Tag: resilience
When trees became the enemy
Why North American cities must thin overgrown forests to improve water supplies. By Helen Poulos
As the global freshwater deficit grows, a survey of 1,000 “environmental...
Why Latin America’s hidden reserves are at risk
By Stephen Foster and Ricardo Hirata*
With 80 percent of Latin America’s population living in cities, municipal demands for a reliable clean water supply have...
Water efficiency experts meet in Bath to debate solutions
Waterwise hosted the IWA ‘Efficient 2017’ conference, leveraging new standards, labels, incentives, data, markets and policies
Demand management through conservation and leak reduction is arguably...
Turn utility risks into enterprise resiliency
By Heather Smith*
The desire for resilient water systems is fast becoming a keystone of utility governance. In 2016, an influential US consortium published “Taking the Next...
Cities, hubs for wastewater innovation
By Torgny Holmgren*
Water is a finite resource. With a growing population, an expanding global middle class and a rise in energy and industrial production,...
G7 countries can help farmers access data for building resilience
Access to reliable information, including on changing weather patterns and market conditions, is essential for empowering farmers, especially those in developing countries, according to...
Arup and IWA to accelerate transition towards water-wise cities
The International Water Association (IWA) and engineering and consulting firm, Arup, will work together to assist city leaders change the way water is managed...
Adaptation should secure communities, not property
Against extreme shocks, communities within cities can remain, rebuild or relocate. David Zetland argues that the best solution is to convert human endeavour into...
Argentina expanding availability of water and sanitation
By Tom Williams*
In 1999 Argentina was one year into a recession, which would develop into the ‘Argentine great depression’ that ended in 2002. The...
How should water professionals invest in resilience?
Nick Michell spoke to leading water experts about how water professionals should prioritise investments to become more resilient
"If resilience is the capacity of a...










