Kaye Schofield AO departs from the Australian Water Partnership and eWater Ltd
Kaye Schofield AO did not seek re-election as Director of the eWater Ltd (EWL) Board at the 2018 Annual General Meeting (AGM), and is also stepping down from her role as Chair of the Australian Water Partnership Advisory Committee (AWPAC). Kaye was officially farewelled on 21 November, with AWP presenting her with a certificate of […]
Continue readingAustralian Water Partnership awarded $24M DFAT funding for Phase 2
The Australian Water Partnership (AWP) has been awarded funding for an additional four years resulting in the signing of the Phase 2 grant agreement between the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and eWater Ltd (for the AWP) on 25 October 2018. The DFAT grant provides $24M of funds which will be rolled out […]
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Murray-Darling Basin to help inform river basin planning in Krishna Basin States
The Australian Water Partnership (AWP) has recognised river basin planning in India as an emerging and key priority for its investments and has sought to support this through the development of appropriate modelling tools, decision-support systems, and policy / institutional frameworks to promote river basin planning and management. In support of river basin planning in […]
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International Symposium on ‘Creating a Water Secure Pakistan’
The Supreme Court of Pakistan, through its Law and Justice Commission (LJCP), hosted an International Symposium on “Creating a Water-Secure Pakistan” in Islamabad on 19-21 October, in response to the country’s water crisis. Pakistan’s per capita surface water availability has declined from 5,260 cubic meters per year in 1951 to approximately 1,000 cubic meters in […]
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Students design flash-flood alert system for Myanmar in UNSW Maker Games
The Australian Water Partnership (AWP) recently participated as an industry partner in The University of New South Wales (UNSW) ‘The Maker Games’— an industry prototyping competition where students work in cross disciplinary teams to solve real-world industry challenges of their choice. As an industry partner, AWP submitted a challenge brief posing an issue to students. […]
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Water Scarce Cities: Thriving in a Finite World – Full report now available
The World Bank has announced the launch of the Water Scarce Cities Initiative (WSC) report ‘Water Scarce Cities: Thriving in a Finite World’. The report shares the experiences of cities worldwide that are building resilient water supply systems in increasingly water scarce environments. By collaborating with urban water practitioners, global thought leaders, and institutions, the […]
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