The first face-to-face meeting of the newly established Board was held in Kampala, Uganda, in February. While there had been many online meetings last year to address various matters, the Uganda meeting was scheduled immediately prior to the African Water and Sanitation Association’s (AfWASA’s) biennial international congress and exhibition in Kampala, in order to facilitate participation at the African regional event. 

The Board meeting was an unprecedented success, with free-flowing engagement by all Board members resulting in a very productive learning experience during the induction of the Directors and unanimous decision-making outcomes for the Association. 

Some key decisions were taken after rigorous engagement. Preparations for executing our new five-year strategy were approved after consideration of an operational readiness assessment and operational plan – with a clear roadmap and milestones. The 2025 budget, aligned to the new strategy, was welcomed and approved. 

In addition, two exciting new initiatives were approved. Two task groups, each led by a Board member, have been working on important new schemes – one on water utilities and another on sanitation. The two groups were commended for their work and recommendations – both expected to lead to a new IWA event – which were approved unanimously.  

Alongside other regular but important business, two new country memberships were approved, meaning we are happy to now be able to include Thailand and Indonesia as part of the IWA General Assembly. We welcome them to the IWA family and look forward to them joining the IWA General Assembly Meeting in the UK this September. We are proud that our total number of General Assembly members now runs to 70 countries.  

An important takeaway for me from this meeting was that, during the first six months of the new Board, the Board, management and staff have demonstrated strong capability and commitment to leading our Association and delivering the new strategy for the benefit of all members, partners and stakeholders. 

During our time in Kampala, the Board was hosted by the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC). IWA leaders delivered keynote addresses at the conference, emphasising innovation, digitalisation, utility leadership for sustainable finance, and water security. The conference also featured discussions on scaling up Citywide Inclusive Sanitation across Africa, with IWA showcasing its commitment to advancing water and sanitation solutions on the African continent by working with AfWASA and the newly launched African Water and Sanitation Academy (AWASA). 

At the AfWASA event, IWA demonstrated excellence, relevance and resonance with its international and African members. While IWA is a global association, its ability to embrace a diversity of members, appreciate their needs, and add value to help overcome regional challenges is critical – inspiring change and impact for our members across the globe. Our members have long requested support at regional level and from our Specialist Groups. Efforts to advance on both fronts form important parts of our new Strategic Plan. 

On behalf of IWA, we are grateful to our hosts, Uganda, NWSC, AfWASA and our own Senior Vice President from Uganda, Dr Rose Kaggwa, for making the Ugandan experience both memorable and impactful. 

The hospitality received in Uganda, the opportunity for IWA to contribute to the AfWASA event, and the energy and enthusiasm from the Board members and management combined to form an amazing example of the leading role that our association must play with regional associations and Specialist Groups across the globe, inspiring change and impact through excellence, relevance and resonance. 

Hamanth Kasan, President, IWA 

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Born and raised in South Africa, I have been a member since I was a PhD student, some 26 years ago. At the time, membership for students was free and my first experience of IWA was through the journal Water Research, which is still the premier publication for water-related research globally.

My PhD mentor challenged me to publish my findings in this prestigious journal. After doing so successfully, and attending my first Biennial Conference to present a paper in Brighton, England, I was very impressed by the global expertise at the event and the willingness of members to help and share knowledge, technologies and best practices. Attending this event convinced me that IWA was the foremost global association for water professionals seeking excellence. Hence, I have been a loyal member ever since.

As I progressed towards establishing a centre of research excellence focused on water and wastewater at Durban University of Technology, my relationship with IWA grew – publications, conference presentations and attendance, both for myself and students of the centre. I also engaged with the South African and the Eastern and Southern African branches of IWA and served as chairperson of each.

After enjoyable years in academia, I was appointed General Manager at Rand Water, the largest water utility in Africa. During my 22 years there, I was fortunate to engage more with IWA, at the Governing Assembly (GA), Strategic Council, Board and as Vice President.

Over this time, it is my honour to have worked with every past President of our association.

These experiences have been invaluable in shaping my approach as I now step into that role myself.

As I look ahead, I note that IWA’s membership has been growing and changing. The countries with most members are China, followed by India. We have 68 Governing Members. Our membership of around 10,000 spans more than 140 countries.

