How Trump’s water policy and budget cuts could harm his own assets
By Emily Green
Some fear the Trump Presidency may benefit his private assets over the public good but when it comes to his water policy,...
Masdar: a paradigm for resource management?
Nick Michell spoke to leading water experts about Masdar’s attempt to become a green hydro city
"As one of the most recent attempts at billion-dollar hydro-eco-utopia, what...
Sponge cities: can China’s model go global?
China’s ambitions–for its so-called ‘sponge’ cities–to slow, sink and store runoff exemplify a universal struggle of urban planners united with water professionals against a...
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...
Why collaboration is key to creating water-wise cities
In a rapidly urbanising world, a lot of attention is rightly focused on the challenges surrounding transport, housing, energy and employment. Yet many cities with...
What role should agritech play in managing water resources?
Jonathan Andrews spoke to a select panel to discuss the best approaches to drive water demands down and push agriculture productivity up
Recent studies suggest the...
Adaptation should secure communities, not property
Against extreme shocks, communities within cities can remain, rebuild or relocate. David Zetland argues that the best solution is to convert human endeavour into...
How should water professionals invest in resilience?
Nick Michell spoke to leading water experts about how water professionals should prioritise investments to become more resilient
"If resilience is the capacity of a...
The power of social contracts in strengthening institutions
By Declan Hearne*
As the sixth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG6) gives us 15 years to achieve and maintain universal access to water, it’s easy to...
Water and climate professionals: united by necessity
The official mention of water resources in terms of adaptation in the Outcomes document of the COP22 meeting and the realisation that the implementation...
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Get set for LET 2026
Pedro J. J. Alvarez tells The Source what delegates can expect from the 20th IWA Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies.
The 20th...
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UK’s first wastewater monitoring pilot
The UK’s first pilot wastewater monitoring centre has been launched at the University of Bath.
Researchers at the Excellence Water-Based Early-Warning Systems for Health Protection...
