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...
Efficiency follows equity
Australia’s experience shows how water markets can provide a useful response to escalating drought, if governments clearly define allocations in advance and ensure all...
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...
Tackling the king of poisons
Source substitution and treatment can help tackle naturally occurring arsenic. By Arslan Ahmad and Prosun Bhattacharya*
Of all the ways to die, one most lends itself...
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...
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,...
How to plug the gap in water investments
The World Bank estimates that around US$114 billion per year is required globally to reach the Sustainable Development Goals related to water and sanitation, yet the...
Danube invests in human capacity for cleaner water
New partnerships and personnel appointments have given utilities a bigger role in the management of the river Danube. By James Workman
It is not the deepest,...
Turning black markets into new opportunities
The cultivation of qat, a mild narcotic which is consumed by 70 percent of Yemeni adults, is draining aquifers in a country where three...
How businesses can secure clean, safe water
What is the single most important measure that government officials in local, state and national water agencies should take to ensure large and small businesses...
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Toronto Water – serving the host city of the World Water...
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...
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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...