Meanwhile, the recent Toronto World Water Congress & Exhibition was attended by 7000 people, with 2700 conference registrations and over 900 presenters in more than 200 sessions. It was remarkable to interact with so many enthusiastic members from across the world. The conference was a huge success and sincere thanks go to the Programme and Organising Committees for making Toronto memorable for all.

Also significant in Toronto was the adoption by the IWA GA of the text for a new revised five-year IWA strategic plan, details of which will be shared soon. This exciting strategy coincides with my term as President and I am eagerly looking forward to working with all Members, stakeholders, Board, GA, Strategic Council, YWPs, management and staff as we navigate to our next level of impact.

The GA also elected Dr Rose Kaggwa from Uganda and Dr Mohmad Asari from Malaysia as Senior Vice President and Vice President, respectively. Congratulations to both, and I look forward to working with them.

The meeting also had the highest ever number of vice presidential candidates – five in total. This level of interest is unprecedented and demonstrates strong enthusiasm from top calibre members to volunteer their services. Thank you for your interest and commitment; I know that you will continue to make our association better.

In addition, the GA endorsed appointment of four new Board Members. Each brings relevant world class expertise: Prof Blanca Jimenez from Mexico, Jabulile Mashwama from Eswatini, William Fernandes from Canada, and Dr Doulaye Kone from the US. Welcome! I look forward to working with you and all the Board members.

We have an exciting journey ahead, especially executing our new strategy. I am hugely grateful to be able to serve at this time. •

Hamanth Kasan, President, IWA

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For me, the occasion of the Congress brings mixed emotions. There is inevitably a little sadness, as the conclusion of the Toronto Congress will also signal the end of my time as IWA President. But there is also the chance to reflect on the privilege and pleasure of serving in this position over the past three and a half years; there is the occasion to welcome renewal, as my successor, Dr Hamanth Kasan, takes on the Presidency; and there is reason to celebrate the advances that IWA continues to make in delivering a world in which water is sustainably managed for the benefit of all.

All of us within IWA can be proud of our achievement over recent years. In addition to the World Water Congress, our Water and Development Congress – held in alternate years – has grown in stature and impact, with the 2023 iteration in Kigali, Rwanda, contributing to a deepening of our engagement in Africa and the Global South generally, expanding networks and sharing knowledge. This has also been a key part of a conscious step towards ensuring sanitation figures visibly in the IWA agenda. IWA’s outreach and relevance is also reflected in the growth in Governing Membership in Latin America, South Asia and across Africa.

We have continued to deliver our core offerings – a combination of services to, and opportunities for, our members – while ensuring that we continue to evolve. Our strategic step moving IWA Publishing journals to Open Access has allowed greater access to published works and raised the profile of our journals. Through the generosity of Past President Glen Daigger and his wife Patty, we have launched our IWA LeaP leadership programme for Young Water Professionals. This complements our highly successful Youth Action for SDG 6 Fellowship, delivered in partnership with Grundfos.

At our 2022 World Congress in Copenhagen, there were too many outstanding elements for me to list here. However, I was especially pleased to provide a platform for recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ interests in water and to commence exploring their unique insights into water resource management. We are still in the early stages of raising the profile of First Peoples, but we are committed to the journey.

A core objective of the past few years has been to ensure that IWA is strongly member led and member focused in its work. Underpinning this outward facing activity are some unseen, but critical business fundamentals. Because, while our Association is ‘not for profit’, IWA will not survive unless it is financially strong and well governed. I am happy to say that IWA is both these things. In this regard, I thank my dedicated Board colleagues and a highly disciplined staff led by our CEO and Executive Director, Kala Vairavamoorthy.

I am sometimes asked why I volunteer my time as President. I suspect my answer is the same as many IWA members would give: there is a sense of achievement, of doing something worthwhile; there is the chance to learn and develop, to become a better water practitioner; and there is friendship and wonderful connections to water peers worldwide. As Mark Twain said: “Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”

My final reflection is on the role of the President. We are often encouraged to consider the power – the influence – that can emanate from an individual. It is true that great leaders set an exciting vision and inspire. However, little can be achieved without the contributions of the many. The intellect, the resources and the effort of a group is ultimately what drives change and moves us forward. This is the power of IWA. IWA’s continued success is the success of the many. And for that, I thank you all.

