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IWA–NewIBNET Partnership

IWA Climate Smart Utilities Programme has partnered with the World Bank’s NewIBNET platform to launch the Data Pioneers in Water Utilities Initiative. This initiative aims to support water and sanitation utilities in leveraging data to drive performance improvements, enhance service delivery, and foster a culture of transparency and accountability. With a particular focus on LMIC, the initiative empowers water and sanitation utilities, builds their capacity in data management, and supports peer to peer learning. 

Programme Detail

Learning at Bangkok Initiative: 2025 Data Pioneers in Water Utilities  

The Learning in Bangkok Initiative launched in April 2025 provides an opportunity for water and sanitation utilities, associations, and regulators to participate in the call for data on their performance and management and to learn at the IWA Water and Development Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, December 8-12.

Learning at Toronto Initiative: 2024 Data Pioneers in Water Utilities  

The Learning in Kigali initiative, provided an opportunity for water and sanitation utilities as well as utility associations to assess their utility's performance and management and to learn at the IWA World Water Congress in Toronto, Canada (11-15 August 2024).

Learning at Kigali Initiative: 2023 Data Pioneers in Water Utilities  

The Learning at Kigali Initiative, launched in October 2023, offered an opportunity for water and sanitation utilities worldwide to learn at the IWA Water and Development Congress in Kigali (10-14 December 2023).

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