Urbanisation

Urbanisation

Cities consume 75% of the world’s natural resources and 80% of the global energy supply.

By 2050, roughly 6.4 billion people will live in a city, and demand for water will have increased by 55 percent. Cities power economic development and water security can seriously undermine this. Cities need to take steps to connect to their basins and enable water management institutions to make investments to secure water quantity and quality and mitigate flood risks.

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Regulating for Citywide Inclusive Sanitation

Rallying service providers and regulators for joint action...

Water Safety Planning

Humanity cannot thrive and survive without water. Cities cannot function without water. A simple, but powerful reality. ...

Sanitation for and by Nature

Guidance on evidence-based practices for improved sanitation, water security and ecological health, with a focus on natu...

New Urban Agenda

How to Respond to the Commitments and Call for Action of the New Urban Agenda? The New Urban Agenda (NUA) is the outc...

Water-Wise Cities

Humanity cannot thrive and survive without water. Cities cannot function without water. A simple, but powerful reality. ...

Blog Posts

Latest opinions and insights relevant to the water sector

Urbanisation
March 6, 2020
Nature for cities or cities for nature?
“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...
Asia-PacificClimate changeDevelopmentGovernanceUrbanisation
December 12, 2019
First Water Forum in Kazakhstan – IWA Sp...
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...
SDGsUrbanisation
November 26, 2019
What happens if we put nature and people first...
 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 th...
AfricaDevelopmentSDGsUrbanisation
November 13, 2018
Uncharted SDG6: Intermittent Water Supply in W...
Today many cities around the world have been facing great change pressures of increasing demands due to population growth, urbanization, influx of displaced peo...

News / Events

Event Asia-PacificUrbanisation
20 Jun - 24 Jun 2021 Singapore/Singapore
Singapore International Water Week – Water Convention 2020
20 Jun 2021 12:00:00 24 Jun 2021 18:00:00 Europe/London Singapore International Water Week – Water Convention 2020 IWA Event Singapore - Singapore International Water Association contact@iwa.net
SDGsUrbanisation
February 18, 2019
Launch of Water Efficiency Labelling report
The UN High Level Panel on Water state “The replacement of inefficient taps, toilets, showerheads, washing machines, and dishwashers with more efficient model...
Climate changeUrbanisation
November 22, 2018
The IWA Principles for Water-Wise Cities are m...
Strasbourg and SDEA join the water-wise movement The French city of Strasbourg and the regional provider of drinking water and sanitation services, the Syndicat...
Asia-PacificSolutions (expo)Urbanisation
October 18, 2018
Sri Lanka hosts the 2019 IWA Water and Develop...
From 1-5 December 2019, Sri Lanka will host the IWA Water and Development Congress & Exhibition.   Water is one of the most critical issues facing the...

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