International Water Association
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The
International Water Association (
IWA) is a self-governing
nonprofit organization and knowledge hub for the
water sector, connecting water
professionals and
companies to find solutions to the world's water challenges. It has
permanent staff housed in its
headquarters and global
secretariat in central
London, the
United Kingdom, to support the activities, and has a regional office in
Chennai,
India. The aim of the IWA is to function as an international network for water experts and promote standards and optimal approaches in
sustainable water management. Its membership is a global mosaic comprising 313
technology companies,
water and
wastewater utilities, 54
universities, and wider stakeholders in the fields of water services,
infrastructure engineering and
consulting as well as 7,791 individuals including
scientists and
researchers, with 53 governing members (2021). IWA is an affiliated member of the
International Science Council (ISC). IWA features regional associations, approximately 50 specialist groups covering key topics in
urban water management, specialized
task forces, and web-based knowledge networks.
Two significant
conferences are organized by the IWA biennially: the World Water Congress & Exhibition (WWDE) and the Water and Development Congress & Exhibition (WDCE). IWA works across a wide range of issues covering the full
water cycle, with four programmes – Basins of the Future (
water security), Cities of the Future (
urban metabolism,
sustainable city), Water and
Sanitation Services (
wastewater management) including Water policy and regulation – that work towards achieving the
Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the
70th UN General Assembly and addressing the threat to sustainable
water supplies posed by
climate change.
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