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  • Opinion: Water for 1.5 — the climate benefits of good water management

    Posted on 30 October 2021

    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 more quickly. Good work is already being done by water and sanitation service providers in many countries to reduce their own greenhouse gas emissions. One […]

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  • AWP to launch new Australia Awards courses on climate change and water in the Indo-Pacific

    Posted on 29 October 2021

    The Australian Water Partnership (AWP), in cooperation with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), will launch new short courses on climate change and water for partners in the Indo-Pacific. The AWP Climate Change and Water Short Courses will strengthen the suite of Australia Awards opportunities already available through the Australian Government’s international development […]

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  • Water at COP26: presenting Asia-Pacific perspectives

    Posted on 27 October 2021

    By Bronwyn Powell in partnership with AWP All eyes are turned to the United Nations climate change conference (COP26), with preparations and lobbying reaching their zenith. The release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group I contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report has led the UN to declare ‘code red’ for humanity. Here in […]

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  • Flood response technology in Timor-Leste contributes to regional Mekong dialogue on water security

    Flood response technology in Timor-Leste contributes to regional Mekong dialogue on water security

    Posted on 31 August 2021

    A collaboration between Australia and Timor-Leste water sectors supported by the Australian Water Partnership (AWP) was highlighted at the ASEAN-MRC Water Security Dialogue, co-hosted as a hybrid event by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Mekong River Commission (MRC) on 19–20 August. The collaboration demonstrates how simple digital technology being adopted by […]

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  • Partnering for River Basin Governance in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

    Partnering for River Basin Governance in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

    Posted on 31 August 2021

    An Australian consortium of Australian Water Partnership Partners—led by Aither with eWater and the Institute for Study and Development Worldwide (IFSD)—is working with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and DFAT to enhance cooperation and strengthen river basin governance arrangements in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region. The HKH spans 3,500km across eight […]

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  • Building climate change resilience in West Java

    Building climate change resilience in West Java

    Posted on 31 August 2021

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    Water Dialogues for Results: Accelerating cross-sectoral SDG 6 implementation

    Posted on 30 July 2021

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    Increasing water availability and security for Indian smallholder farmers

    Posted on 30 July 2021

    The Australian Water Partnership (AWP) and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) are supporting a group of Australian experts to collaborate with counterparts in India to increase the availability and security of water for India’s smallholder farmers. Smallholders operating in rainfed agricultural systems in India are highly vulnerable to rainfall variability, with water […]

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  • People stand under a bridge while floodwaters rage past

    Government of Timor-Leste’s adoption of digital technology strengthens flood response

    Posted on 30 June 2021

    Timor-Leste recently adopted a new water supply law and policy with the central objective to deliver universal and equitable access to potable water. The Government of Timor-Leste plans to build and/or upgrade water supply systems in up to 41 Administrative Posts (or sub-district capitals). In 2020, the Government requested technical assistance from the Australian Government. […]

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