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...
The 2024 Toronto World Water Camp was an experience like no other. Bringing together Young Water Professionals (YWPs) from across the globe, the camp, held from August 11–15 alongside the International Water Association’s Worl...
The International Water Association is pleased to announce that the next edition of the IWA Water and Development Congress & Exhibition will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, from 8-12 December 2025. The Congress will be hosted...
The International Water Association (IWA) participated in the Borneo International Water & Wastewater Exhibition & Conference (BIWWEC) 2024, held from 23–25 October in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. The event, hosted by the...
World Toilet Day 2024 is themed ‘Sanitation for Peace’ and the associated global campaign is ‘Toilets: a Place for Peace’, emphasising that toilets should be safe spaces accessible to everyone. This message aligns with the...
The need for resilience has become a strategic decision-making priority globally to tackle the emerging and more frequent natural and man-made challenges, such as rapid urbanisation, increasing population, climate change and other...
Each World Toilet Day, the World reflects on the significance of safe sanitation—an essential service that often goes overlooked in the global development discourse. This year’s theme, ‘Toilets: A Place for Peace’, undersc...
We live in a world where sanitation service and technology inequity is too prevalent – a world where some 3.5 billion inhabitants (2022) still do not have access to safe sanitation. On top of this come the effects of rapid urban...
