The Hague, Netherlands (15 September 2016) – Catarina de Albuquerque of Portugal has been named the winner of the 2016 IWA Global Water Award. The award recognises the exceptional role she has played as the driving force behind ...
The International Water Association (IWA) today announces the appointment of new IWA Fellows and Distinguished Fellows. These individual water professionals are being recognized by their peers for their contribution to the water s...
Stockholm, Sweden, September 1, 2016 – The World Bank and the International Water Association (IWA) declared their intentions at World Water Week today to establish a global partnership to help countries, especially the poor...
The Manual highlights the human rights principles and criteria in relation to drinking water and sanitation. It explains the international legal obligations in terms of operational policies and practice that will support the progressive realisation of universal access. The Manual introduces a human rights perspective that will add value to informed decision making in the daily routine of operator...
The water sector is increasingly being impacted by climate change, it also contributes up to 10 percent of global carbon emissions from its energy consumption, as well as other greenhouse gases such as nitrous oxide and methane from wastewater systems. WaCCliM (the Water and Wastewater Companies for Climate Change) is a project that defines a road map for water utilities and guides them towards en...
The IWA Principles for Water Wise Cities aim to provide the necessary frameworks and principles to assist urban leaders to develop and implement their vision for sustainable urban water, and resilient planning and design in their cities. The ultimate goal of these Principles is to encourage collaborative action, underpinned by a shared vision, so that local governments, urban professionals, and in...
As climate science points to drier years to come, many across the planet are adjusting their traditional expectations of water supplies. Population and demand are also growing and new supplies will be needed. In October 2016, repr...
This report aims to help water utilities identify and overcome institutional barriers to women’s involvement at all levels in the sector. A more gender-diverse workforce is better for business, particularly one with a customer base as diverse and universal as that served by the water sector. Increased inclusion of women in the water sector presents an obvious opportunity to progress business goa...
In the week of 25-29 July 2016, a 5 days’ training workshop on Water, Climate and Resilient Cities for young professionals was facilitated by the International Water Association (IWA) in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur. During...
IWA Connect is IWA’s thriving network online. It is the place online to find groups of water professionals and experts worldwide. Join to and share, explore, learn, reflect and most importantly connect and network. Being par...
