Advance the New Normal, exploring water-energy-waste partnerships
Suvritha Ramphal, IWA Emerging Water Leader & Programme Officer Royal Danish Embassy South Africa
The “new normal”, as anyone working in the water sector over...
Wastewater, one of the greatest untapped opportunities for sustainable development in India
By Sushmita Mandal*
As a fast growing economy, urbanising at an even faster rate, India is already water stressed. The severe drought of 2016, which affected...
The case against rainwater harvesting
Equipped with digital media, driven by awareness of climate change, we grow savvy about sustainable solutions. But solving a natural resource issue like water...
The balance of ancient and codified rights
By Shane Allen*
I grew up on a dairy farm in New Zealand at the foot of Mount Tarawera. My father used to take me...
How Sierra Leone water utility is setting an example in Africa
By Cheikh Tidiane FALL*
The Guma Valley Water Company of Sierra Leone has become the first water company on the African continent to get an AquaRating certificate,...
What do private companies look for in a performance-based non-revenue water project?
By Jemima Sy
Recent estimates place global annual non-revenue water (NRW), i.e. water produced but not billed because of commercial or physical losses, at 126...
In developing countries, increased financing for water utilities is the only way to achieve...
By David Omolo
One of the very first things that struck me when I came to the Netherlands, was how inconsequential drinking water was for...
New tools vs. old truths
How many times did you hear from your elders: ‘When I was your age, I didn’t have a (fill in the blank) to do my...
Fixing institutions won’t fix the pipes
It's time for development finance -- from below
By Arjun Thapan*
Purity of intent has never been at a discount in development finance institutions (DFIs). Most of us who...
Why slow and steady wins the race when it comes to groundwater sampling
Mike White, Territory Manager at Geotech, part of QED Environmental Systems, shares his thoughts on why he believes the groundwater industry will start to...
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...
