Indian insights for the drive to decentralisation
IWA Women in Water Award winner Nafisa Barot looks back on the early experiences of setting up an NGO in India and at how...
Colombia’s emerging regulatory framework for inclusive sanitation access
Colombia’s water sector regulator, CRA, is implementing a differentiated approach to secure inclusive access to sanitation in urban areas. The Source hears from its...
Climate change and urban groundwater – the path to resilience
Climate change is making the management of urban groundwater more critical than ever before. Radu Gogu, Susie Mielby, Jane Dottridge and Stephen Foster highlight...
Thailand’s progress with novel non-sewered sanitation solutions
Thai industrial group SCG has been working to evolve its range of non-sewered sanitation options, writes Attawut Kumkrong.
With many places in the world facing...
The role of innovation in European policy implementation
The EU’s ambitious policies present bright prospects for the continent’s water technology sector. Keith Hayward spoke to Dr Wim van Vierssen, Vice-President Innovation for...
The rise of female networks
From African wells to Silicon Valley workshops, female networks are mobilising to solve urgent water problems by sharing knowledge, opening doors, mentoring youth, raising money, and...
Integrating nature-based solutions into wastewater treatment
The potential of nature-based solutions is increasingly being recognised. Katharine Cross reviews practical experience of integrating these approaches into wastewater treatment.
Nature-based solutions (NbS), as...
All Systems Connect
In anticipation of a symposium in May to promote a systems-based approach, Patrick Moriarty makes the case for collaboration to secure progress.
The world is...
The disruptive opportunity for mainstreaming urine recycling
Decentralised sanitation systems based on source separation and urine recycling can contribute much to the existing wastewater regime. Prithvi Simha and Bjorn Vinnerås show...
The systems imperative for SDG WASH success
There has been growing recognition in recent years that improvements in water, sanitation and hygiene provision are best secured by using a systems-based approach. Patrick...
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Engineering solutions that put society front and centre
Winner of IWA’s Water and Development Award for Research, Dr Veena Srinivasan explains why it is critical to consider social needs and impacts when...
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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...
