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Partnerships that work: Australian and Pacific water utilities find common ground building climate resilience
Last week, key stakeholders from the Pacific water sector gathered for the Pacific Water and Wastewater Association (PWWA) Annual Conference & 7th Ministerial Meeting of…
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Empowering rights-based organisations to increase community resilience to the threats of climate change on water resources
In rural Papua New Guinea (PNG), water security is often a significant challenge. The Government’s WASH Policy 2015 – 2030 indicates that 89…
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Modernising irrigated agriculture to protect and restore aquatic biodiversity and ecosystem services in Indonesia
Between the 17-18th of June, the AWP funded activity carried out by Charles Sturt University (CSU) in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)…
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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…
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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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Helping fish to migrate and breed in the Lower Mekong Basin
As hydropower development increases in the Lower Mekong Basin, there are concerns about the impacts on fisheries which provide significant socio-economic value to the basin population. AWP has partnered…
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Coordinating flows in the Mekong: Pilot design in the Nam Ngum Basin (Lao PDR)
In the Greater Mekong Basin, there has been acceleration of hydropower and other reservoir development over the last 10 years, which is projected to continue. Total installed capacity (in…
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Strengthening water cooperation in Laos
Over the past 5 years, Australia further strengthened water cooperation with the Government of Lao PDR by supporting the development of a National Water Resources Management Strategy. A consortium…
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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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