Tom Mollenkopf, President, IWA

(Tom Mollenkopf’s term as President of IWA ended at the closure of the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2024, 11-15 August. He handed over to Prof Hamanth Kasan.)

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As water professionals, we tend to respond with a list of environmental factors and demographic issues: climate change, water scarcity, eutrophication of water bodies, pollution and water quality. And our solutions centre on engineering and technical approaches – anything from dams, desalination and treatment plants, through to pipes, hand pumps and latrines.

But, in doing so, we miss the point that the intractable issues in water are often around economics and politics. This is because politics is the forum for making decisions in groups or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. And the politics of water can be highly emotional.

The clearest examples of politics in water can be seen in water-related conflicts. The Pacific Institute’s Water Conflict Chronology lists violence over water going back around 4,500 years, categorised in three areas.

First, water may be a trigger or root cause of conflict, where there is a dispute over the control of water or water systems, or where economic or physical access to water, or scarcity of water, triggers violence. Second, water may be used as a weapon of conflict, where water resources, or water systems, are used as a tool in a violent conflict. Finally, water resources or water systems may be intentional or incidental casualties or targets of violence.

“we must engage if we want to avoid the wrong remedies”

Conflict over access to water more often stops short of violence, but the social and economic disruption can still be serious and destabilising. In otherwise developed and harmonious settings, we can see highly charged debates or legal wrangling over water rights. In the Murray-Darling Basin (Australia’s largest interconnected system of rivers, spanning around one million square kilometres) conflict has reigned for decades over the allocation of scarce water resources. It is a complex contest between four states, among differing uses (such as irrigated agriculture, urban consumption and environmental needs), and even between farmers (upstream vs downstream.)

In the USA, around the end of the 1800s, Mark Twain is reputed to have said: ‘Whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting over.’ We are probably all familiar with the stresses in the Colorado basin between states, and internationally with Mexico. But water tensions also occur right across the southern USA. Indeed, since the 1990s, Georgia, Alabama and Florida have disputed use of water in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin.

We can also see such disputes around the world, not least in the Middle East (the Euphrates, Tigris and Jordan rivers), in Africa (the Nile), in Central Asia (the Aral Sea), and even in South Asia and South East Asia.

This presents a daunting challenge, but as scientists, engineers, regulators, and managers, we have an important role to play. First, we can offer solutions that will at least mitigate the stress points, even if we cannot solve them. Further, we can inform public officials and elected representatives so that they can make better decisions. Our professional expertise also covers governance, where we can drive the adoption of effective institutions, regulatory structures, and pricing frameworks. Finally, we can adopt leadership roles in our communities and organisations.

It has been said that politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies. Much as we may want to ignore politics, we are not powerless, and tackling the world’s water challenges means we must engage if we want to avoid the wrong remedies.

Tom Mollenkopf, President, IWA

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“The Congress was another critical step along the path of meaningful and multidimensional engagement”

The stage was set well by Mathi Vathanan, from Odisha, India – our first keynote speaker – with a compelling account of tackling some of the most fundamental urban water needs through leadership, commitment, and innovation. More outstanding stories followed in our plenary sessions and across the many streams that gave a platform to critical work across water and sanitation.
This last point is critical, because, while we are the International Water Association, we are representative of the entire water cycle, and fully appreciate the fundamental role of sanitation and hygiene. The opportunity presented by the event to devote time and continue to build our content, networks and programmes on themes such as inclusive urban sanitation and non-sewered sanitation was therefore invaluable.
What also excited me was the strength of key forums, such as those for international water regulators, utility leaders, and emerging water leaders. These are global platforms, but with immense support and engagement from the African continent, as well as from Asia and Latin America. The conversations in these forums are demonstrable proof that the answers to many global challenges lie in the Global South. They are proof also that, as IWA’s Executive Director, Kala Vairavamoorthy, has said, Africa can leapfrog conventional approaches with its solutions, rather than merely importing them.
Key partnerships and relationships were strengthened, with the African Water and Sanitation Association, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Health Organization and UN bodies, WaterAid, and more. With our ever-expanding membership in the region, and the generous contributions of these partners, our impact can only accelerate.
IWA has an enviable reputation for its biennial World Congress and its many specialist events. The success of the Water and Development Congress in Rwanda has further cemented this event series in our global calendar. It complements our other events and provides a unique forum for practitioners and policymakers to explore key water and development solutions. And it truly demonstrates our diversity – a vital source of IWA’s relevance and, as such, something to be celebrated. Vive la difference!

