Climate Change

Climate Change

Water-related hazards account for 90% of all natural hazards and their frequency and intensity is generally rising.

Climate change most significantly manifests in disrupting the water cycle. Changing weather and water patterns are driving global water scarcity, and increasing the frequency and severity of extreme weather events.  The impacts transverse scales and resiliency at the basin, city and utility level need to be coordinated to ensure adaptation measures are effective.

Projects

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Climate Smart Utilities

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With urgent action needed on mitigation and adaptation, utilities from around the wor...

Water-Wise Cities

Humanity cannot thrive and survive without water. Cities cannot function without water. A simple, but powerful reality. ...

Nature for Water and Sanitation

The International Water Association (IWA) has partnered with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to advance sustainable catch...

Water Safety Planning

Humanity cannot thrive and survive without water. Cities cannot function without water. A simple, but powerful reality. ...

Blog Posts

Latest opinions and insights relevant to the water sector

Dunea, a utility situated in the west of the Netherlands, is committed to providing drinking water in harmony with nature and is taking steps to become a climat...
June 14, 2023
Aarhus Vand has converted wastewater into green energy at the Marselisborg wastewater treatment plant. Over the past decade, the plant has achieved an impressiv...
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...

News / Events

September 13, 2023
The International Water Association (IWA) is delighted to present the second edition of the IWA Climate Smart Utilities Recognition Programme. Building upon the...
September 1, 2023
IWA is pleased to announce that the early bird registration period for the highly anticipated Water and Development Congress & Exhibition  (WDCE) has been ...
August 11, 2023
As IWA prepares for its upcoming Water and Development Congress & Exhibition and Emerging Water Leaders Forum on 10-14 December 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda, we a...
June 20, 2023
The International Water Association (IWA) recently concluded its highly anticipated Leading-Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies (IWA LET) 2023 ...