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Valuing water through nature-based solutions in the Mekong Region
The value of water is about much more than its price – water has enormous and complex value for our households, culture, health, education, economics and the integrity of…
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How women like Janaki are improving water use for dry season agriculture
The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) has been investing in research aiming to improve the livelihood of marginal and tenant farmers in the Eastern Gangetic Plains (EGP),…
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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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