The German case for energy efficiency in groundwater collection
Energy efficiency offers water suppliers the prospect of much-needed reductions in energy costs and carbon emissions. But it is a different matter to identify...
The Rainfall Independent Supplies agenda for Australian cities
Australia’s dry climate means water reuse has become increasingly important. Stuart Khan looks at its role in city ambitions for Rainfall Independent Supplies.
The Australian...
Viewpoint: disrupting water supply and sanitation in Latin America
Pablo Bereciartua on water utility innovation and the opportunities to break from traditional approaches.
Latin America is home to more than 600 million people. Countries...
Denmark delivers: a huge success in Copenhagen
Erika Yarrow-Soden gives a view on some of the highlights of what has been heralded as IWA’s most successful Congress & Exhibition to date.
With...
PrimeWater – delivering EO that puts end users first and foremost
Earth Observation has become a powerful tool for water management that is transforming the way water professionals respond to water cycle challenges. Erin Jordan...
Voices that will shape the future
IWA’s Young Water Professionals are an impressive congregation with the drive and determination to meet the challenges of the global water crises. Inês Breda...
Unlocking the confluence of diverse people, energy, and ideas
Kala Vairavamoorthy explains how greater efforts to extend geographic diversity will allow IWA to expand its influence and contribute more fully to progress on...
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...
Unleashing Tehran’s ‘water renaissance’
If the capital of Iran can combine ancient systems of water governance–qanat–with modern information technology, it could drought-proof the capital and protect its citizens...
How the private sector is redefining the role of the water professional
Beyond traditional career paths in government, academia or NGOs, a new field is opening up in response to escalating exposure to water risks. The private...
FEATURED STORY
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...
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...
