September 14, 2019
At the 2018 World Water Congress & Exhibition, ECCO Leather launched their newest leather making technology called DriTan™. This revolutionary process uses the water from the animal skins in the tanning process. This new...
September 11, 2019
On the initiative Berlin’s water utility Berliner Wasserbetriebe and the Berlin Center of Competence for Water (KWB), the City of Berlin has now endorsed the IWA principles on Water-wise Cities. At the opening ceremony of the In...
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September 9, 2019
AquaRating focuses on the challenges that water and sanitation utilities face in a comprehensive way, evaluating their performance through indicators and management practices, establishing an international standard; and relying on...
September 8, 2019
The International Water Association’s (IWA) Resource Recovery Cluster: Best Practice Award 2019 has been awarded to a consortium of the Technische Universität Berlin, DECHEMA, the DVGW-Forschungsstelle am EBI des KIT, Fraunhofe...
August 15, 2019
  ANA, ADASA, IWA joined efforts on the Portuguese edition of the Action Agenda for Basin-Connected Cities   Maceio, Brazil, 15 August 2019. The Action Agenda for Basin-Connected Cities (EN, PT) outlines the rationale...
August 15, 2019
A third phase is just being completed at the Nimr Water Treatment Plant in Oman, expanding what is already the largest industrial constructed wetland facility in the world. The plant provides an alternative solution to the issue o...
August 10, 2019
Researchers have found that plastic pellets can be a home for harmful pathogens to grow. These pellets were found on popular beaches in Scotland, causing beach managers to give more focus to the health and safety of the beach-goer...
August 6, 2019
Developing countries possess a unique opportunity to incorporate new and sustainable practices into their development in order to prevent the global challenges that exist today. Nature-based Solutions are just one set of flexible ...
August 5, 2019
Nominations Deadline Extended to 15 August 2019 Do you know of an innovation in water that has led to demonstrable impact? Nominate it now for the IWA Development Awards 2019.  Due to the many requests for an extension, the dea...
August 3, 2019
Learn about the gigantic underground storage tank, with a capacity of 60,000 m3, beneath the existing Happy Valley Recreational Grounds. It temporarily stores excessive storm-water during heavy rains before discharging to a downst...