April 4, 2016
A key aspect of turning the ‘Water Crisis’ into an opportunity is increasing the robustness, resilience and adaptive capacities of our water systems. This is achieved through investments in man-made and natural infrastructure ...
March 30, 2016
Where are we? Zambia has made great strides in water and sanitation services, but there are still significant challenges to making access available to all. The National Coverage for water and sewerage is 83.5 per cent and 60.4 per...
March 29, 2016
Rivers are the arteries of our planet. They have played an essential role in the development of humanity since the dawn of human history. Human settlements have, out of necessity, been built close to bodies of water, which is why ...
Assuring a reliable water supply to homes and businesses depends not only of processes, systems, technology and equipment. Critically, they also depend upon the reliability of water professionals at all levels within the water sec...
March 22, 2016
Inspiring a water wise world to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. To address challenges  and make progress in achieving universal access to water and sanitation, the water sector need...
March 22, 2016
In conjunction with the White House Water Summit, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett today announced that the International Water Association (IWA) is establishing its North American Regional Office at the Global Water Center in Milwau...
March 22, 2016
Professor Joan Rose, the Homer Nowlin Chair in Water Research at Michigan State University and IWA Distinguished Fellow, was today named the 2016 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate. The award was made for her tireless contributions t...
March 21, 2016
The launch of the UN World Water Development Report, with a theme of Water and Jobs, on World Water Day allows me to reflect on the contributions the IWA made to the report. It’s interesting that a majority of the organisations ...
March 14, 2016
Recognising sustained outstanding contribution to the profession, IWA Fellows are nominated for their significant contributions as an engineer, educator, utility manager, regulator, researcher, engineer, scientist, or as a technic...
March 11, 2016
Urbanisation is a worldwide phenomenon that is growing at a rapid rate. More than half of the world’s population now lives in cities, a landmark for humanity. My own country of Australia is leading this trend. Despite having ...