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,...
Re-plumbing the water system
With the COP25 meeting in Madrid done, the world needs as much as ever action on how to deliver real progress on climate change....
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)...
Handwashing in the time of coronavirus
‘Frequent and proper hand hygiene is one of the most important measures that can be used to prevent infection with the Covid-19 virus.’ So...
Learning the lessons of COVID-19
The Editorial in the previous issue focused on how the message of the importance of handwashing in helping check COVID-19 was resonating around the...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
FEATURED STORY
Toronto Water – serving the host city of the World Water...
Toronto Water has transformed the city’s water management. Ahead of IWA’s World Water Congress & Exhibition in the capital of the Canadian province of...
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...
