International Water Association

Tag: resilience

LeaP – Empowering future water leaders

IWA’s new LeaP Leadership Programme for Young Water Professionals is giving exceptionally talented young professionals the opportunity to gain the skills to drive innovative,...

Brown gold rush – unleashing sanitation’s rich potential

Realising the potential for waste to be transformed into a resource provides great opportunities to drive sustainable sanitation initiatives. Lyla Mehta, Andrés Hueso González,...

New WMO report provides global drought monitoring insights

A new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) aims to provide a global overview of current drought impact monitoring practices. Titled ‘Drought Impact Monitoring:...

ASCE report calls for increased investment in resilience

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2025 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure gives an overall rating of grade C. Since 1998, the ASCE has...

Aquifers identified as critical factor in sea level rise predictions

A NASA-led research team has analysed satellite data to study how vertical land motion could impact future sea levels. The study has found that...

Advancing action on AMR

Professor Amy Pruden, of Virginia Tech, USA, shares her insights on the latest advances to tackle the ‘slow pandemic’ of antimicrobial resistance. For her keynote...

Fiji’s Water Sector Strategy 2050

Fiji has adopted a strategy to improve its water sector’s resilience, sustainability and economic viability. Juliet Korovou and Peni M Shute explain. You cannot buy...

Industrial Water Forum 2024 Innovations and collaborations for a sustainable future

The recent Industrial Water Forum, which took place at IWA’s World Water Congress & Exhibition in Toronto, Canada, brought together more than 120 professionals...

Bring on the floods: how water professionals can help make cities...

By Bruce Beck ‘Engineering resilience’. The phrase was coined by an ecologist to signal something inferior, something not wanted — the constancy of timber production...

Five cities to test new water resilience framework

To help cities better prepare for and respond to shocks and stresses to their water system, professional services firm Arup and The Rockefeller Foundation are set to launch...