International Water Association

Chile’s urban 2030 Water and Sanitation Agenda

A multi-sectoral process led by utility regulator SISS over the past two years has resulted in an ambitious urban water agenda to guide Chile...

Games about frontiers: Building skills to negotiate the politics of water

Virtual and role-playing games build real skills to negotiate the high-stakes politics of water. By James Workman In the summer of 2000 at Stockholm Water Week, a half dozen...

Middle East: GE unveils white paper on water resource management

At the World Future Energy Summit 2016, General Electric (GE) unveiled a white paper on the opportunities and risks associated with the energy and...

Ripe for innovation – adapting to address agriculture’s increasing thirst

With water demand from the agriculture sector growing, the editors of a new book highlighting varied global responses share thoughts on opportunities for progress. By...

Going with the social franchising flow

Jay Bhagwan, chair of IWA’s Specialist Group on Non-sewered Sanitation, gives the background to and looks at the prospects for South Africa’s use of...

IWA leads the way on access to water knowledge

The move to full Open Access for all IWA journals this year represents a huge contribution to the sector, particularly for developing countries. By...
The Theewaterskloof Reservoir, which serves Cape Town. (c) DSPhotographyCPT

Building resilient urban water systems for an uncertain future

A changing climate and rapid urbanisation demand a rethink in how we build and run towns and cities. Kala Vairavamoorthy, Nathanial Matthews and Paul Brown...

Is your water pricing strategy right?

In April, the IWA Specialist Group on Statistics & Economics held a workshop in Cyprus to discuss waterís elusive value. Ed Smeets and Lledó...

Inclusive urban sanitation – securing dignity for all

IWA’s Inclusive Urban Sanitation initiative seeks to shift the agenda on sanitation in towns and cities around the world. Members of the initiative’s Advisory...

Advancing African water sector action on gender diversity

The winner of the IWA 2022 Gender and Diversity Award, Annabell Waititu, tells Erika Yarrow-Soden how Big Five Africa is helping water companies in...

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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...