The International Water Association is the network of water professionals striving for a world in which water is wisely, sustainably and equitably managed.

Drawing exceptional professionals from more than 140 countries, the membership of the International Water Association (IWA) brings together scientists, researchers, technology companies, water and wastewater utilities, and wider stakeholders involved in water management.

As the largest membership association for the global water sector, the Association was launched in its current identity in 2000, building on a 75-year heritage of connecting water professionals around the world. IWA is an international reference for the water and sanitation industry.

The IWA membership communities contribute and develop the IWA Agendas. Meet us at the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition, the IWA Water and Development Congress & Exhibition and our Specialist Groups Conferences worldwide. IWA is science-driven and sets the agenda with the publication of 12 scientific journals and 40+ books per year by IWA Publishing.

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May 26, 2023
As a member of UN-Habitat’s Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance (GWOPA), the International Water Association (IWA) actively participated at th...
May 25, 2023
As part of IWA’s mission to empower Young Water Professionals to contribute to sustainable water management, a new IWA Young Water Professionals (IWA YWP) cha...
May 19, 2023
IWA is pleased to announce that the 2023 LET programme, built around the theme of achieving sustainability through water technology, is now available! The IWA L...
May 16, 2023
Call for nominations extended to 22 May! The IWA Specialist Group on Microbial Ecology and Water Engineering (MEWE) is calling for nominations for the Ardern-Lo...

Blog Posts

Opinion and insights on the critical challenges facing the water sector.
May 3, 2023
Water utilities are at the forefront of safeguarding public health, safety, and the environment, and play a critical role in building community resilience. Many...
April 21, 2023
Urban water management is one of the services most affected by the impacts of climate change, threatening the capacity of service providers to deliver safe wate...
April 14, 2023
In 2021, SCIP established a sustainable development task force to address climate change, in line with the Chinese government and shareholder policy requirement...
April 7, 2023
In 2019, the city of Prague set out on the path to becoming a carbon-neutral metropolis and followed the example of other leading European cities by adopting a ...

IWA Thought Leadership

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Agendas

Responding to global water challenges, IWA progressive agendas support sustainable urban and basin-related water solutions.
Skanderborg Forsyning

The Danish water utility Skanderborg Forsyning affirms that when it comes to water security in a changing climate, using nature-based solutions at the local level was never a question. Climate change projects are an opportunity to adapt using nature to deal with increased rainfalls and prevent the flooding of urban areas.

IWA Stories: Fionn Boyle

Fionn is a project engineer focused on smart water systems and a member of the Institute of Water in the UK. At Anglian Water Services, he serves on the Future Leaders board.
During the video, Fionn gives a snapshot of his journey so far in the water sector and the benefits it has afforded him.

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The Source Magazine

The latest from the International Water Association Magazine
April 25, 2023
The forthcoming edition of IWA’s Leading Edge Conference in Korea will shine a light on water innovation, at what will [...]
April 25, 2023
Mooyoung Han describes how a water management philosophy for Korea could revolutionise approaches to tackling the global water crisis. As [...]
April 25, 2023
In anticipation of a symposium in May to promote a systems-based approach, Patrick Moriarty makes the case for collaboration to [...]
April 19, 2023
NASA has announced that outputs of its OPERA Earth Observation project are now freely available. Managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion [...]

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