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REFLECTING ON LESSONS LEARNED IN THE MARA

In the closeout webinar, SWP and partners discuss a host of achievements and lessons learned from implementing SWP's water security improvement process in the three-year Sustainable Water for the Mara pilot activity. 


GROUNDBREAKING PLAN ANNOUNCED FOR CAMBODIA BASIN

After years of collaboration, stakeholders from the government, private sector and community unveil effort to improve water security and promote conservation in the Stung Chinit River Basin.


SWP FACILITATES TRANSBOUNDARY WEBINAR SERIES

Experts from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature train on transboundary water governance, with a focus on Southern Africa.

RECENT NEWS

Reuters | As reservoirs run low, Mexico City seeks durable fix for water woes
Hit by unusually low rainfall, Mexico City is working urgently to overcome water shortages, with climate change expected to add to existing infrastructure problems.

The Guardian | Land subsidence 'will affect almost fifth of global population'
UNESCO warns of urban centers sinking because of unsustainable farming and groundwater extraction. 
Phys.org | Restoring wetlands near farms would dramatically reduce water pollution
Research on wetland locations and nitrogen loads from fertilizer on farm fields throughout the U.S. finds that wetlands have a purifying effect on nitrate-laden water.

WHAT WE'RE READING


Hydrological Sciences Journal | A framework for citizen science addressing hydrological challenges
Crowdsourcing can fill the need for more distributed and diverse observations of the multiple sets of land, water, atmosphere and energy variables

Environmental Science & Technology | Using Feedback to Improve Accountability in Global Environmental Health and Engineering
More actionable monitoring and decision support systems can enhance accountability between donors, implementers, service providers, governments and the beneficiaries of development programming. 

Science Direct | Evaluating self-reported measures and alternatives to monitor access to drinking water
Malawi case study examines validity and reliability of the self-reported measurements used to estimate access to drinking water, in view of generating global estimates.
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