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Building Water Resilience in a Changing Climate

17 November 2021
This Pacific WASH Webinar was about building resilience to the impacts of climate change focusing on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). Climate change is affecting us all and we need to ensure that our water supplies are well planned to adapt to changes in rainfall and water…
Organizer: Pacific Department

Wastewater Surveillance Helpful in the Pacific for COVID19 Response and Beyond

1 October 2021
Wastewater surveillance has been successfully used to monitor pathogen presence, persistence, and occurrence patterns within populations. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 has helped inform many countries’ public health responses. Across the Pacific, this…
Organizer: Pacific Department

Practical Tools and Tips on Mainstreaming Gender for Water Utilities

18 August 2021
Access to clean water is vital for everyone, but some groups need special consideration. One such group is women and girls, who are often responsible for duties such as collecting, storing, and managing household water supplies. We often hear about the importance of gender mainstreaming, but do…
Organizer: Pacific Department

A Closer Look at Chlorination

30 June 2021
Chlorination has been used as a method of disinfecting drinking water for over 100 years and remains one of the most widely used technologies throughout the world. There are a wide range of considerations for water system operators to ensure that chlorination is both safe and effective. The ‘…
Organizer: Pacific Department

A Closer Look at Water Quality for Public Health

26 May 2021
Water quality is closely linked to public health outcomes. The reduction in illness from improved water quality leads to improved social and economic outcomes in communities. Unfortunately, water-related diseases still account for a significant proportion of deaths in developing countries. This…
Organizer: Pacific Department

Improving Services to Customers in the Pacific Condition Assessments

14 April 2021
The workshop was based on the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA) manual Condition Assessment and Asset Performance Guidelines – Water Supply and Sewerage. This document dealt with the management of water and sewer assets. The following topics were discussed: Asset…
Organizer: Pacific Department

Water Safety Plans Building Long Term Cultural Change and Resilience to Pandemics

12 March 2021
Water Safety Plans provide the building blocks for creating safe water supply systems for our communities. If implemented using an engagement model it can be used to build resilience in water operations and create long-term sustainable improvements as well as resilience when unexpected events do…
Organizer: Pacific Department

Financial Sustainability of Water Utilities and the Impacts of COVID19

23 February 2021
The team from Wedgewood White, Paul Webber, and Paul White shared their experiences about the financial impacts of COVID-19 and some of the strategies that have been put into place by utilities to ensure their ongoing financial sustainability during the pandemic. Alexandra Conroy from ADB’s…
Organizer: Pacific Department

Strategies for Supplying Water to Informal Areas and Handwashing in Public Places

3 February 2021
The workshop provided information on the range of designs that have been implemented around the world to support improved handwashing. While this has not historically been a role for utilities, there is strong demand in many countries for utilities to support handwashing as a COVID-19 response…
Organizer: Pacific Department