Wuhan Water’s ‘Safe Mode’ during the COVID-19 pandemic
Yifan Wang and Wenxin Qu of Wuhan Water Group Company Limited present the utility's 'Safe Mode' for water treatment plant operation during the COVID-19...
Decarbonisation pathways – the water sector responds to the climate challenge
Krishna R Pagilla and Zhiyong Jason Ren, editors of a new book on the potential for decarbonisation in the water industry, explain why they...
H2O minus CO2: How mitigation and money savings are driving emissions-free desalination
By Bill Hinchberger*
Consider the catch-22 for Pacific islanders. They lack sufficient freshwater to meet growing demand. While desalination could boost supply, each plant’s energy-intensive...
Plotting a path to a digital water future
Water utilities face a challenge to make the most of the increasing opportunities offered by digital technologies. Here we review a new report produced...
Aiding the flow of the digital water transformation
To contribute to sector progress with digitalisation, the Global Water Research Coalition has released a report drawing on cases from around the world. The...
Sanitation: time for a change of tactics
A focus on conventional, centralised systems has failed to deliver adequate access to sanitation. Kala Vairavamoorthy makes the case for a change of tactics.
The...
Resource recovery: the challenge of finding a market for your product
Pressure from worldwide population growth is placing increasing demand on phosphorus supply and production but resources are not limitless and no synthetic substitute exists....
Groundwater quality management for urban supply security
Water utilities have a key role to play in managing groundwater if this resource is to contribute fully to water supply security in the...
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...
A new path to peace: the Red Sea-Dead Sea conveyance
As Jordan, Israel and Palestine move forward with the Red Sea-Dead Sea water conveyance project–the first major peace process project since the 1994 Peace...
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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...
