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Asia-Pacific water leaders visit Australia for Learning Week
The International WaterCentre (IWC) has welcomed more than 30 participants from across the Asia-Pacific region for the Asia-Australia Learning Week 2019 (5–9 August), to discuss the role of decision support tools in water policy development, investment planning and the on-ground management of water resources. Learning Weeks are developed around specific themes and designed to stimulate […]
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South Australia’s global program inspires international leaders to advance circular economy
Twenty-two international leaders, with strong representation from India, participated in Green Industries SA’s Global Leadership Program on the Circular Economy held in Adelaide from 22–26 July. Green Industries SA’s unique program provides experiential learning on sustainable water management and critical aspects of the circular economy and has been supported by funding from the Australian Water […]
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The Indo-Pacific Water Stewardship Program: working towards improving water stewardship in China and Indonesia
The Australian Water Partnership is supporting the Indo-Pacific Water Stewardship Program 2019-2022 — the second phase of the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) Asia-Pacific’s Indo-Pacific Program. Water stewardship engages private sector industries in integrated water resources management, enabling them to understand shared catchment water challenges, guiding them to develop site water stewardship plans that respond […]
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Realising the Potential: Composting toilets are proven with no water or power. In remote communities/illegal towns which agencies SHOULD be responsible for introducing & managing composting toilets – waste water , or garbage collection, or …?
Several brands of composting toilets have been used for many years in Australia’s national parks, remote defence establishments, by main roads and also by commercial eco-resorts, camping groups etc. The technology is well proven. It seems that composting toilet technology would be a useful additional to more traditional WASH technology in remote or illegal township […]
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Indonesia’s key exports and the importance of water stewardship
The Alliance for Water Stewardship is involved in a number of demonstration projects across Indonesia. Here is why the success of these projects in modelling good water stewardship is important to the country. Basja Jantowski’s interview on Water Stewardship in Indonesia and the work that she has been involved in with the Alliance for Water Stewardship is […]
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Water as capital: the wealth of life
In order to truly understand and solve the problems inherent in our relationship with the natural world we must agree with the premise that the freshwater/ocean continuum is the most essential element in any effective response to decades of extraction, transformation, and pollution.
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Kini interview with Mark Pascoe, CEO, Internatonal WaterCentre
Listen to the latest Kini interview with Mark Pascoe, CEO of International WaterCentre where Mark shares his experience from 40+ years in the water sector across Australia and internationally, highlighting key challenges and opportunities to achieving Integrated Water Management In this interview, Mark speaks about boundary-spanning leadership and transformational change, the SEQ Healthy Waterways Partnership […]
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