Giving water a voice
The UN 2023 Water Conference held on 22-24 March 2023 gave cause for both optimism and trepidation. Optimism because it represented an opportunity for...
Community of practice launch for AquaRating
A community of practice for the AquaRating system for improving water utility performance has been established by IWA and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
The...
Student opportunity at IWA’s Copenhagen Congress
The World Water Camp is a unique opportunity for students that will take place at the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition in Copenhagen...
IWA Water and Development Congress & Exhibition 2019
Sri Lanka event provides an outstanding platform for water and development progress.
Billed as the largest water event in southern Asia this year, the IWA Water and...
The natural home for water utilities
Water utilities across the world are at the forefront of service delivery to customers and consumers. Their role and importance cannot be overemphasised for...
IWA COVID-19 Task Force launches utility survey
The IWA COVID-19 Task Force has launched a survey to gather the experiences of utilities during the pandemic to help it develop guidance for...
The politics of water
I’m often asked ‘What are the biggest challenges in water – and how do we deal with them?’
As water professionals, we tend to respond...
Handing over with IWA having reached new heights
After more or less five years as President of IWA, this is my final article for The Source in that role.
As I reflect on...
A celebration of ‘bottom-up’
‘Bottoms up!’ is one of the many phrases used around the world to announce a toast. Similar versions include ‘Gan Bei!’, which, translated, literally...
75 years and counting – IWA’s rich and influential history
With the history of IWA and its predecessors now stretching back 75 years, the time was right to document that history and the influential...










