September 2017

Water and Ecosystems: The Importance of Environmental Flows

September 12, 2017

Water is an essential resource that underpins human societies and is a requirement for ecosystem health. Availability of clean and reliable supplies of water is central to many, if not all, development challenges.  Through water management infrastructure, including dams and reservoirs, irrigated areas, levees and canals, we secure water supplies and manage risks to communities […]

Making a Splash in Stockholm

September 11, 2017

It’s 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 31, in Stockholm, Sweden. For five days now, the halls of the Stockholm City Conference Centre have been humming with the impassioned discussions of more than 3,200 water experts, decision-makers, private sector representatives and thought leaders. They’ve gathered here from over 130 countries for World Water Week, the largest […]

SWP to Begin Water Security Series at Washington D.C.’s Wilson Center

September 11, 2017

Water fuels every aspect of life. It plays a crucial role in public health, economic growth, sustainability, political stability and disaster management. With so many sectors depending on this vital resource, how water is managed has far-reaching social, political and economic impacts. To discuss these challenges, the USAID-funded Sustainable Water Partnership (SWP) will present the […]

From ADC Scholar to a Lifetime of Service in Nepal

September 7, 2017

By Chris Warren Although he had always been a top student, there was one test Hari Upadhyaya desperately wanted to fail. As a young civil servant working for Nepal’s Department of Agriculture in the 1980s, Upadhyaya plotted out a career path that he hoped would include earning an advanced degree in agricultural science that he […]