Tag: sanitation
ASPIRE – driving innovation
Marion Savill reports on the recent 10th IWA ASPIRE Conference, held in New Zealand.
We were thrilled to welcome a record 2253 delegates and exhibitors,...
Integrating action on the climate agenda
IWA’s Water and Development Congress & Exhibition in Bangkok, Thailand, was staged under the theme of ‘Water, sanitation, and innovation – pathways to progress...
Zhengzhou’s sewage shift to green and low-carbon development
With China focusing increasingly on the value of recycled water, Yunfei Tan highlights an innovative sewage treatment model that is tackling water scarcity, reducing...
Innovation put to the test
Field testing reveals critical insights for adoption and commercialisation of non-sewered sanitation systems. Sonia Grego, lead author of a new book on the subject,...
Leaving no-one behind
With women and girls disproportionately affected by poor water and sanitation services, Professor Juliet Willetts, winner of IWA’s Gender Diversity in Water Award, discusses...
Catalysing investments – Innovative financing for sanitation
IWA is running quarterly sanitation dialogues throughout 2025 to advance learning and accelerate progress in sanitation. Florence Laker explains.
Africa’s urban population is rapidly expanding...
Building water security in the Andes of Bolivia
Paula Cecilia Soto Ríos and Paola Andrea Alvizuri Tintaya describe Bolivia’s pathway to water resilience in the face of climate change and its impact...
New WHO/UNICEF report finds major inequalities in WASH services
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF reveals that major gaps still exist in access to water, sanitation, and hygiene...
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,...
The importance of capacity building
Capacity is an essential factor in the delivery of safe, sustainable Inclusive Urban Sanitation (IUS), without which progress can be hampered and vital efficiencies...
