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 water sector based in his native UK and Australia. Commencing his tenure in July 2017, Nick led the AWP through the end of its first phase […]
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Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainable Development Goals We are not on track to achieve SDG 6 by 2030 at the current rate of progress. Sustainable management of water and sanitation underpins wider efforts to end poverty, advance sustainable development and sustain peace and stability. “The Sustainable Development Goals are a true global blueprint for a sustainable future for our [...]
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River Basin Planning
River Basin Planning Planning at the basin level enables the interconnections and interdependencies between the different elements of the water resources base and between the water sector and other sectors to be made explicit. Australia’s most well-known basin management experience is the development of the Murray-Darling River Basin Plan. The Basin Plan provides a coordinated [...]
Continue readingStrategic Approaches to Water Management
Strategic Approaches to Water Management A strategic approach to water management is critical to ensure that water is allocated equitably, efficiently and in an environmentally sustainable manner. Australia is very familiar with the impacts of water scarcity and drought, which, globally, are now high on the agenda of many government and business leaders. The Millennium [...]
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Nadeem Samnakay interview: addressing water governance issues in the Mekong
This interview and related content was originally part of the Kini Interview Series. Kini is a retired brand of the AWP and IWCAN.
Continue readingVijay Kumar interview: key water challenges in India and lessons from the region
This interview and related content was originally part of the Kini Interview Series. Kini is a retired brand of the AWP and IWCAN.
Continue readingNathan Taylor interview — The economic value of water in storage: what does it cost to maintain water reliability?
An interview with Nathan Taylor, a research fellow at Melbourne University who speaks about quantifying the economic value of water in storage, using risks and society's tolerance to risk and what water costs to mitigate that risk as a basis of finding a value for water in storage. Nathan is an economist by profession and [...]
Continue readingDr Thang Nam Do interview: Vietnam’s key water challenges and lessons from the region
An interview with Dr Thang Nam Do, visiting fellow at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University with 20 years experience working with the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. He speaks about the current key water challenges in Vietnam and what's being done to resolve them. In his time [...]
Continue readingYi Wei interview: market-based approaches for sustainability in WASH, incentives, and scaling up for success
Interview Quotes This interview and related content was originally part of the Kini Interview Series. Kini is a retired brand of the AWP and IWCAN.
Continue readingDr Ian Campbell interview: knowledge transfer in the Mekong region from an Australian perspective
This interview and related content was originally part of the Kini Interview Series. Kini is a retired brand of the AWP and IWCAN.
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