Maximising financing for achieving the SDG ambition on water
By Guangzhe Chen*
Since 1990 an additional 2.1 billion people worldwide gained access to improved sanitation and, 91 percent of the global population now use improved...
Turn utility risks into enterprise resiliency
By Heather Smith*
The desire for resilient water systems is fast becoming a keystone of utility governance. In 2016, an influential US consortium published “Taking the Next...
Rethinking investment in urban resilience
By Corinne Trommsdorff, Lisa Andrews, Aparna Sridhar*
Cities today face many competing demands. They must ensure enough food and water to sustain growing populations, plan...
Collaboration is key to seizing the reuse opportunity of wastewater
By Lisa Andrews*
Infrequent or a lack of potable water supply has made wastewater reuse and recovery a method of choice for many across the...
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...
Argentina aims for safe water access for all
By Rogelio Frigerio*
When Argentina attracted leading experts in the field from around the globe to converge in Buenos Aires for the IWA Water and...
Why cities need to utilise their surrounding landscapes
By Kristina Hill*
Suppose you woke up to discover a deep disturbance to the space/time continuum. Authorities have given 20 to 30 years before relocating you, and...
Answering the call to invest in the world’s poor
By Gary White*
Many of the world’s leading philanthropic organisations, development banks, government officials, and impact entrepreneurs gathered at the United Nations to address the...
Dreaming big for the water sector
By Yang G. Villa*
“When the future of water is in your hands, you act decisively to make every drop count”
The official tagline of the...
Unpacking “public participation”
By Miharu Hirano*
A few years ago I saw the CEO of an Australian water utility talk about managing water supply in a period of...
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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...
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...
