Don’t Waste Wastewater! Wastewater-to-Energy in Urban Pakistan

By |2024-01-04T15:15:11+01:00October 12th 2021|

Climate-resilient and energy-efficient cities need to think about water reuse. Especially in South Asian countries like Pakistan, where the potential of wastewater-to-energy systems is incredibly high. By Masooma Batool

How to Make Sure Mexico’s Cities Don’t Run Out of Water

By |2024-01-04T08:47:42+01:00September 3rd 2019|

Water is a central issue for urban development in Mexico. Groundwater is overexploited, and there is a lack of wastewater treatment facilities. Jorge Silva reviews government programmes that aim to solve the problem.

How Can Urban Flood Management in Vietnam Become More Sustainable?

By |2024-01-03T15:00:21+01:00May 28th 2019|

More than one third of Vietnam's population is living in cities, requiring effective sanitation and stormwater services. Yet their provision is limited, with an estimation of less than 10 per cent of wastewater being treated in urban areas. Sebastian Malter argues that a diversification of drainage systems will support sustainable urban development.

The Forgotten Water – The Role of Decentralised Wastewater Management in Jakarta’s Socio-Ecological System

By |2024-01-03T10:23:02+01:00April 2nd 2019|

Jakarta has responded to regular flooding by proposing gigantic infrastructure projects such as sea walls to keep the water at bay. But the main problem is that the city does not consider the land-water ecosystem as a whole, says Prathiwi W. Putri.

Using Forests for Water Treatment: An Example from Rio de Janeiro

By |2024-01-03T10:24:12+01:00March 21st 2019|

Ecosystem loss and degradation contributes to water insecurity worldwide – natural infrastructure strategies that protect and restore natural systems aim to halt and reverse this trend. Suzanne Ozment and Rafael Feltran-Barbieri discuss how water utilities can profit from restoring ecosystems.

What Hides Behind the Concept of Digital Water?

By |2024-01-03T10:24:24+01:00March 19th 2019|

How can digitalisation of urban services increase sustainable urbanisation? What different approaches and innovations already exist and have proven successful? Kala Vairavamoorthy, director of the International Water Association addresses these questions.

The Lagos Water Crisis: Any Role for the Private Sector?

By |2024-01-02T15:09:19+01:00August 28th 2018|

Lagos is suffering from severe water shortage due to profit-oriented politics. Akinbode Oluwafemi points out the conflicts and problems around the privatisation of the water sector and offers alternative solutions for one of the world’s most populous cities.

Upscaling Sanitation for the Urban Poor in Kenya

By |2023-12-19T15:17:45+01:00August 29th 2017|

Providing access to urban sanitation is challenging because of space limitations, complex land tenure and higher public health concerns in crowded settlements. This is especially true for low-income urban areas. For URBANET, Jane Njagi describes how this challenge has been tackled in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya.

From a shack to a house with water and electricity

By |2023-12-19T14:35:58+01:00December 6th 2016|

In a four-part series, URBANET takes a closer look at specific projects that contribute to making cities more liveable. In this first part, the focus lies on San Salvador, El Salvador's capital city, where the houses of thousands of families who live in slums are being reconstructed. Since they have gained access to regular water and electricity supply, the living conditions have improved significantly.

Go to Top