New water funds for city water supplies
By Ger Bergkamp*
Water continues to rank high on the World Economic Forum’s risk ladder. The water crisis, together with extreme weather events, natural disasters, and...
The water you already have is the cheapest and most abundant resource!
By Mona Grieser
Water resource challenges in the Philippines
For many people in the Philippines, water through heavy rains has always been an abundant resource. More...
Cities, hubs for wastewater innovation
By Torgny Holmgren*
Water is a finite resource. With a growing population, an expanding global middle class and a rise in energy and industrial production,...
Charting trends for an uncertain water future
By Hong Li*
The water sector finds itself facing unprecedented challenges. The World Economic Forum has placed water at the top of its global risks...
There has never been a better time to be a water professional
By Tom Williams*
Never before has water been so high on the global political agenda; never before has water expertise been in such high demand....
Building a roadmap for a smart city
By Jedrzej Bylka*
Few people will remember 1936 as a year of transformational change for water management, yet it marked a departure point from the traditional...
Beyond urban water security: the vulnerability of intermittent water supplies
By Hassan Aboelnga
Many cities today are at risk of running out of water, with water availability now cited as one of the greatest risks...
A defining moment for the future of wastewater?
By Pritha Hariram*
As we mark the international year of Wastewater, I’m taken back to my childhood crossing the Adayar Bridge in Chennai, India, in...
Domestic Insecurity: The next US President inherits a nation with troubled waters
Droughts. Deluge. Hurricanes. Mudslides. Ice Storms. Americans are getting to know extreme hydrological events. Republican’s nominated Donald Trump and Democrats chose Hillary Clinton, but...
Research on the frontiers of urban ecology
From the IWA journals Water Science & Technology and Water Policy:
Forging linkages: How to scale up urban projects from below
Cities want to recycle water and...
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...
