Access to clean water, sustainable water management and sanitation are priority targets to reach, especially in developing and underdeveloped countries, as reflected in the SDG goals set by the United Nations. However, based on re...
We are looking for passionate, motivated IWA members (aged 35 and below) to lead the IWA Young Water Professionals (YWP) Community! Join the YWP Steering Committee (Emerging Water Leaders)! The IWA YWP Community renews its ...
Many of the global challenges such as urbanisation, climate change, increased resource demand and competition between different water users, impact the cities where most of us live. These create water risks for cities including fl...
Around the world, there remains a great disparity in many people’s access to clean water and basic sanitation. World Water Day brings attention to these ever-present issues. Action is needed, but the question is, what ACTION? ...
This year’s theme for World Water Day is groundwater, making the invisible visible. Groundwater resources globally provide about 50% of all drinking water, about 40% of water used for agriculture, and about 30% of the water ...
According to the latest WHO-UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Report (2021), 1.9 billion people globally lack basic sanitation services. While access to safe water made progress in the MDG ...
IWA is pleased to announce that registrations are now open for the upcoming World Water Congress & Exhibition in Copenhagen, Denmark, 11-15 September 2022. Five days of critical discussions will shape the future of sustainable...
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,...
Through the IWA initiative “Regulating for Citywide Inclusive Sanitation” and in collaboration with its partners, namely representatives from regulators and organisations across the globe, the International Water Association a...
AquaRating is an international rating system for water and sanitation utilities developed by the InterAmerican Development Bank and the International Water Association. AquaRating focuses on the challenges faced by water and sanit...
