Clean Water and Sanitation

Research and Development of a community-targeted campaign to improve water services (SDG6.1) that depend on rainwater harvesting. Specifically, the research will identify how community and household members can be influenced to properly maintain their rainwater harvesting and water access systems. Currently the supply of water from rainwater systems is unsafe…

The primary objective of the activity is the design and delivery of two virtual Australian Awards Short Courses for participants from South Asian countries. The short courses will cover climate change mitigation and adaptation, with a specific focus on best practices in water resources management (WRM) and water, sanitation and…

“The Water Leadership Program (WLP) is an award-winning program that helps emerging leaders to develop the ability to exert influence, drive change and advance challenging integrated water management projects – abilities associated with the most effective integrated water management leaders. The WLP is a feedback-intensive, 10-month professional development program,…

Microplastics are small plastic particles…

The purpose of this project is to complete the beta-testing phase of a coagulation prediction model, for optimal performance at relevant SEQwater drinking water treatment plants, as well as appropriate end user training. This is to ensure the uptake of the research outputs of a recently completed ARC Linkage Project,…

The overall aim of the activities, “What’s on My Plate for Morning Tea,” “Reptile awareness Program”, “Healthy Lunch Box Week,” “Bucket Filling,” “8 Ways of Aboriginal Knowing,” and “Celebrating Cultural Days in Kindergarten,” was to introduce kindergarten children to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by nurturing five essential attributes/characters…

Over a 10 year history, this network arranges a range of events for sharing knowledge and experiences on developing flood resilient landscapes and communities. The workshops are interactive and cater for professionals from all roles in building physical and social resilience. Events are mostly face to face and occasionally…

Funded by the Australian Government’s Water for Women Fund, the research was undertaken from January to December 2022. This study aimed to provide regionally appropriate evidence about what kinds of processes and systems could be explored within different urban contexts in Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. The…

In this project, Kabul Polytechnic University (KPU) will develop and deliver a new Masters of Integrated Water Resource Management (MIWRM) targeted at building the capabilities of water professionals from the Afghan Government. The MIWRM will provide those professionals with the whole-of-water-cycle, technical and inter-disciplinary skills and knowledge needed to design…

Refreshed and strengthened existing ICIMOD training. Delivered online to a cohort during covid then delivered face to face in Nepal for second cohort, with accompanying Nepalese and Australian field trips…