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Swiss Water Partnership General Assembly – POSTPONED!

May 26, 2020 | 8:00 am

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Matura Mentoring Initiative

Discover fascinating aspects of water by researching on some of the most relevant aspects that the aquatic sector has to offer. The expertise of the members of the Swiss Water Partnership is available to young students willing to explore up-to-date water subjects for their Matura or graduation works. Browse through the list of available subjects [...]
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Postgraduate studies in Sustainable Water Resources at ETH Zurich – NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

Applications are now being accepted for the Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) in Sustainable Water Resources, a one year full time study and research program at the Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich. The MAS is designed to advance the knowledge of engineers, scientists, and water resources managers on sustainable water use in a changing [...]
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Swiss Water Partnership General Assembly - POSTPONED!

May 26, 2020 | 8:00 am | Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)

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MOOC “Introduction to Faecal Sludge Management”

May 1, 2017 | 12:00 am - Dec 31, 2020 | 12:00 am |

Do you want learn how to apply concepts of sustainable faecal sludge management on a city-wide scale? Eawag-Sandec will launch the fourth MOOC of the series “Water, Sanitation and Solid Waste for Development” on May 1. The 5-weeks online course […]

International Aguasan Workshop 2020

Jun 29, 2020 | 12:00 am - Jul 3, 2020 | 11:59 pm |

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the workshop will take place at a later date, possibly in a different format. More information on www.aguasan.ch. Updates will follow soon! Thank you for your understanding.

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International Aguasan Workshop 2020

Jun 29, 2020 | 12:00 am - Jul 3, 2020 | 11:59 pm |

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SWP Member Projects

Dry Toilets – Caracas Venezuela

The dry toilet project done together with Urban Think Tank’s artist in residency program Caracas Case represent the synthesis of working to bring together infrastructure with design. With the dry toilet, the precious water available in the barrio is not flushed away, sewage and sanitation difficulties are avoided, urban agriculture is bolstered, resilience to environmental […]

Rural water supply – Chad

According to the national Directorate of Hydraulics, only 30% of the rural areas have access to clean drinking water. The national standard is one well for 400 in habitants, but the average is more than 1’000 people for one water point. The project builds 50 boreholes equipped with VLOM hand pumps and advises the community […]

GIWEH International Conference on Water Resources and Environmental Management (ICWRE) is a series of conferences organized in cooperation with UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Ecole Mohammadia d’Ingénieurs, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), University of Geneva, Miahona. ICWRE-2011 was held on 20-24 […]

Non-State Actors and the Management of International Freshwater Resources (project supported by the Swiss National Research Fund)

Treaties on international water resources no longer regulate only State-to-State relations. Rather, individuals, communities, and non-governmental organizations — collectively referred to as “non-State actors”— have become subject of these instruments as well. The research pays attention to mechanisms open to individuals at the domestic and international levels, as well as to norms and practice concerning […]

The principle aim of a water access, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) project is to create conditions under which risk of waterborne disease transmission are minimised. However, providing a community or school with safe water that improves health conditions is not a matter of simply installing a new, clean source. It is also necessary that communities […]

Feasibility study for construction of two waste water treatment plants in Kasserine governorate, Tunisia, SECO 2011.

Join the cewas Start-Up Program

Kickstart your own business with the cewas Start-up Programme! The cewas Start-up Programme supports dedicated entrepreneurs to develop their business ideas for a sustainable development of the water and sanitation sector. cewas is a Swiss-based non-profit competence centre combining expertise in sustainable water, sanitation and resource management with business innovation. The cewas Start-up Programme consists […]

Assessment mission for water management in Egypt, identification of water projects for funding, SDC 2012.

The IRHA Blue Schools Plus programme is specially tailored for mountainous regions. It changes the entire water, hygiene and sanitation conditions in schools, but also targets the local population living in a very difficult geographical and economical context. The project took place in four schools located in the Kaski district of Nepal. They either had […]

Events

Swiss Water Partnership General Assembly – POSTPONED!

News

Matura Mentoring Initiative

Postgraduate studies in Sustainable Water Resources at ETH Zurich – NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

Swiss Water Partnership General Assembly - POSTPONED!

MOOC “Introduction to Faecal Sludge Management”

International Aguasan Workshop 2020

International Aguasan Workshop 2020

SWP Member Projects

Dry Toilets – Caracas Venezuela

Rural water supply – Chad

GIWEH International Conference on Water Resources and Environmental Management (ICWRE)

Non-State Actors and the Management of International Freshwater Resources (project supported by the Swiss National Research Fund)

Safe Water Programme in Rural Uganda – Whave Solutions Ltd.

Waste water treatment plants in Kasserine, Tunisia

Join the cewas Start-Up Program

Water management Egypt

Four Blue Schools Plus in Kaski region (Nepal)