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KEY LESSONS LEARNED FROM SWP PILOT ACTIVITIES IN THE MARA RIVER AND STUNG CHINIT BASINS 

After five years of experience piloting its water security improvement process, SWP releases updated toolkit and case studies showcasing lessons learned. 


LAUNCH OF THE WATER ALLOCATION PLAN FOR THE LOWER MARA RIVER BASIN 

Groundbreaking water allocation plan recently launched in Tanzania to improve regional water security.


2020 SWP ANNUAL REPORT 

The SWP is pleased to present its 2020 annual report.

RECENT NEWS

Phys.org | A third of global farmland at 'high' pesticide pollution risk
Australian researchers modeled solution risk across 168 countries with data on the usage of 92 active pesticide ingredients, finding "widespread global pesticide pollution risk" from lingering chemical residues that can leach into water supplies and threaten biodiversity. 

Reuters | Cambodia's dwindling fish stocks put spotlight on changing rivers 
Experts blame hydropower projects, sand mining, deforestation, wetland conversion and climate change for dramatic drops in water levels in Cambodia's rivers, severely disrupting fishing and threatening food supplies for millions.

USAID Water Team | Building resilience into a river basin
USAID launched the five-year, $32 million Resilient Waters Program in 2018 to improve transboundary natural resources management and increase the water security and resilience of communities and ecosystems that depend upon Southern Africa's Limpopo and Okavango basins.

WHAT WE'RE READING

UNICEF | Reimagining WASH: Water security for all
UNICEF launches new initiative, Water Security for All, to mobilize global support and resources to reach children in water vulnerable hotspots.
 
FutureDAMS | Engaging stakeholders in water-energy-food-environment systems assessment and planning: a FutureDAMS guide
The guide proposes a five-step process for bringing stakeholders together who have different interests and may disagree about what the priorities should be, and what development solutions are.

OECD iLibrary | Financing water security for sustainable growth in Asia and the Pacific 
An analysis of available data derives policy messages for countries in the region and their partners (including development finance institutions), characterizing an enabling environment that can facilitate and expedite financing for water security.
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