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...
Groundwater: Protecting tomorrow’s resources
Lack of data, illegal abstraction, population growth, and unsustainable agricultural practices are putting the continued supply of good quality groundwater at risk. Based on...
Policy priorities for the boom in urban private wells
Rapid urban population growth has led to a boom in private well construction to access groundwater supplies. Evidence from four Indian cities highlights the...
Climate smart utilities and the pipe to power push
Climate change demands that utilities do more on mitigation, with a push to carbon neutrality, and on adaptation. As IWA launches its Climate Smart Utilities...
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...
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...
Trading agriculture’s most valuable asset
How private equity and water markets are forging new links between farm and city
By Martin Doyle
Vince Vasquez spends an inordinate amount of time crisscrossing...
Mapping the future for jobs
The United Nations has linked ‘Water and Jobs’ to explore how the quantity and quality of water transforms the lives and livelihoods of workers across societies. This transformation...
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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...
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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...
