Bringing water and health to rural China
China has succeeded in delivering affordable, safe water to half a billion people living in the country’s rural areas. Jiuhui Qu reflects on how...
Water security: sustainability beyond the SDGs
The water supply and sanitation aims of the Sustainable Development Goals are vital, but water professionals must look beyond these to the wider need...
The search for sustainability in coastal areas
Coastal areas face challenges, but also offer their own opportunities, as shown by the key ideas and themes of the first international conference of...
Putting sanitation centre stage
One first at IWA’s Water and Development Congress & Exhibition was the staging of the Innovation Acceleration Forum, focused on the many opportunities for...
Recognising excellence in sanitation
Seven sanitation ‘champions’ were celebrated at the Water and Development Congress & Exhibition, as part of IWA’s Inclusive Urban Sanitation initiative. Here we share...
Pipes to pixels: the digital discussion
Digitalisation is key for the water sector, but there is plenty to debate about the path ahead, as a recent workshop heard.
Digitalisation has the...
Water’s smart tech transformation for all
Digitalisation can help transform utilities of all sizes, say speakers in a webinar hosted by IWA’s Digital Water Programme. Erika Yarrow-Soden highlights the key...
Pioneering science and technology: LET2024 – an event not to be missed!
With the next edition taking place soon in Essen, Germany, IWA’s Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies (LET) is the global conference...
Toronto Water – serving the host city of the World Water Congress 2024
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...
Brine – building the blocks to a successful circular economy
Brine valorization is being researched as a potential waste product from desalination that can be used as a concrete accelerator for the 3D printing...