The Malaysia International Water Convention (MIWC) 2023, the region’s premier event for water industry professionals, is poised to gather over 650 thought leaders, innovators, and practitioners from diverse sectors to address the critical challenges facing the water industry and explore sustainable solutions for a water-secure future.

Unprecedented concern and curiosity from the public about the water environment, resources and infrastructure signals the need to change the way research and innovation initiatives are communicated.

When aging wastewater treatment plants reach a time when they are in need of upgrading or expanding to meet increasing demands on their capabilities, opportunities arise to consider introducing new technologies to replace old equipment and build new facilities that improve operational reliability.

Smart sewer solutions from UK-based telemetry and analytics business will empower the industry to meet the challenges of climate change. Grundfos has completed the acquisition of XPV Water Partners portfolio company Metasphere, a leading provider of telemetry and analytics solutions for water networks.

Pumps and Water Technology Major EKKI has introduced its latest line of 4″ Borehole Pumps, known as the ULAV4J. This new ULAV4J range encompasses flow rates ranging from 30 to 300 liters per minute, featuring a jacket-type construction with water-filled rewindable motors. The ULAV4J series boasts a host of exceptional features that enhance performance and durability.

Students from 78 countries have proposed fresh ideas to address the world’s intensifying water challenges with entries in the 2023 Global Student Innovation Challenge hosted by water technology leader Xylem. More than 1,000 students created new solutions for a range of pressing water issues, including green hydrogen production and reducing plastic pollution.

Water and wastewater utilities are executing ambitious decarbonization goals, according to a new survey of 100 utilities in North America and Europe. Sponsored by Xylem, the survey finds that 75% of respondents intend to achieve greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals by 2040 or earlier. 48% of respondents have set a net-zero emissions goal, and 42% have set an emissions reduction goal.

Atlas Copco Power and Flow has launched a next-generation electric submersible dewatering pump, the WEDA D95, incorporating state-of-the-art Wear Deflector Technology. The robust and reliable pump delivers best-in-class performance over a longer lifetime in heavily abrasive environments such as mining, tunnelling and construction, and enables operators to improve their sustainability and productivity.

The United Nations is calling for action on the occasion of World Water Day. 2023 marks the mid-term for the implementation of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, such as SDG 6 on the global availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation.

Seventeen organizations have joined forces to support the United Nations Water Action Agenda, pledging to invest $11 billion in water innovation over the next five years.