To be able to plan and prepare for future problematic events whether it is pandemics, floods or infrastructure disruptions, is essential for the water sector to maintain service. Looking at  the Caribbean and the US Eastern Seabo...

In a pathbreaking article in 1965, Abel Wolman, arguably among the most significant US water engineers of the 20th century, coined the phrase “The Metabolism of Cities”, and set forth the theme that cities, like organisms, cou...

I have recently attended a workshop with water professionals. The participants from around the world, represented different sectors from our profession, from environmental protection to the water resources management, as well as p...

In recent times, tremendous pressure has been exerted on freshwater resources due to natural and anthropogenic activities globally. Several major coastal cities are seriously facing the water crisis, in recent years, Cape Town in ...

Faecal sludge management in rural India – Case from Dhenkanal, Odisha India has made tremendous gain in eliminating opening defecation in the last five years under its national sanitation programme, Swachh Bharat Mission (Cl...