Argentina expanding availability of water and sanitation
By Tom Williams*
In 1999 Argentina was one year into a recession, which would develop into the ‘Argentine great depression’ that ended in 2002. The...
Connecting urban landscapes with their watersheds
By Katharine Cross*
Rapid urbanisation is one of the defining global trends of our time, with both positive and negative impacts. Increasing concentrations of population create...
In developing countries, increased financing for water utilities is the only way to achieve...
By David Omolo
One of the very first things that struck me when I came to the Netherlands, was how inconsequential drinking water was for...
Maximising potential for healthy rivers and low-carbon energy
By Michelle Lakly*
As the global population climbs toward 9 billion, rivers will experience tremendous pressure. To provide the necessary resources for our growing communities, more...
Why efficiency programmes are the best strategy for water security
By Mary Ann Dickinson
The world is watching with sympathetic alarm as Cape Town’s water crisis deepens.
As of 1 February 2018, fewer than 100 days...
Can heavenly words calm secular tempers in disputes over water?
By James Workman
The ancients knew water could be synonymous with conflict. So as scarcity elevated risks of thirst, hunger, and political instability, they began to engineer...
The Green-Grey Era – or how we are heading towards the integration of Nature-based...
By Caterina Marinetti
Nature-based solutions are already in place and scaling them up is possible
Nature-based Solutions (NBS) applications are many around the world. However, their cases...
What do private companies look for in a performance-based non-revenue water project?
By Jemima Sy
Recent estimates place global annual non-revenue water (NRW), i.e. water produced but not billed because of commercial or physical losses, at 126...
Fixing institutions won’t fix the pipes
It's time for development finance -- from below
By Arjun Thapan*
Purity of intent has never been at a discount in development finance institutions (DFIs). Most of us who...
Water utilities must adopt a “we can” attitude to water loss management
By Roland Liemberger*
Predicting the future is a risky business. From technological innovation to climate change, and everything in between, the world around us seems to...
FEATURED STORY
Inside IWA’s DNA: how we adapt and thrive
The recent success of the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition is the latest sign that IWA is thriving. Kala Vairavamoorthy explores the reasons...
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...
