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The Columbia Climate School will host the Ripple Effects: Water in a Warming World pre-college virtual workshop in fall 2025.

By Roberta Miguel Kiska Filippini, Gustavo Rafael Collere Possetti and Anatalicio Risden Junior, Sanepar Problem Sanepar is responsible for providing potable water to over 11 million people while balancing efficiency and affordability through fair tariffs, despite climate uncertainties. The utility’s operations are supported by extensive infrastructure serving a total of 3,448,897 connections through a pipeline

By Dennis Daniel Mwanza, PhD, IWA Fellow, IG&R SG member   Globally, the progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 on ensuring sustainable water and sanitation access for all is lacking. Apparently, we need a sixfold increase in efforts for safe drinking water, a fivefold increase for sanitation, and a threefold increase for basic hygiene

Blog by Alina Barmagambetova, Reagan Gonzales, Parker Kindt, Riley Walter, and Ryan Williams This summer, we are taking part in an exciting internship abroad through the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) programme. Over the course of eight weeks in London, UK, we’re working at the International Water Association (IWA), gaining hands-on experience and learning

By Norbert Jardin, Ruhrverband, Germany The Ruhrverband ensures water supply to 4.6 million people through eight major reservoirs and operates wastewater treatment plants for 60 municipalities. However, the utility faces significant climate change-related challenges that impact its core operations. To address these, Ruhrverband has, among other things, implemented legal changes to reservoir operations in the

By Dr Natalie Lamb RSci MIWater MRSB (she/her), Spring  My journey with the International Water Association (IWA) began in 2017, at the IWA UK Young Water Professional (YWP) Conference—my very first time presenting at a professional conference. I was honoured to receive the “Best Presenter” award, which earned me a spot at the IWA YWP

How are humans exposed to these tiny and ubiquitous plastics? And is there anything we can do about it?

Beizhan Yan, an environmental geochemist at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, has come up with new methods to detect and analyze tiny plastic particles to better understand their impact on human and environmental health.