguably...

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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...