Pay Drechsel’s research has played an important role in developing options for safe wastewater use in countries where treatment capacities are low and informal wastewater use is a common feature of irrigated urban and peri-urban...
The Hague, 05.10.15 – Water security, both availability and quality, is one of the most critical issues the world is confronted with today. Increased water scarcity is affecting every corner of the globe; left unchecked it i...
Mamadou Dia has played a key key role in transforming the water sector in Senegal to be a leader in Africa. Amongst his many notable achievements he is awarded the IWA Development Award for Practice for increasing access to water...
Lisbon, 20 September 2014 – On 21st September, 2014 more than 5000 leading water experts and industry professionals from 97 countries will be coming together at the International Water Association (IWA)’s World Water Congr...
Driven by environmental, economic, and ecological benefits, resource recovery from waste has started to draw attention worldwide. Recovering resources from water and wastewater can provide an alternative and economically viable so...
A world where water is wisely managed and the right solutions to create a sustainable water future are implemented, could be within our reach. Today government ministers attending the Ministerial Conference of the 7th World Water ...
International Water Association calls for greater collaboration between governments and industry professionals to capitalise on 2015’s year of opportunity to secure the World’s water future Seoul, 09.04.15 – Government m...
AquaRating sets water and sanitation utilities on path towards management and performance improvement Washington, D.C. / The Hague, 3 March 2015 – Jointly developed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Intern...
The Middle East and North Africa, a region beset by conflict and instability, faces unparalleled water scarcity. Solving water security problems in each country could be the driver for greater regional cooperation and peace buildi...
In late September 2014, global attention focused on two assemblies separated by five time zones across one ocean. New York and Lisbon hosted influential gatherings to advance human progress in the face of escalating competition ov...