International Water Association

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...

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Inside IWA’s DNA: how we adapt and thrive

The recent success of the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition is the latest sign that IWA is thriving. Kala Vairavamoorthy explores the reasons...

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...