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Digital technologies for a climate resilient water sector
Digital technologies are playing an increasingly important role in supporting climate and disaster resilience and enhancing environmental sustainability. To enhance capacity on application, the Australian Water Partnership (AWP) is…
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Pumped Storage Hydropower – an electricity storage solution
With renewable-based electricity generation costs now lower than fossil fuel-based generation, and greater awareness of the need to reduce carbon emissions, the issue of electrical energy storage is increasingly…
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Scaling-up nature-based solutions for climate-resilient cities
Our future is urban. Cities fuel our economies, nurture innovation and have tremendous capacity to improve quality of life. More than half of the world’s population now live in…
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Sustainable groundwater management for the Sekong Basin
Since March 2021, AWP has been supporting the Department of Water Resources (DWR), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Laos) to better manage and…
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$232 million Mekong-Australia Partnership launched
On 8 November 2021, the Cambodian component of the Mekong-Australia Partnership (MAP) was launched following a bilateral meeting between Cambodian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, His Excellency…
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Call for Proposals: Coordination of Flows in the Mekong (Lao PDR): Improving regional and national communication and information sharing
Submission Deadline: Tuesday 21 December 2021, 5.00pm (AEDT) Activity Background The MRC has developed procedures, technical guidelines, strategies and plans to be used by Member Countries (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, Vietnam)…
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Flood response technology in Timor-Leste contributes to regional Mekong dialogue on water security
A collaboration between Australia and Timor-Leste water sectors supported by the Australian Water Partnership (AWP) was highlighted at the ASEAN-MRC Water Security Dialogue, co-hosted as a hybrid event…
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Call for Proposals: Climate Change and Water Short Courses
Submission Deadline: Monday 30 August 2021, 5.00pm (AEST) The Australian Water Partnership (AWP) is seeking an Australian Partner/s to design and deliver a training program on climate change and water.…
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Call for Proposals: Technical support in developing water legislation in Lao PDR
Submission Deadline: Friday 14 May 2021, 5.30pm (AEST) The Australian Water Partnership (AWP) is seeking Australian Partner/s to provide technical support to the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the…
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Outcomes from International Women’s Day and World Water Day 2021
International Women’s Day (8 March) and World Water Day (22 March) provided an important opportunity to promote Australia’s development support for women and water, and their invaluable contribution to…
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