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Pacific Utilities Delivering WASH Services in Peri-Urban Areas

17 August 2022
As Pacific Island countries continue to urbanize, the provision of safely managed water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services becomes increasingly important. With urban growth rates now outstripping national population growth in many Pacific nations, towns and cities are seeing peri-urban…
Organizer: Pacific Department

Inclusive WASH Workplaces in the Pacific

8 June 2022
Access to water and sanitation services is vital for everyone, but some parts of our communities need special consideration. Although women and girls are primarily responsible for domestic work relating to WASH, less than one in five people working for water utilities in the Pacific are women.…
Organizer: Pacific Department

Water Safety Plans: Pacific Case Studies

27 April 2022
Thousands of people in the Pacific still lack access to safely managed household drinking water (JMP 2020), leaving them vulnerable to disease. Over the past 20 years, progress has been made towards achieving universal access to basic water services, but progress is slow across the region. This…
Organizer: Pacific Department

Citywide Inclusive Sanitation: Pacific Applications

23 February 2022
Across the Pacific, 71% of Islanders have access to basic sanitation services (JMP 2020, excluding PNG). Lack of safe sanitation access is not only a major health concern but also affects educational and health outcomes, as well as Pacific island country overall development. As the contexts and…
Organizer: Pacific Department

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 COVID-19 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