Service providers and the route to security

The World Bank’s report on water sector funding (see News) provides important insights. There are no surprises in learning that the world faces a...

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...

Six years and counting

By Erika Yarrow-Soden The United Nations (UN) 2024 Financing for Sustainable Development Report: Financing for Development at a Crossroads (FSDR 2024), a joint product of...

The power of many

At the time of writing, we are only a few weeks away from IWA’s seminal biennial World Water Congress & Exhibition in Toronto. For...

Financing a water resilient Africa

Osward M Chanda describes the challenges and mechanisms for achieving climate resilient water and sanitation for the people of Africa. “Climate change manifests as spatial...

Urban drainage: ‘If anything exciting happens, we’ve done it wrong!’

Asset management of urban drainage systems is the subject of a new Open Access book released by IWA Publishing. Its editors explain why they...

Expanding professional testing services to small water suppliers

The Water Quality Assurance Fund is a financial tool to support outsourcing of testing. Ranjiv Khush and Caroline Delaire provide an update on work...

Setting a sustainable course for 2050

The American Water Works Association is advancing its Water 2050 initiative. Greg Kail describes the inspiration behind it and steps involved. In 2022, the American...

The role of reuse in industrial water needs

With an IWA conference on water in industry coming up in September, Yongjun Zhang reviews some of the key points around industrial wastewater reuse. The...

Filling the skills gap

Greater priority should be given to building a sustainable, skilled water and sanitation workforce, argues Kirsten de Vette. It is widely agreed that it will...