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...
Middle East: GE unveils white paper on water resource management
At the World Future Energy Summit 2016, General Electric (GE) unveiled a white paper on the opportunities and risks associated with the energy and...
Frackanomics: Why markets ensure oil and water can mix
By Timothy Fitzgerald*
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, as it is commonly known, is a divisive and controversial issue, in large part because of its perceived effects...
How to make your city water-wise
The Source puts the IWA’s new urban principles to the test
Water visions precede action. Yet it’s easy to offer “building blocks” to plan...
What should cities do to link water security to upstream basin health?
What advice would you give professionals seeking to link urban water security to upstream basin health? By Nick Michell
Maria Teresa Vargas, Executive Director, Fundación Natura...
Building resilient urban water systems for an uncertain future
A changing climate and rapid urbanisation demand a rethink in how we build and run towns and cities. Kala Vairavamoorthy, Nathanial Matthews and Paul Brown...
Why intermittent supplies are no answer to cities hit by drought
Brazil, Cyprus, Australia & South Africa compare stories of drought resilience at the Water Loss 2018 Conference in Cape Town. By Ronnie McKenzie
Nearly a year...
The rise of digital water
How and why digitalisation can revolutionise the 21st century utility. By Kala Vairavamoorthy and Will Sarni.
Global water utilities are about to discover – as...
Why the water sector must embrace disruptive innovation – before it’s too late
By Kala Vairavamoorthy
Eight years ago, the legendary founder of Intel Corporation, Andrew S. Grove, published a book that could have been written explicitly for...
Profiling customers through digital technology
How new water tools reveal changes in water use with nation-wide implications. By Rob Lawson.
While the UK water industry has rightly strived to provide...
FEATURED STORY
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...
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...
