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Global Water Annual Review 2021-22
Explore how we are collaborating with clients and partners to build water resilience and shape a better world
Explore how we are collaborating with clients and partners to build water resilience and shape a better world
Welcome to our latest Global Water Annual Review for 2021-22: reflecting on how we are continuing to work with clients across the full water cycle. We are helping to build resilience, adapting to the causes and mitigating the ever-increasing impacts of climate change – particularly the effects of flooding, which have been so evident across the year.
In a year that saw COP26 hosted in Glasgow – and the delivery of the first ever Water Pavilion at the conference, which placed water at the heart of the climate change conversation – it is essential that this engagement continues as we look ahead to COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh.
Read on through this year’s review to learn more about our groundbreaking Global Sponge Cities Snapshot campaign and find out which of the cities we studied is ‘spongiest’, explore our work to deliver flood resilience in Peru, and discover how we have refreshed our proven Design with Water methodology in line with the latest thinking – and lots more besides.

Climate is water: bringing water to the conversation at COP26
Watch the video to see how we worked with partners to help bring water to the forefront of climate conversations at COP26, and how we are looking ahead together with optimism to COP27.
Explore our latest thinking
Current global challenges continue to highlight the need for holistic, regenerative approaches to design, to ensure that the solutions proposed are sustainable and fit for the future. Water should be at the very heart of this thinking. From flooding to the circular economy, explore our latest Perspectives…
Water Perspectives
Projects
From business planning to capital project delivery, we work every day to help solve our clients’ challenges. Read on to see how we’re supporting our clients across each of our five geographies, and view some of our inspiring projects by region below:
Discover how our people and work have been recognised globally
People awards
Tom Doyle
Future Water Awards: Emerging Talent AwardSamuel Koci
Australian Water Association Queensland Branch: Young Water Professional of the Year AwardMervick Ann Salamat
Arup’s internal Matt Ball Award: recognising exceptional commitment to developing client relationships-
Steve Adamthwaite
Infrastructure Partnerships Australia: Future Infrastructure Leader of the Year Oliver Perkins
Institute of Water: Rising Star
Project awards
Washington State Convention Center Addition, Seattle, Washington, USA
Seattle 2030 District: Vision Award for Potable Water Use ReductionGlobal Challenge – Partnering to Invest, Influence and Tangibly Impact Sustainable Development Goal 6
Australian Water Association (AWA): New South Wales - Organisational Excellence AwardSydney Water Planning Partnership
Infrastructure Partnerships Australia National Infrastructure Awards: Industry Choice AwardCoatham Woods Natural Flood Management Scheme
Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE): Robert Stephenson Award: Small Project Category under £1mLRF Joint Programme on Resilience Engineering: Resilience in Water, London, England.
MCA Awards: Best Use of Thought LeadershipVirtual Asset Tours – improving the safety and efficiency of effective asset management in the water industry
British Construction Industry Awards (BCIA): Digital Initiative of the Year