International Water Association (IWA)
International Water Association (IWA) is a association that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
New water safety plan manual released, providing practical guidance for safe drinking water
The International Water Association (IWA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have released the second edition of the Water Safety Plan Manual, which offers practical guidance for the development and implementation of water safety planning in accordance with WHO guidelines for drinking water quality. The launch of the Water Safety Plan Manual, 2nd Edition was marked through an […]
Regulators should identify true cost of sanitation, urges IWA
Water regulators should develop a model to identify the full life costs and benefits of sanitation services, according to a new report from the International Water Association (IWA). This approach, which could be based on the existing way in which the true cost of water is measured, could help regulators make the financial case for greater investment […]
IWA renews Board members and appoints new President
Leading water consultant Tom Mollenkopf has today become the new President of the International Water Association, taking office following his election in Lisbon, Portugal back in October 2019. Mr. Mollenkopf, who trained as a lawyer and holds an MBA, has been a substantive and well-regarded figure in the water sector for the past 20 years. […]
Dragan Savic (IWA): “The COVID-19 outbreak has given impetus to the water industry”
Digital technology offerings have the potential to revolutionize water operations, but what role can they play to help water managers in these unimaginable times?
Water leaders chart the digital transformation journey for utilities
IWA and Xylem launch Chinese translation of the White Paper as a stepping stone to embedding digital in the core of water profession at the 2019 Nanjing Water Summit.
International Water Association announces President-elect: Tom Mollenkopf
The International Water Association has elected Mr. Tom Mollenkopf as President-elect of the Association for the period October 2020 until August 2022. He will take office at the end of the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2020 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Mr. Mollenkopf, an Australian national, has been an active member of the IWA for many years. He became […]
Incubating an innovative mindset for sustainable water use in cities, industry and agriculture
Top international and local leaders will meet this week in Guayaquil, Ecuador to build consensual actions to address some of the most critical issues confronting the planet today.
Dragan Savic: “Digitalization gives all actors in the water sector the enabling tools”
As part of our interviews on digitalization in the water industry, we interview Dragan Savic, Chair of IWA Digital Water Programme’s Steering Committee. Professor Dragan Savic Freng is the CEO of KWR Water Research Institute, the Dutch drinking water companies’ collective research organisation. He obtained his PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Manitoba, Canada, in 1990, and […]
Berlin endorses the IWA Water-Wise Principles
On the initiative Berlin’s water utility Berliner Wasserbetriebe and the Berlin Center of Competence for Water (KWB), the City of Berlin has now endorsed the IWA principles on Water-wise Cities. At the opening ceremony of the International Water Reuse Conference 2019 recently held in Berlin, Stefan Tidow, Permanent Secretary of the Berlin Senate Department for the Environment, Transport and Climate Protection, […]