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How women like Sulochana are playing a greater role in sustainable farming
The value of women is infinite. Women bear the brunt of problems—ranging from poverty to climate change—but they also possess the capabilities, knowledge and talents to solve these problems….
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How Yarra Valley Water is challenging perceptions of gender roles in the water utility sector
Women, water and climate change are inextricably linked. Clean, safe and accessible water for everyone in the community plays a critical role in addressing poverty and contributing to economic…
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Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world
The value of women is infinite – on International Women’s Day, we are celebrating women and girls as changemakers, innovators and leaders and their tremendous efforts around the world…
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Addressing water scarcity in Indian villages through local groundwater champions
Since 2019, the Australian Water Partnership has been supporting the rollout of Managing Aquifer Recharge and Sustaining Groundwater Use through Village-level Intervention (MARVI) in 20,000 villages across seven Indian…
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Modern irrigation pilot to benefit Vietnam’s drought affected provinces
The Water Efficiency Improvement in Drought Affected Provinces (WEIDAP) project—an Asian Development Bank and Government of Vietnam project also supported by the Australian Water Partnership (AWP)—has been going…
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Australia and UN Food and Agriculture Organization renew partnership
On 8 December 2020, the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Australian Water Partnership, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the Australian Government Department…
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Asia-based global water network discusses emerging development challenges
On 16 December 2020, the Australian Water Partnership (AWP) participated virtually in the 12th Board of Council meeting of the Asia Water Council (AWC). The AWC…
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Asian Water Development Outlook 2020 published
The Asian Development Bank and the Asia-Pacific Water Forum has virtually launched the fourth edition of the Asian Water Development Outlook (AWDO) report….
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Benchmarking irrigation system performance in Cambodia
The Australian Water Partnership recently supported the development of a system to assess the performance of the irrigation sector in Cambodia as part of the UN Food and Agriculture…
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Outgoing AWP CEO Nick Schofield retires after a 43-year career in the water sector
Last week the Australian Water Partnership team farewelled its CEO of almost three and a half years, Professor Nick Schofield, who is retiring after a 43-year career in the…
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