Tom Mollenkopf, President, IWA

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Another great enabler closely linked to culture is governance. Good governance provides the framework and structure for ethical, effective and efficient action, and while it alone cannot guarantee success, its absence will surely put an organisation at risk.

As IWA President, I am proud of the strong governance structures and culture that underpin our Association. We are pluralistic and genuinely global in character, boasting 62 Governing Members and a presence in 140 countries. The organisation is committed to inclusivity and a merit-based approach. Its leaders, including the President, are elected by the Governing Assembly with the principal goal that they will serve IWA’s best interests and the whole spectrum of IWA’s membership.

Recently, our key constituent bodies met in Bordeaux, France: The Board, its committees, the Strategic Council, and the Governing Assembly. Each of them represents a different part of the governance fabric and engages the various constituencies that make up IWA. An important part of the Governing Assembly was the election of the next IWA President. This took place following a highly transparent and public process that saw high levels of engagement from the Governing Members (our national committees).

I want to take this opportunity to thank each of the candidates for their enthusiasm, commitment and vision, as presented to the Governing Members in a series of online forums and in person. I congratulate Dr Hamanth Kasan, from South Africa, on his election as incoming President. Hamanth now joins the Board as President-elect and will succeed me at the conclusion of the 2024 World Water Congress and Exhibition next August, in Toronto, Canada. I offer best wishes also to Professor Enrique Cabrera who, while unsuccessful on this occasion, remains a leading IWA exponent.

As in many global contests, the candidates may come from different backgrounds or geographies. Once elected, however, IWA officers represent IWA in its entirety.

The IWA Board is proud of the work that has been done over many years, supported by the Governing Members. We are now more globally representative of the regions, languages, cultures and segments that make up the world’s water constituency. IWA does not represent one sector or geography. I can assure you that the Board and I are committed to maintaining that course, broadening and deepening our engagement with all our members, and actively reaching out to those who are not yet part of the IWA family.

With these foundations, we have every reason to be optimistic about our future success.

Tom Mollenkopf, President, IWA

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Bottom-up, meanwhile, means something rather different – it is one half of the top-down/bottom-up jargon used widely across management, information technology and any number of realms. Nevertheless, I also associate bottom-up with celebration.  

I see bottom-up as a reference to one half of what I consider to be the yin and yang of IWA. Readers will be familiar with the Chinese philosophical concept that describes opposite but interconnected forces. In IWA’s case, I describe those forces – the essence of our association – as being ‘bottom-up’ and ‘top-down’. 

‘Top-down’ signifies the strategic direction that is set by the Board, with input from IWA’s Strategic Council and its Governing Members. It includes our centrally set agendas and programmes (for example, the Digital Water Programme or Basins of the Future), global intergovernmental and NGO engagement, and major events such as our biennial World Water Congress. 

‘Bottom-up’ is where IWA is truly member-led, where the unique interests and specialist capabilities of the membership can offer leadership, grow professionally and initiate change. One of the principal mechanisms for this bottom-up engagement is the more than 50 IWA Specialist Groups. They cover a wide range of subjects and provide for like-minded IWA members to network and share knowledge. Specialist Groups have their own programme of conferences and other meetings, and regular newsletters. Supported by the IWA Secretariat and through online tools, they facilitate interaction among individual members and create opportunities to generate ideas and pursue partnerships. 

The Health Related Water Microbiology Specialist Group is arguably one of the most successful and active in IWA. In June this year, I was pleased to join its WaterMicro23 Conference in Darwin, Australia. The event was a very successful collaboration between the SG Management Committee, a dedicated Programme Committee and the local Australian Host Committee. The event was a resounding success, with 250-plus delegates from 34 countries participating over six days (including pre- and post-workshops). What was truly remarkable, however, was the level of engagement: a strong scientific programme; great spirit of collegiality; commitment to growing knowledge; and many opportunities to forge friendships in a full social programme.  

