International Water Association

Tag: SDGs

The climate action emissions evidence

By Erika Yarrow-Soden The United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) 16th edition of the Emissions Gap Report makes worrying, but not unexpected reading. It finds that...

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...

The quest for bankable water projects

Dr Amit Chanan highlights the challenges of delivering clean water and sanitation and describes the methods used by IFC to leverage investment. For the water...

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...

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...

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,...

Rain Schools progress in Cambodia

As Cambodia and Korea position themselves as leaders in rainwater awareness, education and training, Cambodia has launched the Rain School Initiative which is aiming...

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...

Citywide Inclusive Sanitation: Consolidation of sectoral efforts

Abishek S Narayan, a member of IWA’s Inclusive Urban Sanitation Task Force, reflects on the ‘state of the art’ of the CWIS approach, following...