King’s College London
King’s College London is a university 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.
Plumbing poverty deepens across US cities amid housing crisis
More American cities—even those seen as affluent—are home to people living without running water as people are being "squeezed" by unaffordable housing and the cost-of-living crisis, new research finds. Published in Nature Cities, the study revealed the problem worsened following changes to the housing market triggered by the 2008 global crash. And since 2017, it has been "expanding […]
Solar-powered technology converts saltwater into drinking water emission-free
By maximising available solar power for water production, scientists produced drinking water cheaper than ever before in lower-income countries.
Wastewater microfibers contribute to potential pollution on Kenyan coastline
Washing clothes releases microfibers, which can be synthetic (plastic) and non-synthetic, but little is understood about the environmental impact. To better understand this, researchers teamed up with the Flipflopi project, an initiative which uses the world's first recycled plastic sailing dhow, a handmade boat constructed from materials found on African beaches, including 30,000 discarded flip […]
Human rights to water of millions endangered by large-scale agriculture and industries
In an in-depth cross-country analysis considering the impacts of large-scale agriculture and industry on the human right to drinking water, Dr Naho Mirumachi, Reader in Environmental Politics, from King’s College London has called for renewed political commitment to ensure everyone can enjoy access to clean, drinkable water.