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SDG Water Event

Nov 8, 2017 | 10:00 am
Why Join this Event? The event mainly tagets SWP members. It aims at providing space for the SWP members to share experiences on the monitoring of water-related SDG targets with a particular focus on strengthening capacity. Whereas the country level will be in the centre of the reflections, ways to create effective linkages between country, [...]
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Call for Participation: Swiss Booth at World Water Forum 2018

Mar 18, 2018 | 12:00 am - Mar 23, 2018 | 11:59 pm
SWP together with SDC is happy to announce the call for participation for the Swiss Booth at the World Water Forum 2018 in Brasilia! About The World Water Forum (WWF) is the world’s largest water-related event organized every three years. This large-scale international conference aimed at putting water related issues on the international agenda. The [...]
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Working Group: Nature based Solutions for Water

Call for Participants! The SWP is launching the new working group on “Nature based solutions for water”, which is the UN Theme 2018 and will be taken up by the Stockholm World Water Week 2018. During the SWP General Assembly on 23rd May 2017, this special topic was presented by the IUCN and subsequently discussed in one of […]
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SWP Learning Event “Assessment of Surface and Groundwater”

Oct 26, 2017 | 9:00 am | NADEL

The SWP is organizing an internal learning event on the topic of assessment of surface and groundwater. This one-day event will take place on 26. October 2017 in Zurich (NADEL). Targeted participants: any SWP member willing to gain additional concrete knowledge […]

SWISS WATER INTEGRITY AWARD 2017

Oct 31, 2017 | 12:00 am |

Are you a champion of Water Integrity? We have the pleasure to announce the Swiss Water Integrity Award 2017. The Swiss Water Partnership in cooperation with cewas and the support of SDC and the Water Integrity Network will reward organizations […]

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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 […]

Save the Date: SWP Learning Event

Oct 26, 2017 | 12:00 am | ETH Zürich

Save the date for the SWP learning event where different experts will address the topic of “Assessment of Surface and Groundwater” within the framework of integrated water resource management taking into account both aspects of water quality and quantity. More information […]

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International IWA Conference "S2small2017"

Oct 22, 2017 | 12:00 am - Oct 26, 2017 | 11:59 pm |

International IWA conference on sustainable solutions for small water and wastewater treatment systems (S2small2017) will be held from October 22-26 in the city congress center in Nantes, France. S2small2017 is co-organized by IMT Atlantique, GEPEA, IWA and ASTEE and will […]

E-Learning Course: Introduction to Water Diplomacy

Nov 6, 2017 | 12:00 am - Dec 3, 2017 | 11:59 pm |

The purpose of this course offered by UNITAR will first be to raise awareness on the current state of freshwater resources worldwide and the need for adequate diplomatic solutions to stimulate cooperation around the way the resource is managed. It […]

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SWP Member Projects

Malaysia: decentralised drinking water supply for remote communities

Trunz Water Systems in cooperation with the local dealer installed several water treatment systems in remote communities where no infrastructure was available. All units are powered by solar energy and work independently, even under harsh climate conditions. A water and pumping station was built in each village where the inhabitants can fill in bottles etc. […]

DR Congo: Swiss Intech for more efficient water supply The project aims to develop the market in the DRC through a network of local partners (NGOs, companies, churches, well owners, farmers’ cooperatives and individuals) and demonstration projects. In the short term, the objective is to sell 200 pumps. In the long term, the market in […]

The gradual introduction of the WATASOL approach in Guinea began in response to a cholera outbreak in 2008 and could serve as a model for other countries. Tinkisso-Antenna, our motivated and competent local partner, is currently working with the Guinean Ministry of Health to extend the production and distribution of chlorine flasks throughout the entire […]

Thanks to financial support for the construction of two sewage plants in Thala and Feriani (Kasserine district), over 40’000 people in the two towns are now connected to the sewage system. This improvement of basic infrastructure in disadvantaged regions helps to strengthen economic attractiveness and to reduce regional imbalances in Tunisia.

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 […]

Pre-Investment study for small hydro power plants

Community Health Projects in Bangladesh (since 1990’s) Polluted surface water, dangerous hygiene practices and arsenic contamination of ground water are major threats to community health in Bangladesh. In addition, floods, droughts and hurricanes regularly affect the country, challenging the access to safe drinking water even more, especially of the poorest. The SRC currently works in […]

The Back Bay, located on the southern tip of the city, is an area where pressures collide; it is a place on the edge of conflict, on the edge of the city – on contested waters. The goal of the project was to re-imagine the city of Mumbai through this waterfront – to develop and […]

The Urban and Productive integrated Sustainable Settlements in El Salvador, Joint Programme, aims to expand economic opportunities for vulnerable groups with special emphasis on women with the ultimate aim of reducing the number of people living below the poverty line. The program aims to improve urban settlements, improve housing quality and strengthen the value chains […]

Events

SDG Water Event

News

Call for Participation: Swiss Booth at World Water Forum 2018

Working Group: Nature based Solutions for Water

SWP Learning Event “Assessment of Surface and Groundwater”

SWISS WATER INTEGRITY AWARD 2017

MOOC “Introduction to Faecal Sludge Management”

Save the Date: SWP Learning Event

International IWA Conference "S2small2017"

E-Learning Course: Introduction to Water Diplomacy

SWP Member Projects

Malaysia: decentralised drinking water supply for remote communities

Swiss Intech

Tinkisso-Antenna, a local NGO responsible for a national programme

Improvement of living conditions in the Kasserine district (Tunisia)

Dry Toilets – Caracas Venezuela

Small hydropower plants in Southafrica

Community Health Project Bangladesh

Contested Waters Mumbai

Characterization of the value chain of solid waste and proposals for development of inclusive markets through business development activities and production capabilities (El Salvador)