The Nigerian sanitation economy: possibilities and challenges
Peter Cookey and Mayowa Abiodun consider the potential for sanitation to improve health, the environment and the economy in Nigeria.
The Nigerian Sanitation Economy could...
Inclusive urban sanitation – securing dignity for all
IWA’s Inclusive Urban Sanitation initiative seeks to shift the agenda on sanitation in towns and cities around the world. Members of the initiative’s Advisory...
Hold back the waters – for cash?
From Australia to the US, cities are starting to embrace stormwater retention credit trading, or ‘catch and trade’ markets.
By James Workman
Extreme weather wreaks havoc...
Framing the future for water sector financing
The water sector needs to secure much greater investment, but also to direct this at the most appropriate solutions and to build creditworthy utilities....
Time to think of the 10,000-year water system
Faced with a changing climate, and the need for resilience, water utilities should reframe their thinking around a 10,000-year view. By Casey Brown.
Have you...
The cooperation key to sustainable industrial water use
Industries of all types are making progress on sustainability, but stakeholders – including water managers – must work together to drive change. By Cheryl...
Freshman to aid aquifer recharge
Dutch utility Dunea has begun piloting a new concept that integrates its use of different coastal groundwater sources. By Jac van Tuijn.
Dunea supplies drinking...
Destination Daegu: LET 2023
The forthcoming edition of IWA’s Leading Edge Conference in Korea will shine a light on water innovation, at what will be the 20th anniversary...
Kigali 2023 – a platform for participation and progress
IWA’s Water and Development Congress & Exhibition in December in Rwanda set a new benchmark as a practical water and sanitation platform by and...
A brave new water world
The story of Valor Water exemplifies how a start-up can go from lab to launch to Xylem subsidiary but it takes courage as well...
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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...
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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...