For me, WaterMicro23 is an embodiment of the power and joy of IWA. I commend all those involved in this event, and the many other SG conferences and activities that take place every year. 

I encourage all IWA members to not only sign on for Specialist Groups that align with their interests, but to go further: submit a conference paper, nominate for a position on a Management Committee, or volunteer to help organise an event. If WaterMicro23 is any indication – and I know it is – stepping forward will reward one many times over. 

The American comedian Groucho Marx once said: “The problem with doing nothing is that you never know when you’re finished.” Our active members certainly can’t be accused of doing nothing – they are the engine of our bottom-up activity. While, sometimes, the work seems not to finish, they will always have the satisfaction of what they have achieved – and that deserves a toast. Bottoms up! 

Tom Mollenkopf, President, IWA 

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Yet there was trepidation, because the water issues confronting us are so immense, the geopolitics of the world so complex, and the results of some global meetings so mixed. The risk is that concrete outcomes take second place to hyperbole.

As the UN acknowledges, our progress on water-related goals and targets remains alarmingly off-track, jeopardizing the entire sustainable development agenda. I was encouraged however by the words of António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, when he said that ‘the UN 2023 Water Conference in March must result in a bold Water Action Agenda that gives our world’s lifeblood the commitment it deserves.’

Given the importance of the event, and IWA’s unique position globally, the Association took a visible presence. As the largest and broadest based international association for water professionals, we have a responsibility to ensure that critical decisions are informed by the latest science and practice in water management. IWA was there because our members have an expectation that we will advocate for better water policy. The event also gave an opportunity to connect our members, civil society, and key global actors.

IWA endeavoured to participate in a considered and balanced way. Our role is to provide opportunities for knowledge sharing, innovation, leadership development and constructive exchange. Our strength is anchored in our integrity, bringing the latest science, technology and best practice to the water sector at large. We work to place water on the global political agenda and to influence best practice in regulation and policy making. Importantly, we are not politically aligned and do not lobby for the interests of any particular segment or industry.

A key component of our involvement at the UN Water Conference was the participation of 14 of IWA’s brightest international young water professionals in the joint IWA-Grundfos Youth Action for SDG6 Fellowship. These YWPs, together with IWA and Grundfos, were there to play a key role advocating for a water-wise world and youth empowerment throughout the Fellowship.

IWA also held a side event on cross-sectoral partnerships to accelerate progress towards inclusive sanitation. This session looked beyond technology and the usual focus on building infrastructure and discussed how to adopt a holistic approach to create a conducive policy, legal, institutional, and regulatory environment that enables and incentivizes accelerated progress towards safe sanitation services for all.

Finally, we also actively supported some of our many partners at the event. Of particular note, and building on our successful High Level Summit at the World Water Congress in Copenhagen last September, we joined with the Danish Ministry of Environment to deliver a session on International Partnerships and their role in achieving SDG 6.

IWA was present as the voice of water on the global stage, because being absent or staying silent at such times is not an option. But our role does not stop there, because we know that talk is not enough. The bigger need of the global community is the skills, experience and commitment of water professionals and our determination to translate these into action.

Tom Mollenkopf, President, IWA

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Despite the packed schedule, weariness was evidently not a concern. Our hunger to reconnect and the energy generated gave us stamina to keep going right through to a wonderful finale at the Gala Dinner.

There were many highlights and contributions – too many to list and acknowledge here. But special thanks must go to our Congress President, Anders Bækgaard, to DANVA COO, Helle Katrine Andersen, and to the entire Danish Host Committee for their sustained efforts over many years. Working with our Programme Committee and the IWA Events team, led by Kizito Masinde, the result was a huge success, reflected in there being the greatest number of delegates ever at an IWA event.

As we return to our day jobs, one can ask: ‘What next?’ The answer comes in two parts. One, from an IWA perspective, is that there is plenty happening; the other however is: ‘But it’s all up to you.’

IWA is much more than one biennial conference. Throughout the year, our Specialist and Task Groups hold meetings, publish, and collaborate online, undertake projects and exchange ideas.

