International Water Association

Eyes in the sky

Claudia Giardino talks to Erika Yarrow-Soden about the developments in Earth Observation technology that are benefiting water professionals. Recognising the importance of digitalisation for the...

Climate resilience: Transforming lives in Thailand

Royboon Rassameethes highlights the success story of Ban Limthong, a village whose community-led model for water management has been rolled out across Thailand. Thailand has...

Bridging the supply gap in rural Cambodia

In Cambodia, a dual-pronged approach involving French NGO 1001fontaines is helping to extend the delivery of safe drinking water to a wider population, while...

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....

WE-ACT – Climate-smart water allocation

Milica Velimirović describes an international project that is drawing together leading experts with the aim of developing mechanisms for the delivery of equitable water...

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...

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...

Indah Water Konsortium and the path to sustainability and long-term value

Malaysia’s national sewerage company, Indah Water Konsortium, won the IWA Professional Development Award 2021, in recognition of an important aspect of utility management. Joseph...

Turning the tide on urban sanitation

In the previous issue, members of the Advisory Board of IWA’s Inclusive Urban Sanitation initiative set out their perspectives. Juliet Willetts picks up the...
Rob Lawson, Water Resources Director, Artesia Consulting

Profiling customers through digital technology

How new water tools reveal changes in water use with nation-wide implications. By Rob Lawson.   While the UK water industry has rightly strived to provide...

FEATURED STORY

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...

NEWS

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...