Improving essential services to communities across the Pacific
For Pacific Islanders, the saying ‘water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink’ is getting a little too close for comfort. The coral atoll islands depend on freshwater lenses held in the sand beneath the island. Pollution and seawater intrusion caused by storm surges resulting from the increased intensity and frequency of cyclones are […]
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Australian Water Partnership gathers for its 3rd annual workshop focused on making a difference in the Indo-Pacific
The Australian Water partnership held its 3rd annual Partners Workshop in Brisbane on 6-7 February 2019, themed ‘How can the Australian water sector make a difference in the Indo-Pacific region?’ with a focus on understanding, networking, collaboration, knowledge, and opportunities. Attending were 126 people from 78 AWP Partner organisations (almost half of AWP Partners) based […]
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Students design flash-flood alert system for Myanmar in UNSW Maker Games
The Australian Water Partnership (AWP) recently participated as an industry partner in The University of New South Wales (UNSW) ‘The Maker Games’— an industry prototyping competition where students work in cross disciplinary teams to solve real-world industry challenges of their choice. As an industry partner, AWP submitted a challenge brief posing an issue to students. […]
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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.
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Myanmar Young Water Professionals 3rd batch graduates
Eleven Young Water Professionals (YWPs) from Myanmar have graduated from a comprehensive training program run by the Myanmar Hydro-Informatic Centre. Three groups of young professionals have successfully completed the Myanmar YWP Program since its establishment in 2015. The YWP Program is funded by AWP and the Netherlands Government. The recent graduation ceremony, held at Yangon […]
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Driving diversity, inclusion and equality at Ozwater’18
The Australian Water Partnership was proud to support Ozwater this year as the Australian Water Association’s (AWA’s) International Development and Channeling Change Partner. Ozwater is hosted annually by the AWA and is known as the biggest water event in the Southern Hemisphere, focusing on the urban, water utility and industry sector. The international water conference […]
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Australia’s skills in water resources well placed to assist global demand for expertise
The Australian Water Partnership provided a quality presence at World Water Forum 8, held in Brasilia over the week of 18th to 23rd of March 2018. AWP hosted a booth over the course of the week and supported the presence of several Australian water experts in plenary sessions. There were an estimated 600 enquiries at the […]
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