Source - Global Water Partnership - GWP SAS WAY Programme is planned from 25 September to 30 November 2022 with the theme "Riverscapes and Riverine Ecosystems". We are calling applications from eligible youth (18-35 years old) from the region to participate to the training. What is GWP SAS Wate...
FAO technical guide on land tenure, combating desertification, land degradation, and drought
Source - United Nations - A new technical guide from the secretariats of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) addresses the integration of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of T...
Young people drive climate and water action
Source - World Meteorological Organization - More than 1,000 youth leaders from Asia and the Pacific region gathered this week in the Philippines for an international conference co-sponsored by WMO to increase youth participation in addressing global water and climate challenges. The event came...
Water financing and partnerships fundamental to achieve SDGs
Source - International Water Association - By Iver Høj Nielsen, Head of P4G Activities, State of Green. The blog post is part of a series of perspectives leading up to the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition in Copenhagen in September 2022. According to the World Bank, we are around US$11...
Job Announcement - Freelance Translator [2 Posts]
The Water Agency (TWA) is a social enterprise company based in the Netherlands that aims to connect and inspire people and organizations around the world to collaborate for clean and safe water in Asia. Through our Water Hubs, Asia Water Hubs in Indonesia, Myanmar, Vietnam, China and Australia and L...
New FAO guidelines on calculating agriculture water use efficiency
Source - UN Water - A new publication, "Guidelines for the calculation of the agriculture water use efficiency for global reporting", by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is now available. These guidelines are intended to assist countries in understanding and com...
Assessment of large-scale seasonal river morphological changes in Ayeyarwady River using optical remote sensing data
Source - SEI - by Thanapon Piman, Senior Research Fellow SEI Asia - Dhyey Bhatpuria, Research Associate SEI Asia - Theara Tha, Research Associate SEI Asia - The web-based monitoring system simplifies the application of freely available remote sensing data over the large spat...
Workshop: Regional Marketplace of Solutions to address the connections between water, sanitation, hygiene and climate building towards COP27
Source - Sanitation and Water for All - SWA Secretariat and the SWA Private Sector Constituency are convening a series of regional workshops to present an opportunity for dialogue on water, sanitation, and hygiene and climate between government, private sector, and other development stakeholder...
Youth Vision for Water on the road to UN 2023 Water Conference
Source - UN Water - The World Youth Parliament for Water (WYPW) has developed a 'Youth Vision for Water', encapsulating the change the Parliament wants to see before, during and after the UN 2023 Water Conference, to be held in March next year. At the 5th General Assembly of WYPW in Dakar, Sene...
GEMS/Water: A 50 year History
Source - UN Environment Programme - This document presents the mission, activities and achievements of GEMS/Water during its 50 years history, summarizing reports and studies published at international level and by institutions and scientists in participating countries. It also looks ahead to s...
Water Tech Spotlight: the latest technology developments in the water industry
Source - International Water Association - by Chunyang (Sophie) Su, Intelligence Senior Officer | China - Tech solutions and innovations are the mainstays towards a water-wise world. Water Tech Spotlight is a monthly blog that aims to highlight worldwide the latest technology developments ...
Advancements in Microbiological Safety for Potable Water Reuse
Original Source : International Water Association - This webinar will attract a global audience with an interest in learning about how to validate microbiological water safety in water reuse. Description The webinar is co-hosted by the IWA Specialist Groups on Water Reuse and Health-Relat...
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Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) Training
On the 28th of June, Stockholm Environment Institute Asia Center (SEI Asia) hosted and organized an online training on Water Evaluation and Planning System (WEAP) with funding support of the Swedish Government through SEI Rapid Response Fund. WEAP is a tool designed for integrated water resour...
Water Utility Financing (Self-paced)
The World Bank Water Global Practice, with support from the Global Water Security & Sanitation Partnership (GWSP), the Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) and the Open Learning Campus, turned a time-tested workshop on Water Utility Financing into a free self-paced online cour...
SWA launch global study on external perceptions of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) recently published the results of a global audience study that looked into the perceptions around water, sanitation, and hygiene of experts working in climate, health, human rights, humanitarian response and economic development. The objective of the research was t...