As we near the end of 2016, CEO Mark Pascoe takes a moment to
reflect on what has been an incredibly busy and exciting year at the International WaterCentre.
The IWC hosted a group of water professionals from the Asian Development Bank on a week-long learning program to build capacity to manage water scarcity in irrigation.
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CEO Mark Pascoe attended the Budapest Water Summit 2016 in Hungary 28 - 30 November, presenting at the DroughtAction side event on 30 November.
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Thirteen students have recently returned from a 10-day field trip in Thailand where the 'Community, livelihoods, development and water' module of the Master's program is delivered.
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The IWC hosted 14 water professionals from Sri Lanka as part of a five-week training program in integrated groundwater management under the Australian Awards Fellowship program.
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13 Masters students in the ‘Water, land and people’ specialisation stream visited Perth, Western Australia for the module 'Water and Agricultural Landscapes'.
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Research findings from the Fostering Sustainable WASH Marketplaces applied research project have been published in the Social Science and Medicine Journal.
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The IWC in partnership with UnitingWorld and the United Church PNG have developed a behaviour change toolkit for handwashing with soap. The toolkit is now being piloted in Milne Bay province, PNG.
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