How 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 […]
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Jonathan 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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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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Improved water management does not happen from a single initiative
A quote from Professor Quentin Grafton’s interview about the water-food-energy nexus and addressing wicked problems.
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Risks and options assessment for decision-making
In an interview, Professor Quentin Grafton discussed the risks and option for decision-making (ROAD) process, as a successful approach for helping communities to deal with complex challenges. This article provides a primer of the ROAD process and explains how it can be used. The ROAD process is one that can be used to engage with multiple […]
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We all have to do something
A quote from Professor Quentin Grafton’s interview about the water-food-energy nexus and addressing wicked problems.
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Strategic foresighting to address complex challenges
In his recent interview, Quentin Grafton spoke about how strategic foresight has been used to address challenges around food security. Strategic foresighting seems like a useful way to maximise face-to-face engagement to address wicked problems and complex, systemic challenges. This article looks more closely at what foresighting is, and how it can be applied. When unpacking […]
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Wicked problems: how to solve the unsolvable
In an interview, Quentin Grafton suggested that much of his work as an economist has to do with addressing wicked problems. Learning about what he sees as the key elements to approach wicked problems was insightful. This article explores more closely what constitutes a wicked problem and what needs to be done to start to address these […]
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Change requires a crisis
A quote from Professor Quentin Grafton’s interview about the water-food-energy nexus and addressing wicked problems.
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Any successful endeavour has to be integrated
A quote from Professor Quentin Grafton’s interview about the water-food-energy nexus and addressing wicked problems.
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