Urban anti-fragility: the water sector beyond resilience
As water professionals face climate chaos, infrastructure solutions must go beyond resilience, argues Kala Vairavamoorthy. They must become anti-fragile, with systems growing cleaner and...
Innovation on the water agenda in the UK
Innovation is rising up the water agenda in the UK, including two new competitions launched by Ofwat, the sectorís economic regulator in England and...
The global water science challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic
The unprecedented reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic has included a remarkable response from the water science community in a race to fill knowledge gaps....
Decarbonisation pathways – the water sector responds to the climate challenge
Krishna R Pagilla and Zhiyong Jason Ren, editors of a new book on the potential for decarbonisation in the water industry, explain why they...
Is your water pricing strategy right?
In April, the IWA Specialist Group on Statistics & Economics held a workshop in Cyprus to discuss waterís elusive value. Ed Smeets and Lledó...
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...
Indian insights for the drive to decentralisation
IWA Women in Water Award winner Nafisa Barot looks back on the early experiences of setting up an NGO in India and at how...
Portugal enables the human rights to water and sanitation by design
By Carolina Latorre
Policies are blueprints through which we transform vision into reality.
So when the sixth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG6) incorporated the human rights to safe...
Opening the flow from local capital markets
Netherlands-based Water Finance Facility aims to connect utilities in developing countries with local capital markets. The Source spoke to CEO Jean-Pierre Sweerts.
To achieve the...
Muddied waters: what will a new President do for US infrastructure?
President Obama just prioritised water efficiency, while those seeking his job confront high costs–and higher risks by doing nothing–when facing ageing infrastructure. Laura Turley...
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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...
