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New tool shows water security vital for fighting COVID-19 in Indo-Pacific
In support of the Australian Government’s Partnerships for Recovery policy, the Australian Water Partnership (AWP) has launched the COVID-19 Water Security Risk Index, developed by Griffith University researchers. The Index enables…
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Myanmar Young Water Professionals Batch 5 graduate
The fifth batch of Myanmar Young Water Professionals (YWP) attended their graduation ceremony at the Directorate of Water Resources and Improvement of River Systems in Yangon on 30 May…
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Partnering to support water sector reforms and applying Australian expertise in Central Asia
Uzbekistan is undergoing an economic and social transformation. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is prosecuting an aspirational reform agenda spanning numerous sectors of the country’s economy. Reflecting the optimism of many…
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Sharing COVID-19 water industry experiences through Telewater
The Australian Water Partnership supported two webinars in July through its Australian Telewater Network, established to provide developing countries with increased remote access to Australian water resources advice,…
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Supporting water utilities in the Pacific and South-East Asia to respond to COVID-19
As Australia is working on recovering and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are cognisant that many countries still face public health challenges around accessing…
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Launching an Australian Telewater Network for international development
Since early March, when the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a global pandemic, the Australian Water Partnership (AWP) has been identifying and developing a series of responses…
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Assessing COVID-19 vulnerability and water sector interventions in the Indo-Pacific
The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly challenging in developing parts of Asia where high population densities, combined with low infrastructure capacity, make social distancing interventions near impossible. These areas…
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COVID-19 and Water Resources Management: Reframing our priorities as a water sector
By Marian J. Neal The water sector has an important role to play in our immediate response to COVID-19 as well as in the recovery and rebuilding phases as…
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Empowering village communities for a sustainable water future: $1B project launched to improve groundwater management in India
The Government of India’s National Groundwater Management Improvement Program, known as Atal Bhujal Yojana (ATAL JAL), took effect on 1 April and will run for five years, having been…
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Helping Vietnam modernise irrigation for high-value crops
A team of Australian irrigation experts visited Vietnam in March to provide technical guidance on two new initiatives implemented as a result of the Water Efficiency Improvement in…
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