Challenges and opportunities for human resources development in the WASH sector in Cambodia
By Virak Chan, IWCAN In an interview, I discussed some of the challenges and opportunities for developing human resources in the water sector in Cambodia. This is not just a Cambodian problem but a global one. Not only is there little data about human resources in the NGO, public and private sectors, but investment and planning […]
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Kini interview with Virak Chan, WASH Specialist, World Bank (Cambodia)
Listen to the latest Kini interview with Virak Chan, WASH specialist for the World Bank (Cambodia), speaking about decentralisation and capacity development in the Cambodia water sector and beyond. Karen Delfau of the International Water Centre Alumni Network sits down with Virak to discuss decentralizing the functions of the national government in Cambodia to sub-national or […]
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Interview quotes This interview and related content was originally part of the Kini Interview Series. Kini is a retired brand of the AWP and IWCAN.
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How the Center for Sustainable Water might be replicated in other contexts
By Simon Ross, IWCAN In an interview with Virak Chan, he spoke about his inspiration for founding the Center for Sustainable Water, which stemmed from his experience studying in Australia and motivated him to address problems in his home country, Cambodia. However, his motivation for change did not appear to be a good fit for a traditional […]
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Three young Khmer professionals learning and engaging in the Cambodian water and sanitation sector
By Lachlan Guthrie, IWCAN In a recent interview with Virak Chan, the founder of the Center for Sustainable Water discussed the need in Cambodia for emerging water practitioners to connect and address to many issues that need to be tackled in water and sanitation. This article profiles three young people who are engaging and committing […]
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Creating water champions by breaking down disciplinary barriers
By Katrina Bukauskas, International Water Centre Alumni Network
Continue readingTony Slatyer interview — Part 1: the High-Level Panel on Water, its initiatives, and Sustainable Development Goal 6
Interview quotes Tony Slatyer interview — Part 1 Tony Slatyer interview — Part 2 Tony Slatyer interview — Part 3 Tony Slatyer interview — Part 4 This interview and related content was originally part of the Kini Interview Series. Kini is a retired brand of the AWP and IWCAN.
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Learning from the 2008 food crisis: what happened, lessons learned, and ongoing consequences
By Simon Ross, IWCAN In an interview, Quentin Fradton, an economist at the Australian National University, spoke about how a key report created in response to the 2007/2008 food crisis had inspired his work to bring people together to do something about it. This article gives a bit of background to this crisis, including how […]
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Resilient decision making: what it is and what value it can provide for global communities
In an interview, Professor Quentin Grafton discussed the importance of resiliency and resilient decision making. This article explores the concepts of resilience and resilient decision making, looking more closely at what they mean and how they can be applied at a community level. Resilient decision making addresses what can be done about problems, within stakeholders’ control, to […]
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Water pricing: what it is, how it works, and how it can support vulnerable communities
In an interview, Professor Quentin Grafton briefly discussed the value of water pricing. Water pricing is a very broad and exhaustive topic, as water pricing can be done in a seemingly endless number of ways, depending on the context. This article looks at the issue of water pricing and explores the very basics of what it is, […]
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