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SWP RELEASES 2018 ANNUAL REPORT

From publishing six toolkits to guide water security improvement (WSI) practices to empowering water managers in Southern Africa with Big Data, 2018 was a busy year for the Sustainable Water Project (SWP). Check out our annual report to learn more. 


COMMUNICATION IS KEY

SWP's Suman Basnet is leading efforts to coordinate USAID activities in his native Nepal to make more water available for the home he loves. 


PROTECTING WATER IN THE MARA BASIN

SWP's ATLAS project is safeguarding water in an area straddling Kenya and Tanzania known as the "Eighth Wonder of the World."

RECENT NEWS

Circle of Blue | The Year in Water, 2018
Aging water infrastructure in the U.S. and overworked aquifers from Mexico City to Tehran: How pollution, scarcity and climate change are affecting the world.

PBS | Water crisis may make Gaza Strip uninhabitable by 2020
In Gaza, 97 percent of freshwater is unsuitable for human consumption, and raw sewage pours into the Mediterranean Sea. A water crisis in the Gaza Strip could have grave consequences within a year. 

New Security Beat | Women are the secret weapon for better water management
A growing body of evidence shows that water projects can become more effective when women participate. Yet women's representation in the overall water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector is dismal.  

WHAT WE'RE READING


WaterWired | Water security in practice: The quantity-quality-society nexus
A new paper details the growing call to consider water security in a more integrated manner, highlighting the complex interactions among water quantity, water quality and society. 
 
IWMI | How to support effective and inclusive irrigation water users' associations: a guide for practitioners
A new guide offers six steps to follow in organizing new irrigation farmers’ organizations or Irrigation Water Users’ Associations (IWUAs). 

 
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