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Tag Archives: Water Sanitation and Hygiene
  • Building the capacity of local government to improve local water and sanitation service provision in Cambodia

    Posted on 7 August 2017

    By Virak Chan, IWCAN In an interview, I described the role of decentralization reforms in achieving capacity building objectives to deliver improved rural water and sanitation services through local government. This article reflects on the pilot ‘functional transfer model’ of decentralization that was trialled by the World Bank in Cambodia. The Cambodian government is committed to […]

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  • Virak Chan interview: decentralisation and capacity development in the Cambodian water sector and beyond

    Posted on 2 August 2017

    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.

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  • How the Center for Sustainable Water might be replicated in other contexts

    Posted on 1 August 2017

    By Simon Ross, IWCAN In an interview with Virak Chan, he spoke about his inspiration for founding the Center for Sustainable Water, which stemmed from his experience studying in Australia and motivated him to address problems in his home country, Cambodia. However, his motivation for change did not appear to be a good fit for a traditional […]

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  • Three young Khmer professionals learning and engaging in the Cambodian water and sanitation sector

    Posted on 1 August 2017

    By Lachlan Guthrie, IWCAN In a recent interview with Virak Chan, the founder of the Center for Sustainable Water discussed the need in Cambodia for emerging water practitioners to connect and address to many issues that need to be tackled in water and sanitation. This article profiles three young people who are engaging and committing […]

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  • Creating water champions by breaking down disciplinary barriers

    Posted on 13 July 2017

    By Katrina Bukauskas, International Water Centre Alumni Network

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  • New discussion paper: sustainable development and water in Australia’s remote Indigenous communities

    Posted on 10 July 2017

    A new discussion paper from The University of Queensland on ‘Water, sanitation and hygiene in remote Indigenous Australian communities: A scan of priorities’ was launched last week. It was undertaken as a collaboration with WaterAid and in response to our question of whether UN Sustainable Development Goal 6 is yet achieved in Australia. A companion […]

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  • ​Youth, creativity, and achieving the SDGs

    Posted on 14 March 2017

    In an interview, Tari Bowling discussed the critical importance of engaging youth in developing and implementing solutions for achieving the SDGs. This article explores the key elements that emerged from her discussions during the SDG Conference in Sydney, including a presentation by Siamak Sam Loni outlining what he is intending to achieve in this regard. Sustainable […]

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  • ​The Sustainable Development Goals: from signatory to implementation

    Posted on 13 March 2017

    In an interview, Tari Bowling talks about the SDGs targets that countries aim to achieve by 2030. Are they actually a real and achievable goal, given our global track record? She discusses this from her perspective as a WASH practitioner and expert. This article looks more closely at the momentum behind the SDGs. Making progress […]

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  • ​Bottom-up engagement with communities in Laos

    Posted on 8 March 2017

    In an interview, Tari Bowling spoke about the necessity of authentic community engagement in her work in Laos. Her stories were such great examples of how the best intentions can have unintended consequences when communities have not been brought in at the earliest stages of a project. This article details her experiences. Implementing the SDGs has to […]

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  • Local, national, and global approaches to meeting the SDGs

    Posted on 3 March 2017

    In an interview with Tari Bowling, she discussed how individual nations are holding themselves accountable for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. This article looks more closely at who is doing what — which countries are participating in the voluntary national review process and, in particular, what France is doing, which is considered to be one of […]

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