International Water Association

Water and health – the vital connection

We in the water sector have an unusual relationship with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our highlighting of the unmet needs around water-related...

Water and… health

The vital nature of water is evident in the frequency with which we deploy the word ‘and’ when talking about it. This is the...

Philosophical boost for water

Our understanding of the prospects for climate change and its impacts on water has been mounting over the course of many years. The outputs...

IWA’s Congress connections

IWA’s 2023 Water and Development Congress & Exhibition is approaching fast – the event in December will be with us soon. Picking up from...

What leaks reveal

By James Workman Government and business are increasingly obsessed with information leaks. The tech company Apple fears leaks about products and labour practices have damaged its...

Water science and sustainability

We talk of water having a role to play in all of the SDGs. That role may not be so strong in all cases,...

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...