Our specialist conferences allow for deep subject dives, while we highlight trends and issues to drive the global water agenda through events such as the upcoming Digital Water Summit or the Leading-Edge Technology series.

The Young Water Professionals network has grown in such numbers and strength that it has the potential to be our largest member segment – a passionate cohort that signals a vibrant future for our Association and the water sector.

And whether it is through our online channels, The Source magazine, or the publications and journals available through IWA Publishing, IWA members can share latest thinking from around the world.

On the point that ‘it’s all up to you’, to begin with, the IWA activities mentioned above all, of course, depend on the energy and commitment of our members.

Looking at further possibilities, we can reflect on two key initiatives announced in Copenhagen: an endowment fund for young water leaders, supported by founding donors Glen and Patty Daigger; and an initiative for YWPs to participate in next year’s UN water meeting, which is being supported by Grundfos.

“Our challenge is to take one or two of the lessons learned or ideas imparted, and to implement them”

More generally, at a personal level, each of us will have taken away ideas, new connections and, hopefully, a renewed commitment to contributing to a world in which water is wisely, sustainably and equitably managed. Our challenge, as everyday demands reassert themselves, is to take one or two of the lessons learned or ideas imparted, and to implement them.

I recall late night television advertisements where the infomercial host, after telling you all about the great product they’re selling, would say: “But wait, there’s more.” For IWA, our focus on water is worthy of primetime viewing. IWA provides a fantastic platform, and I am sure members will each provide their own response to the ‘it’s up to you’. So, if you are wondering what is next after such a great Congress, I know I can confidently add: “But wait, there’s more.”

Tom Mollenkopf, President, IWA

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The Congress encapsulates much of what IWA is about and what our organisation contributes. People from across the sector will spend time together, sharing experiences and insights. They will leave enriched and carry forward new knowledge. A rich programme will feed that outcome.

The technical programme is at the heart of this, covering core themes such as wastewater, drinking water, cities, communities, and water resources. Spanning these are trending topics such as digital water, utility management, the circular economy, and climate change adaptation. Business forums are an integral part of this programme.

This will all contribute to a diffuse outcome from the Congress. Every participant will take forward something with them from the event.

Other key elements will deliver more focused outcomes. With the Congress hosting forums on industrial water use, on groundwater, for utility leaders, for regulators, and for emerging water leaders, there are extremely valuable connections made and lessons shared.

This year the Congress will also include a High-Level Summit. Organised in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment of Denmark and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, its invited audience will include government ministers and mayors.

The Summit will inform participants involved in policy and political decisions – key actors whom we in the water sector must actively engage with if we are to implement change. It will also, with its focus on financing, governance, and partnerships, cover important dimensions of our sector that are sometimes less visible.

This brings me to what will come after Copenhagen – the messages and knowledge carried forward that then feed in elsewhere. Nourished by the experience of the Congress, it is the contribution participants will make in the world beyond.

Here, the Summit has a sharp eye on next steps. It has been framed to cover climate change and the Sustainable Development Goals. In each of these arenas, there are windows ahead for shaping policy and action. On the water-focused SDG6, there is the UN Water Conference early next year, a mid-point review of the Water Action Decade 2018-2028. On climate change, there is the on-going COP process, with COP27 coming up next year.

The Summit has an explicit ambition of projecting priorities and opportunities towards both of these processes. This complements our wider contributions – especially of building change from the ground up by connecting science, policy, and practice to progress viable options in those trending areas such as digital water, the circular economy, and climate change adaptation.

And what of my third objective for this Congress – fun? For those needing a rationale for having fun, there is ample anecdotal evidence that learning is more effective in a fun environment. The study of endorphins tells us that learning leads to happiness and happiness leads to learning.

In my spare time, I enjoy open water swimming. My fellow ‘Icebergers’ (yes, the water is cold in the south-east of Australia in winter) have a motto – Swim, Sing, Smile. During the Congress, in addition to the joy of connecting with fellow water professionals, I plan to swim in the magnificent harbour. Feel free to join me and ‘Swim, Sing, Smile’. If not, feel free to Sing. Or at the very least, Smile.

Tom Mollenkopf, President, IWA

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