Water and wastewater utilities must embrace digital solutions. There is really no alternative. “Digital water is already here” is the clear message after interviewing utility executives and leading experts from around the globe. From big data solutions to advanced management of the distribution network to digital customer engagement programs, nearly all utilities we talked to have begun the di...
Nanjing, 4th June – A new IWA global operation hub based in Asia is an important and strategic step to achieve IWA’s vision of a water-wise world. Aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG6, I...
The FAMAE foundation has announced the six winners of its Precious Water innovation competition, including the result of its International Water Association Prize. The competition, backed by a €2 million endowment, drew some 300...
Call for Nominations is open until 15 July 2019 The IWA Specialist Group on Microbial Ecology and Water Engineering (MEWE) is now calling for nominations for the Ardern-Lockett Award 2019 and IWA MEWE Early Career Researcher Awar...
Master Lecture: How to close the nutrients loop by recycling phosphorus from wastewater streams? from IWA on Vimeo.
Call for Nominations is now open IWA Resource Recovery Cluster: Best Practice Award 2019 The Hague, Netherlands, 21 May 2019. IWA is now calling for nominations for the IWA Resource Recovery Cluster: Best Practice Award 2...
According to the latest UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report (IPCC SR1.5, 2018) global warming is likely to reach 1.5°C between 2030 and 2052 if it continues to increase at the current rate. Climate-related...
The Flood and Drought Management Tools (FDMT) project, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) under its International Waters (IW) portfolio, was implemented by UN Environment and jointly executed by DHI and the International Water Association (IWA) during the period 2014—2018. Its objective was to improve the ability of water managers in transboundary river basins to recognize and addre...
The effect of climate change on the hydrological cycle is becoming a growing phenomenon and resulting in impacts including flood and drought events, disappearance of glaciers, decrease in groundwater recharge, and water quality degradation (e.g. oxygen depletion in water reservoirs during extreme heat events) (WHO, 2017). Such events are becoming increasingly common, more severe and less predictab...
The European Interest Group (EIG) CONCERT-Japan (Connecting and Coordinating European Research and Technology Development with Japan) announces the opening of its 6th joint call for proposals on the theme of Smart Water Management...
