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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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Reduce, reuse, recycle – a circular economy for sustainable water management
Australia, jointly with India and Fiji, hosted a side event at the UN High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development at the United Nations Headquarters in New York…
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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…
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A roadmap for transforming cities
Australia’s Urban WaterGuide provides a blueprint for future-proofing cities. Tony Wong, Jamie Ewert, and Katharine Cross show how its philosophy of integrated water management has significance for urban environments across the world. The…
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Watering the climate convention
Reflections from COP27 and Cairo Water Week by Lucía…
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Water Action Agenda for the 2023 UN Water Conference
Australia is gearing up to engage in the upcoming UN 2023 Water Conference. To this end we’d like to alert AWP Partners that they may submit voluntary…
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Opinion: Water for 1.5 — the climate benefits of good water management
By Tony Slatyer, Water Policy Group Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels, as agreed to be pursued under the Paris Agreement, requires everyone to act much…
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Reflections on AWP Engagement at the IWA World Water Congress
An opinion piece by Katharine Cross Having worked for the International Water Association for several years prior to joining AWP, attending the IWA World Water Congress in Copenhagen…
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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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