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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Prof. Dr. Khin-Ni-Ni Thein interview: applying integrated water management in the Ayeyarwady river basin
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 readingKusum Athukorala interview: gender and water in Sri Lanka and the importance of young water professionals
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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Young Water Professionals at PWWA conference, Samoa
The Pacific Water and Wastewater Association (PWWA) held the 10th Pacific Water Conference and Expo in Apia, Samoa (7–11 August), in conjunction with the Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers Forum. AWP is supporting the PWWA secretariat, and AWP partners are training Board members from PWWA member utilities and building capacity in young water professionals (YWPs). […]
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Getting the voice of middle and senior management out into the world
In an interview, Pritha Hariram discussed the critical importance of the cohort of professionals that have 15 to 25 year’s experience in the water sector. She identified a need to better support this often overlooked group of middle and senior managers and experienced practitioners. These individuals are not always involved in setting policies but they […]
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Challenges and opportunities for human resources development in the WASH sector in Cambodia
By Virak Chan, IWCAN In an interview, I discussed some of the challenges and opportunities for developing human resources in the water sector in Cambodia. This is not just a Cambodian problem but a global one. Not only is there little data about human resources in the NGO, public and private sectors, but investment and planning […]
Continue readingVirak Chan interview: decentralisation and capacity development in the Cambodian water sector and beyond
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
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
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
By Katrina Bukauskas, International Water Centre Alumni Network
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