Pioneering the path to non-sewered sanitation
With IWA’s first conference on non-sewered sanitation taking place later this year, Jay Bhagwan, chair of the Specialist Group on this topic, highlights the...
The three scales of water innovation
Inspired by the animal kingdom, Sudhir Murthy explains how to integrate infrastructure with digital solutions.
Many go through life neither knowing nor caring where their...
How can we achieve joined-up regulation to help meet the UN SDG6 water goal?
How can we achieve joined-up water regulation, connecting economic, health and environmental goals, to help meet UN Sustainable Development Goal 6? What are the...
The global water science challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic
The unprecedented reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic has included a remarkable response from the water science community in a race to fill knowledge gaps....
Sensors shed light on combined sewer overflows
Combined sewer overflows are a challenge in urban water management. Work in Berlin and Sofia is harnessing digital technologies so that utilities can better...
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...
Tapping into tradition: water insights from down the centuries
Our current engineering mindset may not fully equip us to deal with the water challenges ahead. Ancient and indigenous values and practices resonate with...
Countdown to Kigali
The 2023 IWA Water and Development Congress & Exhibition is approaching fast and will help advance options for low- and middle-income countries. Erika Yarrow-Soden...
Trust in water markets must be earned
Risks and externalities demand careful and inclusive design
By Nell Green Nylen and Michael Kiparsky
With markets increasingly viewed as a preferred (or even the only)...
Utility insights into nature-based options
Utilities around the world have shown that nature-based approaches can be justified economically and deliver wider benefits when compared to traditional infrastructure. The Source...