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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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BasinGuide: A guide to river basin planning released
The Australian Water Partnership has published BasinGuide: A Guide to River Basin Planning to help practitioners address the challenge of water security and unsustainable river…
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Australia and Thailand collaborate on irrigation water sharing to manage water scarcity
At the start of 2020, Thailand was in the midst of its worst drought in the last four decades. About half of the major reservoirs in the country were…
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Waterway Health Report Cards publication released
The Australian Water Partnership has published Waterway Health Report Cards: An Australian Perspective, authored collaboratively by Griffith University’s International WaterCentre and the University of Maryland’s Center for Environmental…
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Australia to assist South East Asia with early warning COVID-19 surveillance
The Australian water sector is set to help five South-East Asian nations develop an early warning surveillance system to track COVID-19 prevalence in wastewater, with the support of the…
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Michael Wilson appointed new CEO of the Australian Water Partnership
Mr Michael Wilson has been appointed as the incoming Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Water Partnership. This follows an announcement by Prof Nick Schofield in March of his…
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Villagers adapting groundwater management during COVID-19
Groundwater levels across India have been falling rapidly, affecting the livelihoods and wellbeing of village communities. The MARVI project (Managing Aquifer Recharge and Sustaining Groundwater Use through Village-level…
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