The latest IWA videos

Reduce, reuse and replenish are the cornerstones of IWA’s water-wise world. By taking the right steps, we will move from a linear inefficient practice towards a cyclical and restorative process. IWA members and partners worldwide are the actors of this process. Watch and listen to them and their stories. View the entire IWA video collection.

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November 16, 2020
Jean Luc Bertrand-Krajewski has been a member of the IWA for over 25 years. He credits the organisation for his development in academia. He describes his journe...
SDGs
September 7, 2020
Adam Lovell started his career in the water sector over 20 years ago as a Chemist at Anglian Water and is now the Executive Director of the Water Service Associ...
Membership
September 4, 2020
Fionn is a project engineer focused on smart water systems and a member of the Institute of Water in the UK. At Anglian Water Services, he serves on the Future ...
AfricaAgricultureDevelopment
July 31, 2020
Chataigne Djuma is a Young water Professional who joined IWA in 2017. She is currently the Secretary of the YWP Chapter in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Cha...
Digitalisation
July 24, 2020
Zoran Kapelan is the Chair of Urban Water Infrastructure at the Delft University of Technology. He has 20 years of research relating to Digital Water. In this i...
Digitalisation
July 1, 2020
Open Source refers to software that is free to use for the public. It allows for the quick implementation/adoption of new technologies as well as encourages col...
Digitalisation
May 29, 2020
The digital transformation presents new business opportunities for the water sector. Listen as Rik Thijssen, Manager of Business Development at Vitens, gives hi...
DigitalisationTechnology
May 26, 2020
One of the biggest concerns about the digital water transformation is privacy. How can utilities ensure that the customers data remains confidential? Who protec...

Cities of the Future

Water sensitive cities are great places to live, where innovation, social cohesion, creativity and culture flourish. To create sustainable water in cities, all stakeholders need to act to avoid the looming water crisis. The Cities of the Future agenda harnesses the power of the IWA network to co-create solutions and join efforts to manage a city’s many waters in a sustainable and resilient manner, an approach endorsed by the IWA Principles for Water Wise Cities.

SDGs
September 7, 2020
Adam Lovell started his career in the water sector over 20 years ago as a Chemist at Anglian Water and is now the Executive Director of the Water Service Associ...
Africa
February 28, 2020
Africa is going through a major transformation spacially in the water sector. Rapid urbanisation requires access to the latest technology and know-how of the wa...
June 11, 2019
IWA President, Diane d’Arras, jury of the FAMAE PRECIOUS WATER competition, unboxes the winner Hydrao shower head. The FAMAE Foundation launched the PRECI...
June 26, 2018
 You can join Abby Crisostomo at the Emerging Water Leaders Forum to discuss solutions to some of the big questions posed by the Keynotes of this Congress fo...
June 12, 2018
IWA member Prof. Satoshi Takizawa from Tokyo University talks about key points of the water sector in Japan. Join him at the #WorldWaterCongress in Tokyo, 16-21...
May 31, 2018
The Forum focuses on the resilience of water supply, drainage and wastewater systems in cities. It is a unique opportunity to learn about the Japanese experienc...
April 26, 2018
Jurg Keller, head of the Programme Committee team for the IWA #WorldWaterCongress, highlights the main themes that will be the focus of the sessions and discuss...
April 24, 2018
The digital economy, megacities, diffusion of innovation, disaster resilience and sustainability are the key focus of this years’ IWA World Water Congress...

Thought-Leadership

Agenda setting thought leadership from the most prominent figures within the water sector and beyond. Keynote speakers are the top specialists in their field and will provide the overarching narrative for the congress. Keynotes and supporting panels will frame the key discussions and topics that will be addressed during the week of the congress.

DevelopmentKeynotes
December 3, 2019
Utility management in emerging economies from IWA on Vimeo. Dr Silver Mugisha details the mixture of problems that utilities in emerging economies are facing. B...
DevelopmentGovernanceKeynotes
December 2, 2019
#DevelopmentCongress – How do we ensure the Human rights to water and Sanitation? from IWA on Vimeo. The opening of #DevelopmentCongress in Colombo, Sri L...
KeynotesMembership
September 22, 2018
Integrating nature processes into urban structures is essential for our future. The start of the #WorldWaterCongress in Tokyo Japan honoured IWA congress delega...
DevelopmentKeynotesSociety
December 14, 2017
President Kennedy set a bold goal: for men to walk in the moon by the end of the decade, in 1969 Neil Armstrong did. The #SDGs are bold goals we should also be ...
DevelopmentKeynotes
December 13, 2017
Prof. Benedito Braga, President of the World Water Council, was a keynote at the 2017 #DevelopmentCongress, where he stresses the need to increase our resilienc...
Climate changeKeynotesSociety
November 27, 2017
The renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs introduced 3Ts: Trade Resources; Transform Water for Safe Use; and Traits of crops resistant to drought; and 3Fs Finance, F...
DevelopmentKeynotes
November 27, 2017
Innovative financing mechanisms to meet SDG6 target from IWA on Vimeo. How can financial institutions help contribute to achieving the SDGs? Keynote address by ...
HealthKeynotes
November 27, 2017
Barbara Evans’ research has played a key role in developing effective strategies for securing safe access to water and sanitation, with a sustained attention ...
Asia-PacificKeynotesSociety
December 5, 2016
Honorable Prime Minister of Bhutan, Lyonchoen Tshering Tobgay from IWA on Vimeo. A water story in the first person by a surprise keynote at the IWA World Water ...
HealthKeynotes
December 5, 2016
The water microbiome and the biohealth of the planet by Joan Rose from IWA on Vimeo. “Water is Life, But Water Quality is Health” – The microbiome...
KeynotesUrbanisation
December 5, 2016
James Lynch is Deputy Director General, Pacific Department at Asian Development Bank (ADB), with more than twenty years of international experience in infrastru...
KeynotesSociety
December 5, 2016
John Thwaites elaborates on “How can water contribute to achieving the global Sustainable Development Goals?” Learn more: www.worldwatercongress.org...