Regional Challenges and Opportunities for Building Drought and Climate Resilience for Farmers, Cities, and Villages South Asia—the world’s fastest growing region—is the largest abstractor of groundwater; it pumps nearly a third of the groundwater used globally and half of global groundwater for irrigation. Groundwater drove the Green Revolution, which lifted hundreds of millions of people ou...
IWA needs to address the changing needs of its young members, attracting and empowering them as they are considered to be the Emerging Water Leaders. The Emerging Water Leaders (previously known as the Young Water Professionals) ...
The lack of drinking water, worsened by climate change, is a major challenge for humanity. More than 300 million people around the world rely on desalinated water for some or all their of their daily water needs. Currently 150 cou...
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, 1st June 2016 – South Asian countries face continued severe drought following two consecutive monsoon failures. The South Asia Groundwater Forum, organised by the Government of India in collaboratio...
In order to recognize the importance of interdisciplinary research at the interface of microbial ecology and water/wastewater treatment the IWA/ISME Bio Cluster has created the ISME/IWA Bio Cluster Award. This prestigious prize...
IWA needs to address the changing needs of its young members, attracting and empowering
Call for reviewers for PEARL knowledge base on resilience strategies Rapid urbanisation in coastal areas, combined with climate change and poor governance, can lead to a significant increase in the risk of local pluvial flooding. ...
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 – building on pioneering science, technological innovation and leading practices. IWA’s Strategic intent is: Connecting People: The IWA brings people of the highe...
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...
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...
