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The next generation of water professionals working towards a new era of cooperation in the Eastern Nile

Since 2011, as part of the Nile Basin Initiative, the Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office in partnership with CIWA has run an internship program for the next generation of talented water…

Shyam KC, Yukio Tanaka, Anders Jagerskog|
Disaster Risk Management, Education, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Jobs & Development, Urban Development, Water

Flood hazard and risk maps: A key instrument for flood risk management

Flood risks affect almost 2 billion people worldwide, and climate change and unplanned urbanization will further increase these risks. To better manage the risks and build more resilient…

Chris Fischer, Peyo Stanchev|
Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Urban Development, Water

The race to zero: How youth help water utilities mitigate carbon emissions

This year's Utility of the Future (UoF) Global Youth Challenge focused on helping the Nkana Water Supply and Sanitation Company Ltd., in Kitwe, Zambia, address inefficient water and energy…

Camilo Lombana Cordoba, Karin Gallandat, Federico Perez Penalosa, Lara Egbeola-Martial, Nicolai Thorball, Favour Eragbie, Muriisa Christian, Yaw Adjei Abrampah, Fernando Armendaris Puente|
Jobs & Development, Urban Development, Water

Training the next generation of groundwater specialists in the Sahel

As climate change diminishes the availability of surface water in Africa, groundwater has emerged as a vital untapped resource. But in the Sahel, a global hotspot for climate change and one of the…

François Bertone, Yeli Mariam Dakoure Sou|
Climate Change, Education, Gender, Jobs & Development, Water

Rethinking wastewater: Chennai’s journey towards water security

In 2019, Chennai, India, reached "Day Zero": a day that all of its reservoirs ran dry and no water was left. To protect against future water crises and extreme weather events, the city…

Ravikumar Joseph|
Climate Change, Environment, Water
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