8 – 12 December 2025 | Bangkok, Thailand The International Water Association is pleased to announce that the call for content for the 2025 IWA Water and Development Congress & Exhibition is now open! We invite you to sub...

The common drivers for action identified within the utility were declining water quality which often leads to a loss of public confidence and trust in the water supplied to the customers. This challenge usually results in high ope...

Non-Revenue Water (NRW) is defined by the International Water Association (IWA) as the difference between water distributed into the network and the water invoiced to customers. NRW results from various factors, including leaks, t...

Rapid urbanisation and climate change are challenging cities and water utilities globally, particularly in developing regions

Call for Nominations is open until 11 February 2025 The IWA Specialist Group on Microbial Ecology and Water Engineering (MEWE) is now calling for nominations for the Ardern-Lockett Award 2025, IWA MEWE Early and Mid Career Award...

The first edition of the IWA LeaP leadership programme for young water professionals has reached a pivotal juncture, with its 2024 cohort concluding an inspiring four-day retreat at the foot of Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia. T...

We are excited to announce the launch of the activities leading to the IWA Global Trends & Challenges in Water Science, Research and Management: A compendium of hot topics and features from IWA Specialist Groups Report 2026, a...

Artificial intelligence and especially its generative variant is popping up in more and more places in our daily existence. The technology promises solutions to all kinds of problems, and we seem to be only at the beginning of a r...

The environment in which we live continues to face complex challenges, particularly regarding water security. Water security is not only about access to clean drinking water, but also about the protection of ecosystems and the ach...

As part of IWA’s mission to empower Young Water Professionals to contribute to sustainable water management, a new IWA Young Water Professionals (IWA YWP) chapter was officially established in Peru in November 2024. This IWA YWP...