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On the 16th and 17 November, the new members of the Swiss Water Partnership presented their projects and approaches. The presenting members were: Das blaue Wunder WATALUX Wasser für Wasser Skat Foundation Links2Water Development Listen to the presentations of Day 1 and Day 2, have a look at the presentations or read the summary of [...]
Saph Pani addresses the improvement of natural water treatment systems such as river bank filtration (RBF), managed aquifer recharge (MAR) and wetlands in India building on a combination of local and international expertise. The project aims at enhancing water resources and water supply particularly in water stressed urban and peri-urban areas in different parts of […]
The focus of the analytical effort in the CIW Study was to identify, inventory, and categorize the risks as perceived by the countries as they contemplate engaging in regional cooperation over international waters. The case study offers the opportunity for a systematic analysis of perceived risks. In turn, such an analysis also provides the opportunity […]
This project is focussed on Institutional Development of the water authorities in Ganja and Sheki (> 400’000 inhabitants in total). The conducted assignments reach throughout technical, financial and institutional fields including tendering, training, advising and assistance of the Water Supply Company and the Project Implementation Units in technical and structural questions. Institutional analysis and development […]
Coming soon: Water Challenge 2023 Networkshops on 24th May 2023 in Zürich register here: https://forms.gle/pBWNrXvJwyUJ6QMz5 Congratulations to the Winners of Water Challenge 2022! For the water challenge 2022, Swiss and International young water talents came together to co-create and shape innovative water projects. SWP Youth received more than 20 project proposals from all over the […]
Sugarcane will become an increasingly important crop in India in the near future due to increasing demand from sugar consumers and an expansion in the use of sugar-based biofuels. To meet this demand, sugarcane cultivation needs to change radically in order to increase yields and efficient use of water and fertilizers. The Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative (SSI), initiated […]
At the beginning of the dry season pastoralists migrate hundreds of kilometers with their livestock from the arid North to the agriculturally based South until the first rains allow the return to the greening pastures again. Access to water is a particular challenge in these transhumance corridors, often leading to conflicts between agriculturalists and pastoralists. […]
With support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Caritas and the ProVictimis Foundation, Antenna launched a set of pilot programmes in Nepal, Bangladesh and India in 2010. The objective was to develop viable economic models around water treatment methods such as chlorination using WATA equipment. Impact: 263,614 beneficiaries Two projects carried out […]