News posts tagged "International Programmes"
Disruptive discussions progress inclusivenes
Wednesday, 20 June, 2018
To ensure an inclusive approach to future water resources management, traditional thinking needs to change to include women and empower their voice in decision making.
Policy innovation assists reform and strengthens collaboration
Monday, 30 April, 2018
The Nepal-Australia Joint Advisory Committee on Water Resources Management recently met in Nepal to review current projects and explore new opportunities. ICE WaRM convenes this meeting between Nepal and Australia as part of its contribution to the Sustainable Development Investment Portfolio (SDIP).
Collaboration is key to innovative water management
Thursday, 12 April, 2018
Senior and mid-level scholars and faculty members across disciplines of water studies and water resource management in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region, began a 12-day intensive Water Leadership Programme in Australia this week.
Gender equity and inclusiveness in water management must involve everyone
Thursday, 29 March, 2018
We all have an obligation to leave a sustainable environment to the next generation, but how can we do this well if only 50 percent of the population is actively engaged in the process?
Working towards gender equity in India
Thursday, 25 January, 2018
ICE WaRM has welcomed our first of four Australia Awards Fellowship groups for 2018, to Australia. Arriving from the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in India, the group of 14 water professionals are here to better understand Australia’s irrigation technologies.
While gender inequality continues to be a major issue in India, ICE WaRM is extremely pleased that five of the water professionals in the group are women.
Setting a course for water in Asia Pacific
Wednesday, 10 January, 2018
ICE WaRM, represented by Executive Sector Specialist, Andrew Johnson, attended the 3rd Asia-Pacific Water Summit (APWS), held in Yangon, Myanmar on 11-12 December 2017, which aimed to promote cooperation and partnership, as well as share knowledge and experiences to resolve future challenges in water sufficiency for sustainable development.
Rajasthan Fellows in a water frenzy
Monday, 20 November, 2017
The Australian Government’s Australia India Council grants program, the WaRM Trust grant and funding from the Department of State Development (DSD), have enabled 7 Fellows from the state of Rajasthan, India, to participate in a 6-week intensive research program in Adelaide.
ICE WaRM secure four Australia Awards Fellowship grants
Thursday, 2 November, 2017
ICE WaRM has been successful in securing the funding of four applications in Round 17 of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Australia Awards Fellowship (AAF) programme.
RaCE WaRM collaborates with the Institute of Technology
Monday, 30 October, 2017
The Rajasthan Centre of Excellence in Water Resource Management (RaCE WaRM) and the Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur, recognised the opportunity to collaborate on mutually beneficial activities as well as the promotion of academic and research cooperation and the development of the two institutions.
Research Fellows provided with future vision through Australian experience
Friday, 23 June, 2017
Yogita Dashora and Prahlad Swankar, the first two Fellows from Rajasthan to work with academic and industry colleagues in Adelaide, will return to India this week upon completing their three-month placement.
ICE WaRM a proud partner of $42M sustainable development program in Himalayan river basins
Tuesday, 21 March, 2017
ICE WaRM (the International Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Management) is a delivery partner of the second phase of activities in the Himalayan River basin under the Australian Government’s Sustainable Development Investment Portfolio (SDIP).
Australian investment improving farming systems in South Asia
Tuesday, 7 March, 2017
ICE WaRM Education Manager Dr Ian Reid was invited by Sustainable Development Investment Portfolio (SDIP) Partner, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), to attend the mid-term review meeting of their project entitled, Sustainable & Resilient Farming Systems Intensification (SRFSI) for the Eastern Gangetic Plains.
Recognising the importance of water in the development of Nepal
Friday, 24 February, 2017
Fieldwork in the Kamala Basin to support basin planning in Nepal starts on Tuesday 28 February. The work programme was agreed today by Nepalese and Australian government officials at the meeting of the Nepal-Australia Joint Advisory Committee on Water Resources Management.
ICE WaRM and CSIRO support National Water Resources Policy Development in Nepal
Monday, 23 January, 2017
ICE WaRM has been a direct contributor to the development of a new National Water Policy for the Government of Nepal.
Australian water expertise showcased through Australia Awards programme
Monday, 28 November, 2016
The International Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Management (ICE WaRM) provided a capacity-building programme for 15 mid-level managers from the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in Australia from 14 October 2016 to 4 November 2016, with a follow-up programme in India conducted from 21 to 23 November 2016. The programme was an Australia Awards Fellowship funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
ICE WaRM marks beginning of SDIP Phase 2
Thursday, 17 November, 2016
The International Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Management (ICE WaRM) has undertaken the first public diplomacy achievement under Phase 2 of the Sustainable Development Investment Portfolio (SDIP).
South Australian Government – Fellowships for Rajasthan Water Management
Thursday, 17 November, 2016
The South Australian Government has engaged ICE WaRM (International Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Management) to manage three fellowships for the new International Centre of Excellence in Water and Resource Planning and Management in Rajasthan.
Short course: Gender, Equity and Water Management
Monday, 26 September, 2016
The International Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Management (ICE WaRM) and TERI University have developed a two-day programme in Gender, Equity and Water Management which will be offered for the first time on 7th and 8th November, 2016.
Mekong Subregion Follow-up Visit
Tuesday, 31 March, 2009
ICE WaRM’s partnerships in the Mekong Subregion, old and new, have been further strengthened following an intensive visit by Chief Executive Officer Richard Hopkins and International Partnerships Manager Mike Seager in February and March 2009.