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
Photo credits: Photo by Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), Hyderabad (India) The International Water Association (IWA) is delighted to announce the launch of the call for nominations for the Inclusive Urban Sanitation (...
Localising water and sanitation service delivery through multi-stakeholder partnerships reflects the spirit of multilateralism and presents opportunities for accelerated progress toward SDGs 6 and 11.1
IWA will be actively participating in two major international conferences this July through its flagship Inclusive Urban Sanitation initiative: the Lagos International Water Conference and the U20 Mayoral Summit. These conferences...
Urban water inequality is a significant challenge in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, a city of 1.4 million inhabitants, the majority of whom have transitioned from a nomadic lifestyle. The city's harsh climatic conditions and uneven develo...
As a member of UN-Habitat’s Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance (GWOPA), the International Water Association (IWA) actively participated at the 5th Global WOPs Congress. This was convened in Bonn, Germany by UN-H...
The Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance (GWOPA) will be hosting its 5th Global WOPs Congress in Bonn, Germany. The congress aims to convene the global water and sanitation utility community to address the challenge...
This year’s World Water Day acts as a reminder for everyone to take action to secure progress on water and sanitation. This year’s theme of Accelerating Change emphasises the need to speed up efforts towards achieving sustaina...
IWA is pleased to share its latest publication: Handbook on Basin Connected Cities: Why and How Urban Stakeholders can be Active Water Stewards in their Basins, co-published with INBO. Many of the global challenges such as urbanis...
With the World Water Congress & Exhibition taking place on 11-15 September, the International Water Association is pleased to announce Rohit T. “Rit” Aggarwala, Commissioner for Environmental Protection, City of New Yo...