Water regulators should develop a model to identify the full life costs and benefits of sanitation services, according to a new report from the International Water Association (IWA). This approach, which could be based on the exis...
In January 2021 the IWA Publishing team relaunched two of its titles, with new branding, aims and scopes, and editorial teams. The Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination becomes Water Reuse. The new editorial team is headed up by...
Catalysing Citywide Inclusive Sanitation Through Regulating Service Providers This article is part of a series for World Toilet Day highlighting issues within the WHO-UNICEF State of the World’s Sanitation report.
IWA Announces New Initiative & Webinar Series: Regulating for Citywide Inclusive Sanitation The International Water Association (IWA) has launched a new IWA initiative: Regulating Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS). This ini...
Water Stewardship: License to operate? After 200 years of industrialisation where water was used rather thoughtlessly and our natural resources and environment were almost neglected, the winds of change have begun to blow the rece...
A publication and a set of tools have been released as outcomes of IWA’s project on Public Participation in the Regulation of Urban Water Services. ‘Guidelines for Public Participation in the Regulation of Urban Water ...
As part of the ‘Guidelines for Public Participation in the Regulation of Urban Water Services‘, a set of tools has also been developed. ‘Tools Public Participation in the Regulation of Urban Water Services’...
“We cannot solve our problem with the same thinking we used when we created them.” Albert Einstein We’ve all heard about thinking out of the box… But it’s easier said than done. A few days ago I was pushed outside my box...
The urbanisation trend is an undeniable fact worldwide in large and small cities all over the globe. Water supply and sanitation are two of the most fundamental pillars for the sustainability of city inhabitants. Many cities in Ce...
Using storm water solutions to create a better city. Examples from Copenhagen Last month Copenhagen was the host of the C40 Mayors summit. Here more than 1000 mayors, city planners etc. from the world’s most ambitious g...