In an era of increasing water scarcity, coupled with continued population and industrial growth, climate change and environmental degradation, we need to conserve water, as well as creating new sources of high quality water to sus...
Staff knowledge, skills and motivation are critical factors for delivering high quality water and wastewater services, protecting public health and the environment. What do water organisations do to ensure qualified candidates and...
The failure of water services is dramatic, affects thousands of people and businesses, has financial implications and is likely to hit the local, if not the national, headlines. As the saying goes, reputations take a lifetime to b...
A year ago, world leaders handed down an ambitious agenda: 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be successfully completed by 2030. This new global framework puts water at the centre of sustainable development, and presents a...
Stockholm, Sweden, September 1, 2016 – The World Bank and the International Water Association (IWA) declared their intentions at World Water Week today to establish a global partnership to help countries, especially the poor...
(CO-AUTHORS: GERARD SOPPE, JEMIMA SY) In developing countries, roughly 45 million cubic meters of water are lost daily with an economic value of over US$3 billion per year. A World Bank study puts the global estimate of p...
The Manual highlights the human rights principles and criteria in relation to drinking water and sanitation. It explains the international legal obligations in terms of operational policies and practice that will support the progr...
Fresh water touches every part of daily life – from drinking water and sanitation, to agriculture and energy production. Unfortunately, for nearly half of the world’s population, water scarcity is a growing issue with deva...
As climate science points to drier years to come, many across the planet are adjusting their traditional expectations of water supplies. Population and demand are also growing and new supplies will be needed. In October 2016, repr...
The last 20 years have seen much progress towards addressing water losses in urban water distribution systems. So much so, that there basically seems no significant advances left to make, nor completely new methods or technologies...
