Net zero ideas in water – Podcast by Antoine Walter

This podcast outlines a set of ideas in the water sector to achieve net zero. The podcast starts with an outline of emissions in the water sector when compared to other sectors. This provides different examples across the water sector, water networks to wastewater treatment and provides tangible examples of efficiencies in terms of both cost savings and achieving net zero ambitions.

Maria Manidaki interview - Podcast by Antoine Walter

This interview with Maria Manidaki outlines examples around the world where best practice in the water sector is being achieved. Maria was an author of the Infrastructure carbon review, PAS 2080 and the UK Water Road to Net Zero and is a global thought leaders around reducing carbon across all parts of water infrastructure development. She highlights the need for leadership, future education and integration and more innovative procurement.

Global Change Data Lab

DECEMBER 2023 This site provides an excellent tracker of the SDG 6 goals. The tracker provides graphical summaries by region and by country in an easy to follow display. This is a great resource for tracking performance and financial flows by area.

Open source knowledge hub for water sustainability

DECEMBER 2023 This site presents an outline of water savings technologies and a number of excellent links to relevant publications. This is a valuable resource for all members working in water savings programs.

Singapore Green Plan

NOVEMBER 2023 The Singapore government is one of the most progressive governments in the world in adopting sustainable practices. This is a whole of nation plan to advance sustainable practices across Singapore.

Water stewardship and indigenous water inclusion

NOVEMBER 2023 Water Stewardship Asia Pacific is a not for profit organisation that has a mission is to protect and enhance the natural environment through water stewardship to achieve our vision of a water-secure world for all. Several prominent organisations began to form an international panel of experts responsible for developing a new standard for water stewardship. The website provides training links, the framework developed through the panel of experts and a set of articles and publications as well as news and is a useful source of information for people seeing to improve water management.

Quantifying, modelling and mitigating process emissions masterclasses

JUNE 2023 This material provides a series of master classes presenting the release of the International Water Association manual for the quantification and modelling of fugitive greenhouse gas emissions from Urban Water systems. This is important as it provides an overview including questions from the wider industry on findings as part of the development of the publication.

How can we solve water scarcity?

JUNE 2023 The droughts in Europe over the 2022 summer have put extra pressures on the food supply chain, this article from New Food reviews the problem and what we can do working in the industry to use water efficiently as we move towards summer 2023. The article provides the link of food systems and water and outlines sustainable agricultural innovation outlining a systems approach to reducing water scarcity.

Safe drinking water & sanitation

JUNE 2023 This link from the Institute for Water Education provides an outline on current water scarcity numbers around the world, latest research, a set of courses available to provide further learning and a number of articles written through Delft. This provides discussion of technical, social, economic and institutional aspects associated with the provision of safe drinking water and sanitation. There is also a link to the Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) approach developed through Delft. This provides a number of examples where this approach is used and also a link to key partnerships around the world.

Quantification and modelling of fugitive greenhouse gas emissions from urban water systems

SEPTEMBER 2022 IWA have released a novel publication focusing on emissions from wastewater networks and treatment plants for both nitrous oxide and methane emissions. The publication outlines the challenges associated with emissions as part of global net zero targets. The various models for quantification of emissions are tested against the latest research for both networks and treatment systems. There are case studies on measurement, quantification and mitigation measures developed around the world for you to explore.

Quantification and modelling of fugitive GHG emissions from urban water systems

JUNE 2022 The water sector and in particularly wastewater transfer and treatment are contributors to GHG emissions across the world. As increased pressure is felt in the water sector to transition to a low-carbon model, this digital publication focusses specifically on reducing nitrous oxide and methane emissions which occur mostly from the transfer and treatment of wastewater.

Tackling AMR in wastewater in a carbon neutral way

JUNE 2022 Anti-microbial resistance continues to be a major threat to the human race, with millions now dying from previously treatable illnesses. This webinar dives into AMR’s presence in wastewater, receiving water and how we can tackle this issue in a carbon friendly way.

Desalination in the EU

APRIL 2022 Desalination plants have been built to respond climate change and augment freshwater supply. This article link provides an overview and breakdown categories of varying aspects in desalination in Europe, particularly southern Europe. This report is part of climate-resilient Europe.

Resource recovery from wastewater in the USA

APRIL 2022 This article links to an initiative from the US Department of Energy (DOE) aiming to accelerate resource recovery from municipal wastewater across the USA. The outcomes include a fascinating range of technologies.

Water-Energy-Food Nexus

JANUARY 2022 Singapore’s National Water Agency (PUB) and National Environment Agency (NEA) have developed a world leading facility, a project that truly investigates the water-energy-food nexus

Net zero in water

JANUARY 2022 Many water companies and agencies around the world are now committing to net zero strategies, with all of the water companies in Victoria, Australia committed to net zero by 2030 and the UK producing a net zero road map in 2020

India-H2O project: Water supply and sanitation

JANUARY 2022 This link introduces you to the India-H2O project which covers a range of innovations in advanced membrane processes and in natural treatment systems. These developments contribute to the improvement of water and sanitation in their region.