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Australia’s commitments to the UN 2023 Water Action Agenda
Australia has joined countries around the world in attending the United Nations (UN) 2023 Water Conference in New York this week. As the first UN water conference in almost 50 years, this gathering has provided an opportunity for all nations to reflect on progress made and action still needed as we look towards meeting the […]
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World Water Day 2023: Nature Based Solutions Connecting Cities and their Basins
By Katharine Cross, AWP Strategy & Partnerships Lead I recently went out in a kayak on the Molonglo River in my new home of Canberra, Australia. It was a peaceful morning and although the water was pleasant, it had an unfortunate green tinge due to a recent algal bloom. Ongoing research has found that the […]
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Coorong management embracing Ngarrindjeri Knowledge
The health of the Coorong (Kurangk) and surrounding lands and waters are intrinsically linked to the health of the Ngarrindjeri and First Nations of the South East. To help manage these significant waterways into the future the Ngarrindjeri Aboriginal Corporation is partnering with the South Australian Department for Environment and Water (DEW). The Ngarrindjeri Aboriginal […]
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Aboriginal Waterways Assessments informing water use at Chowilla Floodplain
First Nations have a deep connection to Country and a profound understanding of South Australia’s water resources, particularly as freshwater systems are fundamental to their culture and identity. This experience and knowledge form the basis of partnerships between First Nations and South Australian Government agencies and aid in restoring climate resilient and healthy waterways along […]
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Water recycling supporting premium wine production in South Australia’s McLaren Vale
Located around 40 kilometres south of Adelaide, the McLaren Vale is a premium wine-producing region with over 7,300 hectares of vineyards. It is home to more than 200 producers, including 80 cellar doors. Historically, local groundwater and surface water resources were relied upon for irrigation, commercial and industrial uses. Since the mid-1990s there have been […]
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Join us online for the 2023 AWP Partners Workshop
With a theme of ‘Partnering for resilience through water and climate action’, the 2023 AWP Partners Workshop provides an opportunity to share knowledge and experience and look at how Australia can effectively play a role in supporting the Indo-Pacific in climate action and response. Many AWP partners are working in the water and climate space […]
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Partner feature – Similie joins prestigious international water group
Timor-Leste water-tech company and AWP partner, Similie, has joined a prestigious international group, Imagine H2O, to help tackle Asia’s water and wastewater challenges. More than 100 companies worldwide applied last year for the Imagine H2O Asia’s Cohort 4. Similie is one of only 13 companies to be accepted to participate in the Singapore-based water-tech accelerator […]
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Partner feature – Join the EPIC CRC
The Economic Participation of Indigenous Communities Cooperative Research Centre (EPIC CRC) aims to develop, over its ten-year term, an internationally competitive, dynamic and growing First Food Agribusiness and Fisheries sector, built on Indigenous principles of sustainability and ecosystem thinking. EPIC CRC is being led out of the University of Canberra, and includes many AWP Partners. It will […]
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Progressing water reform in Vietnam
Vietnam is faced with many challenges in providing its people with water security including managing the risks to water such as pollution, climate change, and over abstraction, and managing the risks from water including flooding, periods of water scarcity and subsidence. These risks occur more and more frequently, for example in October 2022, heavy rain […]
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Young Water Professionals program a success in India
Twenty young water professionals recently completed a year-long program to enhance their planning, design, implementation and management of projects and initiatives. The innovative training program was led by Western Sydney University and the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, on behalf of the Australia India Water Centre (AIWC). The program was a collaboration between The [...]
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