Seizing the agricultural opportunities for reused wastewater
Despo Fatta-Kassinos outlines the role that wastewater reuse can have in supporting agriculture – benefiting water, food and energy security.
Water scarcity is becoming a...
High-throughput in vitro bioassays to assure water quality
Bioassays complement instrumental analysis in water quality monitoring to ensure we do not overlook any components in the chemical cocktail. Beate Escher, Peta Neale...
Realising the vision of a water sensitive city
Six cities around Australia have developed collaborative visions of what a water sensitive future looks like for them and are now working to implement these....
Trust in water markets must be earned
Risks and externalities demand careful and inclusive design
By Nell Green Nylen and Michael Kiparsky
With markets increasingly viewed as a preferred (or even the only)...
Adapting the urban model for rural supply
At the end of 2019, the government of the Autonomous Republic of Ajara, a region of southwest Georgia in the Southern Caucasus, and a...
An awakening on Indigenous rights and knowledge
IWA recently held a webinar on how the influence of Indigenous Peoples could help the world meet the Sustainable Development Goals. Erika Yarrow-Soden highlights...
Inside IWA’s DNA: how we adapt and thrive
The recent success of the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition is the latest sign that IWA is thriving. Kala Vairavamoorthy explores the reasons...
Water’s balancing act
Two articles in this edition highlight some of the complexities the water community faces in its efforts to balance multiple interests and factors.
One is...
Smart solutions – a Nigerian answer to access
Oluwagbemi Samuel Adeoti and Saravanamuthu Vigneswaran explain how iterative research informed drinking water delivery that meets and responds to community need.
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal...
Integrating drinking water quality monitoring into the digital future of utilities
Real-time monitoring of the microbiological quality of drinking water is opening up new possibilities for water suppliers. Meanwhile, enhanced data capabilities are transforming utility...












