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 governments, communities, and development organisations to identify risks and prioritise water-related responses in the Indo-Pacific. Supported by the AWP, researchers at Griffith University’s International Water […]
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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 usually have inadequate health services—ill-equipped to handle the likely increase in patients. Similarly, in the Pacific, most countries have limited medical resources to manage the global […]
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International Symposium on ‘Creating a Water Secure Pakistan’
The Supreme Court of Pakistan, through its Law and Justice Commission (LJCP), hosted an International Symposium on “Creating a Water-Secure Pakistan” in Islamabad on 19-21 October, in response to the country’s water crisis. Pakistan’s per capita surface water availability has declined from 5,260 cubic meters per year in 1951 to approximately 1,000 cubic meters in […]
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Prof. András Szöllösi-Nagy interview — Hydrodiplomacy and addressing water security: lessons from 40 years of experience
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 readingHow to extract water from thin air
By Beata Sochacka, IWCAN In an interview, Zenia Tata, from XPRIZE discussed the importance of funding innovation and the Water Abundance XPRIZE launched to support the development of technologies that harvest water from thin air. She suggested that: “Perception is the big deal in the WASH sector. One of the big challenges when unpacking issues about atmospheric water […]
Continue readingJonathan Maino interview — Wicked problems in Port Moresby, PNG: non-revenue water, illegal settlements, and institutional governance challenges
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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Dr Len Drury launches ‘Hydrogeology of the Dry Zone — Central Myanmar’; the story behind his 30-year collaborative data gathering process
On October 16th, in Nay Pyi Taw, bordering Myanmar’s Dry Zone, Len Drury’s much-awaited book Hydrogeology of the Dry Zone – Central Myanmar was launched. As Len explains in his recent Kini Interview, the first draft of the book was completed 30 years ago but was never published because of political complications in 1988 and […]
Continue readingKini interview with Dr Len Drury, Director, Aqua Rock Konsultants
Listen to the latest Kini interview with Dr Len Drury, Director, Aqua Rock Konsultants, speaking about water sanitation, the mining sector, and the Indo-Pacific achieving SDG6, and a groundwater project that was revived after 30 years. In his interview, Len also reflects on his experience working in Myanmar and why it has been so successful. […]
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