World Water Congress moves to 2022
IWA’s upcoming World Water Congress & Exhibition in Copenhagen, Denmark, has been moved forward to September 2022.
The decision to postpone was taken due to...
75 years and counting – IWA’s rich and influential history
With the history of IWA and its predecessors now stretching back 75 years, the time was right to document that history and the influential...
Landmark report marks World Toilet Day
To mark World Toilet Day on 19 November 2020, a new report on how technology can be used to improve sanitation and public health...
The wisdom of taxi drivers
Many years ago, I was in Perth, Western Australia, on business. Perth has often been described as the ‘canary in the coalmine’ when it...
Handing over with IWA having reached new heights
After more or less five years as President of IWA, this is my final article for The Source in that role.
As I reflect on...
Giving water a voice
The UN 2023 Water Conference held on 22-24 March 2023 gave cause for both optimism and trepidation. Optimism because it represented an opportunity for...
IWA and the global water opportunity
The late US President John F Kennedy is quoted as saying that, “when written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters....
A celebration of ‘bottom-up’
‘Bottoms up!’ is one of the many phrases used around the world to announce a toast. Similar versions include ‘Gan Bei!’, which, translated, literally...
Science, people, and Ikigai
On 9 August this year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the first part of the Sixth Assessment Report, Climate Change 2021:...
Foundations for success
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast” is a famous quote by management consultant and writer Peter Drucker. He didn’t mean that strategy was unimportant –...
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Unleashing the diverse potential of anaerobic digestion
The recent IWA Specialist Group conference in Istanbul showcased the latest advances in use of anaerobic digestion. Kala Vairavamoorthy was struck by the growing...
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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...
