Water and WASH Futures Conference

WOW! What an incredible week at #WaWF23! Over 400 delegates came together in Brisbane, to share knowledge, to network, to reconnect together in person, and most importantly to connect the #WASH, #WRM and connected sectors as we seek to achieve #SDG 6 in a changing #climate.

💧Water and climate change are inextricably linked. As rising temperatures disrupt the entire water cycle, climate change is exacerbating both water scarcity and water-related hazards. For real Climate Action, we must take #WaterAction. #SDG6 #COP28 #LivablePlanet

📢CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS📢 The 43rd WEDC Conference on Water and Climate Resilience invites you to join and contribute to the conference from 9-13 September 2024! More information here: wedc.lu/wedc43 ❗️❗️

Water is a global #COP28 priority that needs highly local solutions. The @WorldBank works with communities around the world to sustain water resources, deliver services, and build resilience for a #LivablePlanet. @SarojJha001

A great profile of our partner, @Int_WaterCentre's researcher Dr Mark Love "I came to #WASH by accident, but it makes total sense as it intersects with my core interests: culture & history, community governance and development, human well-being & environmental sustainability"🙌

In Manufahi & Liquiçá, #Timor-Leste, new climate-informed data captured via a Community Score Card tool places the needs of people with disabilities at the core of government processes & funding for #WASH: wfw.fund/4a7BEfV #IDPwD2023 #SDG6 @DFAT @AusAmbDili @WaterAidAus

📣 New sub-study from @MonashMSDI & @EmoryUniversity's RISE project highlights the power of #GEDSI in building #SocialCapital, which = greater engagement + better community #WASH outcomes 👉 wfw.fund/47L6ERp #IDPwD2023 #SDG6 #InclusiveWASH @DFAT @DubesAustralia

There is time to act! #WaterAction = #ClimateAction Here are 5 actions for a sustainable 🌍 👇 Will you #ActNow? ➡️ linkedin.com/pulse/question… #COP28

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In rural Guadalcanal, #SolomonIslands, community #WASH efforts supported by @PlanAustralia & @LiveAndLearnInt are improving access to inclusive #sanitation for people with disabilities & signal positive social change: wfw.fund/4a7mpE2 #IDPwD2023 #SDG6 @DFAT @AusHCSols

Using sign language, these students at school for children with hearing & speech impairments in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, #Pakistan expressed gratitude for the school's new inclusive toilets, supported by @RESCUEOrg: wfw.fund/3sTFnNF #IDPwD2023 #SDG6 @DFAT @AusHCPak

Research & partnerships drive #climateresilient policies. Join us at Kigali's #WaterDevelopmentCongress for insights on urban water safety, governance, and sanitation workers' occupational health & safety. Let's turn research into action for sustainable partnerships! 🌍💧

Measuring the effect of using human rights in programs is complex: Diana Gonzalez Botero, Senior Research Consultant at UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures, Australia explains how to track outcomes and make this possible: Sign up 👉🏽 tinyurl.com/MRRtalkMEAL #MakeRightsReal

"Sea level rise is happening and is affecting our communities at this time, so if we don’t focus on that, we are going to lose our culture, our people and our homes." @HabitatFiji's Alisia Evans vimeo.com/855996487?shar… #PacificVoices #COP28 @WASHFutures @HabitatAu

"The use of pictures supports people to speak out their ideas whether in relation to #climatechange or #sanitation or #WASH..." @SINUedu Associate Researcher, Daphne Maneniaru on the power of #photovoice. vimeo.com/855996272 #PacificVoices #COP28 @WASHFutures

"Climate change problems are #WASH problems... Where I am currently working, my people suffer a lot in terms of climate change and its affects" says @wateraid #PapuaNewGuinea's Winnie Sagiu. vimeo.com/855996372 #PacificVoices #COP28 @WASHFutures

"We need data for good, sound policy and good decision making" - Sheilla Funubo, @SINUedu on the important role of research for better #water and #WASH outcomes. vimeo.com/855996318 #PacificVoices #COP28 @WASHFutures

"... we're having prolonged droughts, longer periods of flooding..." - Pauline Komolong, @LiveAndLearnInt on the #WASH challenges her team is experiencing in the #Pacific. vimeo.com/855996541 #PacificVoices #COP28 @WASHFutures

Poor sanitation contaminates drinking water, rivers, beaches and food crops. Lack of toilets affects us all and damages the world we share. We urgently need massive government backed toilet building programmes. 🚽 #WorldToiletDay worldtoiletday.org

💧 💧 💧 Water is central to all #SDGs Water is central to all #SDGs Water is central to all #SDGs Water is central to all #SDGs Water is central to all #SDGs Water is central to all #SDGs Water is central to all #SDGs 💧 💧 💧 siwi.org/latest/water-i…

This year marks the 50th anniversary of bilateral relations between 🇦🇺 & 🇻🇳, and an opportunity to address mutual water-related challenges as we face the global impacts of #climatechange. 🧵