International Water Association

Tag: wastewater

Charting trends for an uncertain water future

By Hong Li* The water sector finds itself facing unprecedented challenges. The World Economic Forum has placed water at the top of its global risks...

US make US$1 billion available for water infrastructure projects

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the availability of approximately US$1 billion in credit assistance for water infrastructure projects under the new...

EU and EBRD support water supply in Jordan

The European Union (EU) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are supporting Jordan’s efforts to extend the use of sustainable and...

Replicating success, Dakar’s urban water governance

By Lisa Andrews* I recently worked on developing the Dakar City Water Story as part of the IWA’s Cities of the Future Programme. Learning about Dakar’s well-established urban...

New portal finds large water disparity across cities

A new interactive statistics portal allows users to compare cities’ differences within water abstraction, consumption, tariff structure and regulation of water services. The portal, www.waterstatistics.org, launched...

Finding innovative solutions to water storage and rainwater harvesting

Since 1934, Tankworks Australia has manufactured quality, long-lasting water tanks and accessories for the Australian market. Today, as Kingspan Water, we continue to be...

New book released on safe use of wastewater in agriculture

The United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) has launched a new book that will serve as...

Veolia’s BioThelys™: a solution to enhance biosolids and contribute to the...

We may be in a period of witnessing the development of renewable energies but some of them, such as solar energy or wind power,...

San Francisco issues world’s first climate certified water bond

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) has become the first organisation to issue a green bond certified under the Climate Bonds Water Criteria....