In 2019, the city of Prague set out on the path to becoming a carbon-neutral metropolis and followed the example of other leading European cities by adopting a ground-breaking City Council decision. The goal set was to reduce CO2 ...
Early bird registration for the upcoming IWA Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies (29 May – 2 June 2023, Daegu, South Korea) has been extended to 14 April 2023. Don’t miss the opportunity and re...
IWA Specialist Groups cover a wide range of subjects and are one of the main mechanisms for like-minded IWA members to network and share knowledge. They form important engines for scientific and technical content development dri...
The International Water Association (IWA) has announced the establishment of an advisory board and task force for its Inclusive Urban Sanitation initiative, to provide guidance, feedback and direction on the initiative’s priorit...
There is hope for a better water future following the first UN Water Conference in almost 50 years. Thousands of participants, governments, representatives of the UN agencies and diverse stakeholders, including civil society and b...
As part of its activities and support for World Water Day 2023 (22 March), the International Water Association (IWA) hosted a side event at the UN Headquarters in New York on the crucial role that cross-sectoral partnerships can p...
This year’s World Water Day acts as a reminder for everyone to take action to secure progress on water and sanitation. This year’s theme of Accelerating Change emphasises the need to speed up efforts towards achieving sustaina...
Global water leaders are meeting in New York on 22-24 March 2023 after 46 long years since the first UN Water Conference held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, in 1977. The conference report, also known as the Mar Del Plata Action Plan...
I recently went out in a kayak on the Molonglo River in my new home of Canberra, Australia. It was a peaceful morning and although the water was pleasant, it had an unfortunate green tinge due to a recent algal bloom.
World Water Day 2023 marks the halfway point in the International Decade for Action on Water for Sustainable Development – an opportunity to take stock and course correct. Over the past few decades, I’ve seen global calls to a...