” Sometimes the simplest things are the most profound. My job is to bring out in people & what they wouldn’t dare do themselves “
The human cost of the climate crisis
By Erika Yarrow-Soden
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) report, No Escape: On the frontlines of Climate Change, Conflict and Forced Displacement, published...
Sustainable water treatment: metal wire mesh for green efficiency
Growing water scarcity, stricter regulations, and rising environmental concerns are driving the global demand for sustainable water treatment solutions. Whether municipal wastewater treatment, seawater...
New UNCCD report warns of climate-induced aridity crisis
A new report by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), launched at the UNCCD’s COP16 held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 2-13 December,...
Inside IWA’s DNA: how we adapt and thrive
The recent success of the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition is the latest sign that IWA is thriving. Kala Vairavamoorthy explores the reasons...
IWA touches down in Toronto
The 2024 IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition landed in Toronto, Canada, on 11-15 August and delivered the latest great success in the event...
Digital transformation takes the global water sector by storm
Chair of IWA’s Digital Water Programme Oliver Grievson presents case studies from Brazil, China and the UK that show how digitalisation is transforming the...
Singapore’s route to an AI-enabled future
Ong Tze-Ch’in, the new Chief Executive of PUB, Singapore’s national water agency, set out his vision for the utility’s digital future in a keynote...
Rising to the challenge of Citywide Inclusive Sanitation
Charles B. Niwagaba and Priscillah Oluoch of IWA’s Inclusive Urban Sanitation Task Force discuss capacity building to support Citywide Inclusive Sanitation.
Charles B. Niwagaba, Associate...
Drinking water safety: Addressing new impacts and toxicity drivers
Professor Susan Richardson, from the University of South Carolina, USA, gave a keynote at IWA’s 13th Micropol and Ecohazard Conference, held in Taipei, Chinese...
Net zero – desalination’s transition story
Ratul Das, of power and desalination company ACWA Power, gave a keynote at IWA’s Leading Edge Technologies conference earlier this year. Here he shares...
Urban Tehran embraces the Water Sensitive City concept
In Iran over the past 30 years, for every decade, an average temperature increase of one degree Celsius has been recorded. Over the past...
Celebrating the global best in water project innovation
Outstanding global examples of the latest in project excellence, from research concept through to application at scale, were celebrated on 13 August, at IWA’s...
The planet’s deepening waters
By Erika Yarrow-Soden
The UN’s technical brief Surging seas in a warming world: The latest science on present-day impacts and future projections of sea-level rise...
Options and optimism for a Third Age of Water
Noted water expert Peter Gleick gave the keynote address at the Opening Ceremony of IWA’s World Water Congress & Exhibition in Toronto, Canada, in...
SDGs and the power of data
The latest updates from the UN on progress with the Sustainable Development Goals highlight the huge amount that remains to be done by the...
Our exciting journey ahead
I am delighted and excited to write my first piece as President for all fellow members of IWA.
Born and raised in South Africa, I...
EEA report finds Europe’s water bodies fall short of water quality...
A new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) has found that only one-third of Europe’s surface water qualifies as in good or better...
Digital transformation takes the global water sector by storm
Digital transformation and digital water are concepts that have been present in the water industry for many years – yet it is fair to...
WMO highlights growing threat to water security from extreme weather
The latest annual report coordinated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) highlights global water stress.
The authors of State of Global Water Resources, report that...
Olympic gold for safe and reliable wastewater disinfection
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During the 2024 summer season, from April to September, the effluent from the wastewater treatment plant in Valenton near Paris...
