Tag: SDGs
The power of social contracts in strengthening institutions
By Declan Hearne*
As the sixth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG6) gives us 15 years to achieve and maintain universal access to water, it’s easy to...
There has never been a better time to be a water...
By Tom Williams*
Never before has water been so high on the global political agenda; never before has water expertise been in such high demand....
Is there fecal sludge on your salad?
By Marie Rødsten Sagen*
As the sun sets over the lush fields in the Indian city of Kolkata, it suddenly dawns upon me: this is the...
Charting trends for an uncertain water future
By Hong Li*
The water sector finds itself facing unprecedented challenges. The World Economic Forum has placed water at the top of its global risks...
Three steps to solving water scarcity and creating climate resilience
By Ger Bergkamp, IWA Executive Director
The new round of climate change negotiations that took place at the COP22 in Morocco last week brought a new...
Why rights unlock resilience
Water security owes less to any chosen technology than to the forces behind it. Substitute ‘dams’ with ‘desalination plants,’ ‘groundwater banks,’ ‘rainwater harvesting,’ ‘water...
Developing pathways to water-wise cities
By Tom Williams*
Two years ago, humanity passed a critical threshold. For the first time in human history more people lived in cities and urban...
