A smart approach to urban wastewater
By Dragan Savic*
Smart cities can be surprisingly dumb about applying new technology to old water problems.
Maybe citizens assume their centralised invisible utility will make...
Water’s new development path
By Yang Villa*
It still surprises people outside of the water sector when they find out that the human rights to water and sanitation (HRWS)...
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...
Principles of persuasion
How the social sciences can help unlock the barriers to adopting new technologies. By Sapna Mulki.
The human capacity for innovation that ensures evolution and...
How the IWA deepened my perspective of the water industry
By Jacob Amengor
In 2015, I joined the International Water Association (IWA) through the IWA Connect platform. Prior to that, I had come across the...
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,...
To make water systems smarter and available for all, we need to get MAD
By Gustaf Olsson*
When is a water system smart? At a minimum, if it produces an acceptable product while minimising energy and other resource requirements....
Collaborate or fail: reaching millions to address sanitation capacity gaps
By Kirsten De Vette*
Have you ever wondered about what it takes for you to be able flush a toilet? It seems the most normal...
AquaRating: transforming the water and sanitation sector
By Corinne Cathala*
For all of us who have been working in water for the last 15 years or more, 2015 was year 1, the...
Brisbane’s journey to become a water-wise city
Water powers Australia’s New World City, which is home to more than one million people and is one of the fastest growing regions in...
FEATURED STORY
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...
