What leaks reveal
By James Workman
Government and business are increasingly obsessed with information leaks.
The tech company Apple fears leaks about products and labour practices have damaged its...
How cities translate water’s language
By James Workman
''Well-designed ancient Incan water systems may help modern Lima cope with climate change''
Buenos Aires, Lima, São Paulo, Bogotá, Caracas. Latin America is...
The compelling case for drought action
The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction’s special report on drought contributes on several levels – perhaps not all entirely intended.
The water sector knows...
A wake-up call on biodiversity
The latest edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO) should provide a wake-up call about our alarming trajectory. One is certainly needed.
The past 10...
The water call for climate action
The COVID-19 pandemic has dominated global attention – and rightly so. In this, the water sector has played its part, adapting at speed to...
Why rights unlock resilience
Water security owes less to any chosen technology than to the forces behind it. Substitute ‘dams’ with ‘desalination plants,’ ‘groundwater banks,’ ‘rainwater harvesting,’ ‘water...
IWA’s Congress connections
IWA’s 2023 Water and Development Congress & Exhibition is approaching fast – the event in December will be with us soon. Picking up from...
Utilities as engines for climate action
Utilities, including city departments charged with water-related responsibilities, are at the heart of urban life. Toronto Water (page 30) and the Ruhrverband (page 38)...
Learning the lessons of COVID-19
The Editorial in the previous issue focused on how the message of the importance of handwashing in helping check COVID-19 was resonating around the...
Water and… health
The vital nature of water is evident in the frequency with which we deploy the word ‘and’ when talking about it. This is the...
FEATURED STORY
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...
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...
