Japan’s water and wastewater infrastructure is entering an important renewal phase. Extensive networks developed during the country’s rapid post-war expansion are aging, while municipalities face increasing pressure to maintain reliable services, control energy consumption, manage urban flooding, and address workforce shortages. These conditions are strengthening the need for...

South Africa’s water and wastewater infrastructure is under growing pressure from urban demand, aging municipal assets, industrial water use, drought exposure, and uneven service reliability across regions. Pumps are essential for raw water abstraction, municipal distribution, wastewater conveyance, sewage lifting, treatment plant operations, mining water management, and stormwater...