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How to endure drought: a multi-faceted response
By Sarah Ann Wheeler*
How best should water professionals confront scarcity? Professional backgrounds tend to predetermine one answer and often seek a silver bullet as the solution.
Engineers...
Countries at COP22 call for more attention to water
The Action Day for Water, organised for the first time in the history of UN Climate Change Conferences, has led to calls for more...
Hong Kong pursues renewable water sources
A new hydroelectricity plant will open next year in Hong Kong to be followed by construction of the city’s first desalination plant as leaders...
Refill the hidden tank: The benefits of managing the recharge of aquifers
By Michael Campana
When I was eight, wandering my suburban Long Island, New York neighbourhood, I noticed large areas surrounded by chain-link fences with culverts...
Records can be broken: Lessons from the Millennium Drought
Australia has a long history of frequent droughts and consequently, much of its water management has been geared to coping with drought and its...
Asia Pacific showing progress in water security
Water security in Asia and the Pacific has progressed overall in the past five years, but major challenges remain, including overexploited groundwater, demand from...
New research confirms flooding is on the rise
New research from the Oxford Economics research, commissioned by the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP), has outlined the escalating global economic cost of severe flooding...
Meal app supports food relief in drought- affected Malawi
The World Food Programme’s ShareTheMeal app will raise funds to support emergency food relief in Malawi, following one of the strongest El Niño weather...
International Water Association announces new President
The International Water Association has announced Diane d’Arras as the new President of the association. Diane has been an active member of the IWA...
IWA launches Principles for Water Wise Cities
At the World Water Congress and Exhibition in Brisbane today, the International Water Association launched the Principles for Water Wise Cities, with a call...
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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...
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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...
