Researchers have found that plastic pellets can be a home for harmful pathogens to grow. These pellets were found on popular beaches in Scotland, causing beach managers to give more focus to the health and safety of the beach-goer...
What are Nature-based Solutions (NBS) and do we understand them? There are multiple definitions of NBS but I will use the definition given by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN): NBS are defined as “actions...
Developing countries possess a unique opportunity to incorporate new and sustainable practices into their development in order to prevent the global challenges that exist today. Nature-based Solutions are just one set of flexible ...
Nominations Deadline Extended to 15 August 2019 Do you know of an innovation in water that has led to demonstrable impact? Nominate it now for the IWA Development Awards 2019. Due to the many requests for an extension, the dea...
Learn about the gigantic underground storage tank, with a capacity of 60,000 m3, beneath the existing Happy Valley Recreational Grounds. It temporarily stores excessive storm-water during heavy rains before discharging to a downst...
The low-lying Happy Valley area at Hong Kong, surrounded by hilly terrain, faces frequent flooding during heavy rains. In order to tackle the flooding issue with minimal disturbance to the public and commercial activities at one o...
Many water utilities use artificial intelligence in the day-to-day operation. It is steadily becoming the new normal. Read more about AI here:https://iwa-network.org/ai-basics-for-advanced-water-wise-utilities-part-1/
Despite some progress in extending access to safely managed water services in developing countries, the world is not on track to meet SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation for All by 2030), according to the UN SDG 6 Synthesis Report 2...
Do you live in a city where drinking water is available 24×7? Then, you are quite blessed! In what’s becoming an increasingly common story, many cities today are at risk of running out of water, with water availab...
The Water Supplies Department (WSD) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government has launched a project to expand Tai Po Water Treatment Works (WTW) to double its existing water treatment capacity to 800 million litre...
