Records can be broken: Lessons from the Millennium Drought
Australia has a long history of frequent droughts and consequently, much of its water management has been geared to coping with drought and its...
Developing pathways to water-wise cities
By Tom Williams*
Two years ago, humanity passed a critical threshold. For the first time in human history more people lived in cities and urban...
How Sierra Leone water utility is setting an example in Africa
By Cheikh Tidiane FALL*
The Guma Valley Water Company of Sierra Leone has become the first water company on the African continent to get an AquaRating certificate,...
The balance of ancient and codified rights
By Shane Allen*
I grew up on a dairy farm in New Zealand at the foot of Mount Tarawera. My father used to take me...
Why clean energy is a water conservation strategy
A greener grid that slashes emissions may also be 40% less thirsty, boosting local resilience while meeting international climate and SDG commitments
By Kate Zerrenner*
Recent...
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...
In developing countries, increased financing for water utilities is the only way to achieve...
By David Omolo
One of the very first things that struck me when I came to the Netherlands, was how inconsequential drinking water was for...
Protecting our water sources brings a wealth of benefits
By Andrea Erickson*
The journey of our water from source to tap is long, and not one we think much about. For most of us,...
Answering the call to invest in the world’s poor
By Gary White*
Many of the world’s leading philanthropic organisations, development banks, government officials, and impact entrepreneurs gathered at the United Nations to address the...
Framing a multi-stakeholder approach to water security
By Declan Hearne and Pablo Orams*
What role do corporate actors have in tackling water security issues and working towards the global development agenda more...
FEATURED STORY
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...
