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City Snapshots
Explore urban water systems, infrastructure, investment and resilience. Paid Intelligence Profiles are listed separately in the Reports Library.8 cities
Berlin
A groundwater-dependent metropolitan water system balancing reliable service, infrastructure renewal, water quality and climate resilience.
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- 2026 intelligence edition · operating measures 2025
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- 3 reports · 13 News articles
Cape Town
A drought-tested city drawing almost all of its water from a shared, rain-fed regional dam system, where demand is nearing its allocation while new sources arrive later than planned.
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- First edition, October 2026 · Water supply and wastewater 2024/25 · Demand growth 2025/26 · Storage and water use week to 28 September 2026 · Census 2022
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- 3 reports · 8 News articles
Dubai
A rapidly growing arid-city water system expanding desalination, digital distribution, wastewater reuse and climate-resilient drainage.
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- 2026 intelligence edition · operating measures include 2025
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- 3 reports · 14 News articles
Guangzhou
A Pearl River Delta megacity with abundant river water passing through but limited water of its own, building new sources and backup supplies to reduce that dependence.
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- First edition, October 2026 · Water resources and use 2024 · Population and wastewater capacity end-2025 · Network leakage 2025 · Urban supply performance January–June 2026
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- 2 reports · 5 News articles
Melbourne
A city supplied mainly from protected forest catchments that are drying, with desalination increasingly filling the gap between falling inflows and a fast-growing population.
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- First edition, October 2026 · Water supply, use and wastewater 2024–25 · Population 30 June 2025 · Storage 1 September 2026 · Desalination order 2026/27
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- 5 reports · 11 News articles
Munich
A gravity-fed groundwater supply drawn from protected Alpine-foothill catchments, whose margin over demand is narrowing under population growth and drought.
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- Water supply 2022–2024 and FY2025 · Wastewater 2025 · Drought restrictions July 2026
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- 1 report · 3 News articles
Riyadh
An inland desert capital supplied mainly by desalinated seawater pumped from the Gulf coast, extending its networks, treatment and storage to keep pace with rapid growth.
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- First edition, October 2026 · Water distribution and wastewater 2024 · Population 2022 census · City water indicators 2018 · Projects to December 2025
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- 5 reports · 20 News articles
Singapore
An integrated city-state water system combining diversified supply, demand management, water reclamation and long-term climate adaptation.
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- 2026 intelligence edition
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- 3 reports · 9 News articles