International Water Association

UN-Water launches SDG 6 Progress Reports

The UN-Water Integrated Monitoring Initiative for SDG 6 (IMI-SDG6) launched its 2024 series of SDG 6 indicator progress reports, with summary briefs. The launch...

UNICEF calls for WASH programmes to improve gender inclusiveness

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched a new report on the integration of gender transformative strategies within WASH programmes. Titled, Stocktaking and gap...

The Green-Grey Era – or how we are heading towards the integration of Nature-based...

By Caterina Marinetti Nature-based solutions are already in place and scaling them up is possible Nature-based Solutions (NBS) applications  are many around the world. However, their cases...

Shifting values towards conservation

By Devon Hardy We live in a world in which everything has an economic value. Our time is measured in opportunity cost, our value to...

New analysis platform can reveal water waste

The Danish company Kamstrup is known and recognised around the world as a leading supplier of solutions for measuring and controlling the consumption of...

Siemens to build automated water management system in sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa could benefit from a plan by Siemens AG to build a fully automated water management system. Using advances in automation, the Internet of...

China’s new strategy to transform its wastewater market

Two proposed ‘Concept Wastewater Treatment Plant’ projects in China showcase an ambitious undertaking: to design, build and operate treatment plants with a fundamentally different...

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Unleashing the diverse potential of anaerobic digestion

The recent IWA Specialist Group conference in Istanbul showcased the latest advances in use of anaerobic digestion. Kala Vairavamoorthy was struck by the growing...

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...