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

IndustrySDGsSocietyUrbanisation
September 30, 2020
Water Consuming Industries & Water Stewar...
Water Stewardship: License to operate? After 200 years of industrialisation where water was used rather thoughtlessly and our natural resources and environment ...
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...

News / Events

Climate changeEnvironmentMembershipUrbanisation
January 25, 2021
IWAP announces relaunch of two journals
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 De...
SDGsUrbanisation
November 19, 2020
World Toilet Day: CWIS Through Regulation
Catalysing Citywide Inclusive Sanitation Through Regulating Service Providers This article is part of a series for World Toilet Day highlighting issues within t...
AfricaAsia-PacificLatin AmericaSDGsSocietyUrbanisation
October 13, 2020
New IWA Initiative: Regulating for Citywide In...
IWA Announces New Initiative & Webinar Series: Regulating for Citywide Inclusive Sanitation The International Water Association (IWA) has launched a new IWA...
Event Asia-PacificUrbanisation
22 Jun - 02 Jul 2021 Singapore/Singapore
Singapore International Water Week 2021 (virtual)
22 Jun 2021 12:00:00 2 Jul 2021 18:00:00 Europe/London Singapore International Water Week 2021 (virtual) IWA Event Singapore - Singapore International Water Association contact@iwa.net

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