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IWMA MULTIPLIES USAID IMPACT IN NEPAL 

The innovative Integrated Water Management Activity (IWMA) project, coordinated by SWP, brought together ten USAID implementing partners in Nepal to collaborate around water security. 


SWP PUBLISHES STUDIES ON THE MARA

New research about water conditions in the transboundary Mara River Basin will serve as the basis for a Tanzania water allocation plan.  


EXPLORING BIG DATA SOLUTIONS IN AFRICA

Experts present ideas for how to store and analyze large amounts of data to improve transboundary water management in Southern Africa. 

RECENT NEWS

Eos | AquaSat gives water quality researchers new eyes in the sky
A new data set combining sample data and remote sensing could give scientists the power to make accurate predictions at a global scale.

WaterSciencePolicy | Is green the new gray?
Nature-based, green solutions for water are being promoted by the UN, World Bank and others to complement and, in some instances, replace grey infrastructure. 

Eos | How much modification can Earth's water cycle handle?
The planetary boundaries framework defines how much human disturbance various Earth system processes can take, but it may not adequately depict the water cycle or the extent to which we've altered it.

WHAT WE'RE READING


K4D | Water security beyond COVID-19
What can developing countries do over the next five years to improve water security in preparation for a potential increase in disease outbreaks and pandemics such as COVID-19? 

Water International | COVID-19 and water resources management: Reframing priorities as a water sector
Recognizing that water is an essential service will enhance the water sector's ability to respond, recover and rebuild a post-COVID-19 world. The pandemic provides an opportunity for the sector to reassess and reprioritize interests, ambitions and resources.

Food Policy | Water, agriculture & poverty in an era of climate change: Why do we know so little?
To understand the complex relationship between water, agriculture and poverty (WAP), three key knowledge gaps -- climate change adaptation, over-abstraction of groundwater, and water quality -- are particularly pressing in light of greater climatic variability.
 
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