International Water Association

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Charting the future of water and development

Kizito Masinde highlights what delegates can expect from the upcoming edition of IWA’s flagship event for 2025, the Water and Development Congress & Exhibition.  As...

Rethinking resource recovery in wastewater

The viability of ‘mining’ high-value resources from wastewater is opening new opportunities for the sector. Kala Vairavamoorthy explores the emerging shift from treatment to...

Immunotoxicity – a hidden health risk

A growing area of immunotoxicology is the study of how contaminants in drinking water can impact human health. Sanah Majid, Daniel Duarte, Tessa Pronk,...

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,...

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...

Myth busting – clean piped water 24×7 for the people of...

Mathi Vathanan explains how the state of Odisha, in India, is working to deliver universal urban water services to transform the lives of its...

Bringing water and health to rural China

China has succeeded in delivering affordable, safe water to half a billion people living in the country’s rural areas. Jiuhui Qu reflects on how...

Pioneering science and technology: LET2024 – an event not to be...

With the next edition taking place soon in Essen, Germany, IWA’s Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies (LET) is the global conference...

A roadmap for transforming cities

Australia’s Urban WaterGuide provides a blueprint for future-proofing cities. Tony Wong, Jamie Ewert, and Katharine Cross show how its philosophy of integrated water management...