Security, supply and sanitation
With the UN SDG deadline of 2030 approaching fast, there is good reason to look beyond the core water supply and sanitation goals to...
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)...
Water science and sustainability
We talk of water having a role to play in all of the SDGs. That role may not be so strong in all cases,...
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...
Philosophical boost for water
Our understanding of the prospects for climate change and its impacts on water has been mounting over the course of many years. The outputs...
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...
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...
The many values of water
As this year’s World Water Development Report makes abundantly clear, it does not really make sense to think of the value of water. There...
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...
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...
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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...
