Water is at the heart of the climate crisis Climate change poses huge challenges for the water sector as water will become scarcer, more unpredictable, more polluted or all of the above. Our work is crucial to secure adequate adap...
Climate Change: A Threat To Attaining Sustainable Development Growing up, I was very familiar with streams and wetlands as my family and I lived in an agricultural research area. My favourite delicacy as a child was taro, which gr...
Randolf Webb, Director of Global Branding and Partnerships at Xylem, is the only Young Water Professional on the Steering Committee of the Digital Water Programme. In his interview he gives advice to other Young Water Professional...
In light of on-going development of the global spread of COVID-19, a number of IWA events have been rescheduled. The 2020 IWA Water and Industry is initiated to provide a knowledge sharing platform on new advances related t...
We are looking for passionate, motivated IWA members (aged 35 and below) to lead the IWA young water professionals community! Emerging Water Leaders Steering Committee The IWA renews its Emerging Water Leaders steering committee e...
“We cannot solve our problem with the same thinking we used when we created them.” Albert Einstein We’ve all heard about thinking out of the box… But it’s easier said than done. A few days ago I was pushed outside my box...
The future for AfWA and IWA is about having two associations that work together at different levels. While AfWA has a regional focus, IWA has a global remit to ensure that water and sanitation knowledge reaches all in the sector. ...
Africa is going through a major transformation spacially in the water sector. Rapid urbanisation requires access to the latest technology and know-how of the water industry. Non-sewered sanitation is an example of a leading techn...
DEADLINE EXTENSION for IWA Fellow and Distinguished Fellow Nominations till 30 April Do you know: any engineer, educator, utility manager, regulator, researcher, scientist, communicator or leader who has dedicated their lives to s...
DEADLINE EXTENSION for IWA Fellow and Distinguished Fellow Nominations till 30 April The designation of the IWA Distinguished Fellow is reserved for IWA Fellows who have made extraordinary long-term (at least 10 years) cont...
