New standard for treated wastewater to maximise irrigation systems

A new standard (ISO 16075 series) has been published containing guidelines for the development and execution of treated wastewater projects, including design, materials, construction...

United States: Iowa farmers tackle nutrient management

A set of new efforts have been announced to help Iowa’s farmers and livestock producers conserve water and soil resources and improve nutrient management...

Asia: Sustainable farming systems in Asia receive global recognition

Four traditional farming systems in Bangladesh and Japan have been designated by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) as Globally...

Europe: European Commission to address impact of agriculture on drinking water

The European Commission has launched a new call for proposals to tackle the issue of agricultural pollution and its impact on the supply of...

Remote sensing will improve water management in the Middle East and...

The Netherlands and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) are expanding their collaboration in the area of water management with...

AeroFarms raises US$20 million for more vertical farms

AeroFarms Inc., a leader in vertical farming, has raised US$20 million in venture funding to build more of its aeroponic vertical farms. The indoor...

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...

Under pressure: the failure of utilities to tackle water loss

By James Workman Shortly after arriving in the Philippines in his role as project manager with water consultants Miya, Roland Liemberger took an unnecessary risk that...

Why loss calculations must include opportunity costs

Some degree of leakage is inevitable but most non-revenue water discussions focus only on immediate physical losses within a utility’s distribution and billing. What...

Q&A: Rod Cookson, the new managing director of IWA Publishing

By Jonathan Andrews What experience are you bringing to your new role? Since studying geography at the University of Liverpool, I have spent more than 20...