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Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 21 January 2016 – The Secretary-General of the United Nations and the President of the World Bank jointly announced today at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2016 their intention to form a new panel to mobilize urgent action on the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) for water, sanitation and related targets. Co-chaired by […]

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND, 21 January, 2016 — Grundfos, the world’s leading pump manufacturer, headquartered in Denmark, signed a collaboration agreement with the 2030 Water Resources Group (2030 WRG) to support its activities at the global and country levels. The collaboration will focus on strengthening public-private-civil society collaboration to catalyze sustainable transformation on issues related to water […]

Lima, Peru, 25 November, 2015 – At a very crowded awarding ceremony, the company Fénix Power Peru, won the “Peru 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility Award” in the category ‘water’. The company is based in Lima and provides natural gas fired power generation services and operates as a subsidiary of AEI Services LLC. The company won the […]

Location: Guangdong, China Volumetric impact: 362,000 m3/yr Capital cost: $1,968,000 Estimated unit cost of water: 55 ¢/m3 The Zhaoqing Jiarong Knitwear Dyeing and Finishing Company is located in the Guangdong Province, within the city of Zhaoqing. Its annual dyeing and finishing capacity is 15 000 tonnes of knitted fabric. As part of China’s five-year plan launched in 2011, all of […]

Mexico City, October 2015 — Two workshops were recently held in Mexico on the prioritization of investments for CONAGUA, the National Water Commission. The workshops have been organized by CONAGUA, 2030 WRG and consultants Amec Foster Wheeler and Castalia. The 2030WRG/CONAGUA joint initiative for developing a capital investment prioritization system will engage in the assessment and […]

Nairobi, Kenya, 12 October 2015—The Kenya 2030 Water Resources Group (2030 WRG) Partnership was launched today at a high level roundtable which brought together senior members of Kenya’s government, private sector and civil society to discuss solutions to bridging the gap between the country’s future water demand and supply. If Kenya maintains a “business-as-usual” approach […]

Zama Siqalaba has been recruited as the new Program Manager for the Strategic Water Partners Network (SWPN) in June 2015. Zama has been involved in numerous water projects throughout South Africa and has already begun supporting the diversity of projects underway. With the secretariat now fully staffed again, the priority for the next six months […]

The 2030 Water Resources Group is organizing an international knowledge exchange in South Africa in February 2016. The Group sees it as an important task to foster the exchange of knowledge and international best practices amongst stakeholders. The meeting is a second in a series of international knowledge exchanges that will bring together leaders from across […]

New Delhi, September — 2030 WRG is embarking on a rejuvenation journey with the Ministry for Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation. One of the upcoming activities will focus on two hotspots: a river segment between the Hindu pilgrim cities Vrindavan and Mathura and the leather tannery cluster in Kanpur. The aim is to catalyze […]

The 2030 Water Resources Group joined this year’s World Water Week 25th jubilee at the Stockholm City Conference Center in Sweden with a number of activities. Sunday Seminar: Public Private Civil Society Platforms for Development The Sunday seminar on Public Private and Civil Society Platforms for Development demonstrated the potential of action-oriented multi-stakeholder partnerships on water resources management in […]