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LEARNING FROM NEIGHBORS

Cambodian villagers take a field trip to see how people in similar situations have successfully improved their sanitation, coming away inspired to make changes in their own communities.


BOLSTERING WASH, BUILDING RESILIENCE

How water security can enhance the climate resilience of WASH activities (with helpful graphics). 


MODELING BETTER WATER MANAGEMENT 

SWP and SEI train Cambodian students, researchers and officials on a new method of water resource planning.

RECENT NEWS

Bloomberg | Companies Take On the Next Environmental Threats
It's not just climate change. Companies are increasingly confronting risks related to water security and deforestation, according to official company disclosures. 

Nature | Tainted Water: The Scientists Tracing Thousands of Fluorinated Chemicals in Our Environment 
Researchers are struggling to assess the dangers of nondegradable compounds used in clothes, foams and food wrappings.

Scientific American | How Humans Get in the Way of Clean Water
There are many cheap and effective ways to provide safe water to the world’s poor regions. However, projects often fail due to factors such as inadequate planning, maintenance or persuasive power.

WHAT WE'RE READING

IJHEH | Water Safety Plans: A Review
Many countries and regions have rapidly adopted water safety plans (WSPs), but implementing them remains a work in progress. This study reviewed the literature on capacity building and training for WSPs, and provided recommendations for utilities and intermediate and national governments. 
 
Nature | Global Patterns and Dynamics of Climate – Groundwater Interactions
Adaptation strategies must account for the hydraulic memory of groundwater systems, which can buffer climate change impacts on water resources in many regions, but may also lead to long-term impacts on river flows and groundwater-dependent ecosystems.

U.N. F.A.O. I Incorporating Environmental Flows Into "Water Stress" Indicator
The Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O.) of the United Nations (U.N.) releases guidelines for a minimum standard for global reporting. 

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