Connecting people with nature for water on World Water Day

By: Chad Staddon, Sarah Ward on 10th Apr 2018

As the UN had decided that ‘the answer is in nature’, with nature-based solutions forming the theme of this year’s World Water Day (22nd March), the International Water Security Network took up the challenge and organised a range of... Read more »

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New project to research ‘green infrastructure for water security policy’

By: Richard Meissner on 14th Mar 2018

Water security is an important issue as well as an all-encompassing notion in the socio-economic development of communities, cities, provinces and countries. Achieving water security at these levels is a complex undertaking involving a number of stakeholders and management... Read more »

Categories: Africa Blog Green infrastructure Monash South Africa

3rd IWSN Winter Conference takes place in Bristol

on 22nd Jan 2018

PhD and MSc students supported by the International Water Security Network gathered in Bristol for the annual winter conference on water-related resilience on 15-16 January 2018.  There were 18 presentations on a variety of topics ranging from water and... Read more »

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Protecting the páramos and mangroves: water challenges for Colombia

By: Sarah Ward on 1st Nov 2017

As the second most biodiverse country on the planet, Colombia is rightly taking post-conflict sustainable development and economic growth seriously. During my recent two-week stay, I was able to take in perspectives in two contrasting cities with similar water... Read more »

Categories: Agriculture Blog Climate change adaptation Colombia Ecosystems Green infrastructure Resilience South America University of the West of England

First Peruvian Congress Agua-Andes: Science-policy dialogues for sustainable development

By: Chad Staddon and Bram Willems on 25th Oct 2017

A long time in the planning, it was great to see the Congress Agua-Andes (the first of its kind in Peru) take place so successfully. There were 300 people in the auditorium on the opening day (which was simultaneously... Read more »

Categories: Blog Climate change adaptation Drought Flooding Green infrastructure Peru Resilience South America

Mind the gap – finding the next step on the urban drainage journey

By: Sarah Ward on 4th Oct 2017

Dr Sarah Ward is currently a research fellow at UWE and a senior research fellow at the University of Exeter, with both her roles focusing on water, resilience and cities. She recently had the pleasure of attending the 14th... Read more »

Categories: Blog Gamification Green infrastructure Resilience University of the West of England Urban drainage

IWSN Director at World Water Week in Stockholm

By: Chad Staddon on 18th Sep 2017

World Water Week, which took place over five days in Stockholm, saw over 3,200 participants from 133 countries attend several hundred sessions, share experiences, and discuss solutions to the world’s most critical water challenges. It was, as always, full... Read more »

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Green infrastructure and urban resilience

By: Laura De Vito and Chad Staddon on 14th Jun 2017

With 70% of the world’s population likely to be living in cities by 2050, it is important that urban infrastructure is well equipped to manage the wide variety of potential environmental, social, technological and economic challenges. In order to... Read more »

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Enhancing resilience in cities: from grey to green infrastructure

By: Adriana Zuniga-Teran, Andrea K. Gerlak on 4th May 2017

Many cities in the world have invested in grey infrastructure for stormwater management. Grey infrastructure usually includes storm drains, sewers, and combined sewer systems (CSS) – or systems that use a single pipeline network to transport stormwater runoff and... Read more »

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How your neighbourhood may impact your health and wellbeing

By: Adriana Zuniga-Teran on 15th Mar 2017

How physically active are you may depend, in part, on the design of your neighbourhood. University of Arizona researcher Adriana Zuniga-Teran is a member of the IWSN Americas team at the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy. In... Read more »

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