International Water Association

Corroded pipes, eroded trust: the lessons from the failures in Flint

The lead poisoning of residents through the municipal water system in Flint, in Michigan state in the United States, aroused shock, anger and disbelief but...

Michael Prange – General Manager, German Water Partnership

You have been General Manager of the German Water Partnership (GWP) for one-and-a-half years. In what direction are you taking the GWP? What personal...

Development, Dams and Data Displays

How reliable, verifiable information impacts global decisions *Third interview in Aqua-Statisticians: A five part series Marisha Wojciechowska-Shibuya: How has AQUASTAT data shaped public policy-making? Karen Frenken: AQUASTAT numbers are...

Vetting and Validation

The Exacting Demands of Precise Water Statistics *Second in Aqua-Statisticians: A five part series Marisha Wojciechowska-Shibuya: Walk us through how a specific and significant data point...

How will the UN measure and monitor the Sustainable Development Goal 6 for Water...

*First interview in Aqua-Statisticians: A five part series To answer that question, The Source turned to the people behind the numbers at FAO-AQUASTAT, which for...

Dr Hazim El-Naser – Minister of Water and Irrigation, Jordan

Jonathan Andrews met with Dr Hazim El-Naser, Minister of Water and Irrigation, Jordan, to discuss the impact of the Syrian crisis on his country’s...

Mark van Loosdrecht – Professor at Delft University of Technology

Instead of recycling pumps and switch shovellers and mixers, it is mechanically much easier, and …it is more feasible to implement in lower-income countries Richard...

Carbon-free water: A US utility reaches its goal

Half of all electricity in California’s water sector is used by utilities, and that adds up to 10 percent of total state usage. To...

FEATURED STORY

Countdown to Bangkok

The 2025 IWA Water and Development Congress & Exhibition is approaching fast and will help advance options for low- and middle-income countries. Erika Yarrow-Soden...

NEWS

UK’s first wastewater monitoring pilot

The UK’s first pilot wastewater monitoring centre has been launched at the University of Bath.  Researchers at the Excellence Water-Based Early-Warning Systems for Health Protection...