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A Festive Launching Event of Asia Water Academy
On 16 March 2023, The Water Agency and Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam held an online seminar on the theme of
Can Tho Raincraft: Crafting A More Resilient Can Tho
After its successful first run in November 2022, The Water Agency continues collaboration with the Institute of Climate Change Research
Pekalongan Batik Wastewater Project: Road to Green Batik
Pekalongan is a small city on the north coast of Central Java, well-known for its famous batik textile industry in
The Water Agency at the Green Economy Forum & Exhibition (GEFE)
Last November, The Water Agency team had a chance to visit one of the outstanding exhibitions of 2022 in Ho
Mekong Salt Lab Phase II: A Home for Sustainable Mekong Future
As part of a project funded by the Kingdom of Netherlands & Nuffic, Mekong Salt Lab is going to final
The Water Agency presented Asia Water Challenge in WINNER 2022 Event
The Week of Indonesia-Netherlands Education and Research (WINNER) is an initiative collaboration between Indonesia and The Netherlands focusing on education
Can Tho Raincraft: Building Blue-Green Campus through Minecraft
Can Tho is a central city of the Mekong Delta and one of the regions seriously affected by climate change.
UNESCO Water Resilience Challenge: Groundwater (Indonesia – Vietnam 2022)
UNESCO Water Resilience Challenge 2022 is a capacity-building program that challenges and inspires the next future leaders, especially students and
UNESCO Water Resilience Challenge 2022: Youth’s Role in Making the Invisible Visible
“It all starts by making the invisible visible.” Hans Dencker Thulstrup Senior Programme Specialist for Water and Environmental Sciences, UNESCO
Asia Raincraft overview session with UN-Habitat
Cities in different parts of the world face different, unique challenges in the face of climate change. To overcome these
Field trip to Tra Cu and Duyen Hai districts in Vietnam
On June 13th, The Water Agency and Organizing Committee of Mekong Salt Lab Project had a field trip to Tra
Engaging with local water experts for education
The Water Agency has been engaging with various local water experts in Myanmar for an online education programme named “WE
Putting efforts for water education in Myanmar together with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Supported by Nuffic and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Water Agency has been working together with Vrije Universiteit
Mekong Salt Lab: Project Launching Event
Supported by Nuffic and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Water Agnecy launched the “Mekong Salt Lab” project in
Why inclusive practices are important in water climate adaptation
Social inclusion is utterly important in water climate adaptation. As technical approaches are still dominant in development projects, the locals