Tony Wong, chief executive of the Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities, Australia, is the winner of the 2018 IWA Global Water Award. The award is to be presented on Sept. 16 at the IWA Water Congress & Exhibition in Tokyo.

The Japan Times had an opportunity to interview Wong via email in cooperation with the IWA, asking him his thoughts on receiving the award, future aspirations and other topics.

Question: Could you give us your comments on receiving the 2018 IWA Global Water Award?