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December 5, 2016
Ben Schouten is an advisor for the European Commission on the ‘Internet of Things’ as well as for the Dutch Cultural Media Fund, responsible for E-culture. He graduated from the Rietveld Art Academy in 1983 and found himself i...
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December 5, 2016
Gunter Pauli on the Blue Economy from IWA on Vimeo. Irrigate with sea water? Farm and have drinking water as a by-product? Increase water retention with carbon? Innovation and inspiration from Gunter Pauli, the founder of the ZERI...
November 14, 2016
Dear Colleagues, As chair of the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2018, Tokyo, it is my honor to announce this congress. I sincerely hope that you will join us at the congress, and look forward to welcoming you and your...
November 14, 2016
2030 timeline to solve all major water challenges Solving global water challenges is now recognised as one of the top priorities for humankind. The recently adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals, with their 169 measurable targ...
This report is now in it’s twelfth edition, and this year contains data from 40 countries and 170 cities. For the first time we have been able to gather data from all five continents, a landmark as the report aims to enable high-level comparisons concerning abstraction, consumption, tariff structure and regulation of water services globally. The data provide a starting point for debate on how se...
November 4, 2016
Dreampipe II launched by Ideas to Impact programme DFID makes up to £1,000,000 of cash prizes available to innovators in the sector. Dreampipe II launched at the International Water Association Water Ideas 2016 Conference in Bolo...
October 26, 2016
19 October 2016, Brisbane – From 9 – 14 October, more than 4,500 leaders gathered in Brisbane at the World Water Congress and Exhibition to share and discuss global water issues. “With more than 4,500 water professio...
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October 13, 2016
IWA President 2016 from IWA on Vimeo. A civil engineer for nearly forty years, d’Arras is becoming President of the world’s largest international association of water professionals at a time of great challenges, changes and op...
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October 13, 2016
Addressing the global water challenge demands imaginative approaches and the adoption of new paradigms and technologies.
October 13, 2016
13 October 2016, Brisbane – Today the International Water Association announced, Diane d’Arras as the new President of the association. Diane has been an active member of the IWA for many years, and has served on the organisat...