International Water Association (IWA)

The International Water Association (IWA) is a global reference point for water professionals, spanning the continuum between research and practice and covering all facets of the water cycle. Through its network of members and experts in research, practice, regulation, industry, consulting and manufacturing, IWA is in a better position than any other organisation to help water professionals create innovative, pragmatic and sustainable solutions to challenging global needs. The Climate Change activities under the umbrella of IWA seek to assist the water sector in meeting intensified challenges and uncertainties to build systems that are more robust, flexible and resilient than before.

IWA's Climate Change programme focuses on the need to model, predict and assess current & future impacts, cost for society and the environment and further to support decision making under uncertainty. Its activities build on the knowledge of available and co-evolving best practice on a diversity of interventions.

Key aims of the programme:
Identify and raise awareness of climate change issues related to water sector
Facilitate exchange and communication of best practices
Build an Analytical Framework for climate change-proofing and find ways to communicate this
Stimulate global cooperation and capacity building
Advocate key positions of the IWA community at relevant policy fora