The Green Building Blocks of Cities

Many cities around the world are turning to Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) to enhance their…

The Circular Water Economy: Capturing Every Drop

To enhance the circular water economy, governments at various levels are working with industry and academia to develop eco-industrial clusters that solve pressing water challenges.

Building Green Cities

Many cities are turning to green infrastructure solutions that utilize nature’s ecosystem services in the management of water resources and associated climatic risks.

By Robert C. Brears*

Melbourne Water Harnessing Renewable Energy

Drinking water and wastewater treatment plants are the largest energy consumers in many cities, often accounting for 30–40% of total energy consumed by a city. With a large proportion of the facilities’ operating costs going towards meeting energy bills…

WaterHack18: Beer Made From Recycled Water Saving the World

Water Sensitive Farming Keeping Drinking Water Pure

Controlling water polluting activities at the source is smarter that removing them in the drinking water treatment process as less money is required for treatment chemicals, equipment, and labor. One utility leading the way is Thames Water…

Cutting the Urbanization-Water Link

Rapid urbanization is not only a phenomenon experienced by mega-cities, but smaller cities too, with the fastest growing urban agglomerations being cities with less than 1 million inhabitants. With rapid population growth and increasing water scarcity, cities need to…

Waste In, Resources Out

The traditional economy — our take-make-dispose economy — is challenged by a variety of mega-trends including rapid population and economic growth, rising resource scarcity, and climate change impacting the availability and quality of natural resources. To reduce the exposure of the…

New York City Embracing Future Water Challenges

Water utilities are becoming increasingly exposed to a variety of mega-trends that impact water availability. Nonetheless, there are leading utilities globally that not only mitigate these risks but seize on the many opportunities they provide.