International Water Association

Progressing SuDS in Brazil and India to support urban resilience

A project supported by the UK’s Global Challenges Research Fund is working to progress the use of sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS) to increase...

World’s rivers filled with drug waste, research shows

Rivers across the globe contain nearly two and half thousand tonnes of over-the-counter and prescription drugs waste, according to researchers. More than 10,000 kilometres of...

World Bank and UN report warns of growing global water crisis

The World Bank and the United Nations have published a report warning that 40 percent of the world is currently affected by water scarcity....

The role of Chief Resilience Officers in urban water management

Since the first was appointed in San Francisco in April 2014, 100 Resilient Cities–Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation has helped to fund the hiring of over...

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Aqualunar Challenge advances Moon water option

The UK track of the Aqualunar Challenge, which calls on innovators to create technologies for use on the Moon to remove contaminants found in...

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UK’s first wastewater monitoring pilot

The UK’s first pilot wastewater monitoring centre has been launched at the University of Bath.  Researchers at the Excellence Water-Based Early-Warning Systems for Health Protection...