Corroded pipes, eroded trust: the lessons from the failures in Flint
The lead poisoning of residents through the municipal water system in Flint, in Michigan state in the United States, aroused shock, anger and disbelief but...
Michael Prange – General Manager, German Water Partnership
You have been General Manager of the German Water Partnership (GWP) for one-and-a-half years. In what direction are you taking the GWP? What personal...
Development, Dams and Data Displays
How reliable, verifiable information impacts global decisions
*Third interview in Aqua-Statisticians: A five part series
Marisha Wojciechowska-Shibuya: How has AQUASTAT data shaped public policy-making?
Karen Frenken: AQUASTAT numbers are...
Vetting and Validation
The Exacting Demands of Precise Water Statistics
*Second in Aqua-Statisticians: A five part series
Marisha Wojciechowska-Shibuya: Walk us through how a specific and significant data point...
How will the UN measure and monitor the Sustainable Development Goal 6 for Water...
*First interview in Aqua-Statisticians: A five part series
To answer that question, The Source turned to the people behind the numbers at FAO-AQUASTAT, which for...
Dr Hazim El-Naser – Minister of Water and Irrigation, Jordan
Jonathan Andrews met with Dr Hazim El-Naser, Minister of Water and Irrigation, Jordan, to discuss the impact of the Syrian crisis on his country’s...
Mark van Loosdrecht – Professor at Delft University of Technology
Instead of recycling pumps and switch shovellers and mixers, it is mechanically much easier, and …it is more feasible to implement in lower-income countries
Richard...
Carbon-free water: A US utility reaches its goal
Half of all electricity in California’s water sector is used by utilities, and that adds up to 10 percent of total state usage. 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...
