As cities in low- and middle-income countries expand rapidly, sanitation infrastructure struggles to keep pace, with nearly 700 million people still lacking even basic sanitation access
Water is a vital resource that sustains life, drives economic development, and maintains ecological balance. Despite Rwanda's abundant rainfall, the water sector faces significant hurdles. Limited water storage infrastructure, hig...
The water sector has a role to play in the global effort to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and help to slow climate change. Our sector is energy-intensive, and technology now gives us an opportunity to manage water much...
Lake Erhai is the seventh largest freshwater lake in China attracting many visitors worldwide. However, the water quality has significantly deteriorated throughout the years. China Water Environment Group, Shanghai Jiaotong Univer...
One of the challenges shaping the water sector is the discussion around the vital role that women play. Even though the water sector recognises that gender matters for water and that women are critical to achieving sustainability,...
Nature often acts as a as a conduit for untreated sewage into water bodies, wetlands, or the sea. However, a planned approach using nature-based solutions (NBS) not only improves sanitation services, but also provide numerous co-b...
In the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic, some face masks used to control the spread of the virus as personal protective equipment (PPE) have become an emerging threat to water, aquatic life and the environment.
Floods and storms are responsible for almost three-quarters of climate disasters. Yet, all around the world, resilience to climate shocks does not get as much attention as the “net zero” agenda.
Professor David Sedlak of UC Berkeley and author of Water 4.0 shares his perspective on the next path for water management.
Dear colleagues and friends, We are delighted to welcome you to IWA’s 2021 Digital World Water Congress. Now is the time for us all to collaborate and work with a laser-like focus on solutions to enable benefits to be felt acros...