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July 20, 2020
July 9, 2020 – 2030 WRG participated in Session II of the Farmer-Led Irrigation Development (FLID) webinar series hosted by the International Water Management Institute together with the World Bank, the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute, and the Global Water Partnership. The session focused on sustainably accelerating inclusive FLID as a key to recovery […]
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July 14, 2020
Washington DC, July, 2020 – Unilever has joined the 2030 Water Resources Group, a multi-donor trust fund hosted by the World Bank Group, to support 2030 WRG activities globally and in its country programs. The collaboration will focus on strengthening multi-stakeholder collaboration between public, private, and civil society actors on sustainable water resources management. By […]
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July 03, 2020
By Joy Busolo & Regassa Ensermu Namara The challenge to “build back better” requires that we take stock of what’s working and assess whether such approaches contribute to the future we want. In part one, we explored how farmer-led irrigation development (FLID) – a process in which small- and medium- scale farmers develop irrigation solutions tailored to their needs […]
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July 01, 2020
By Karin Krchnak & Pieter Waalewijn The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is changing how we interact, not just with each other, but also with the planet. The worldwide disruption of the status quo has prompted a ubiquitous question: when this crisis is over, how can we build back better?  The economic fallout has been immense, with dire consequences for poverty and welfare, particularly in developing countries. Conservative estimates suggest that the economic contraction will push 48 million to […]
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July 01, 2020
Title: Senior Advisor – 2030WRG Rwanda Organization: 2030 Water Resources Group/World Bank Contract type: Short Term Consultant (STC) Assignment expected to be completed within 50 working days Recruitment Type: International or Local Recruitment Location: Kigali, Rwanda Required Language(s): English Closing Date: July 15, 2020 I. Background 2030 Water Resources Group The 2030 Water Resources Group (2030 WRG) […]
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June 22, 2020
By Pieter Waalewijn, Karin Krchnak, Ijsbrand Harko de Jong & Svetlana Valieva Every industry, sector, and economy has suffered from the devastating effects of COVID-19. The irrigation and drainage (I&D) sector is no exception, as the pandemic continues to have complex and far-reaching impacts across the water-energy-ecosystem-food nexus. As an enabler of hundreds of millions […]
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June 10, 2020
With “Day Zero” looming over cities across the globe, rapid innovation is needed to make water use more sustainable. The “50L Home Coalition” is a public-private initiative, formed with the support of the World Economic Forum (the Forum), the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), and 2030 Water Resources Group. Currently, average water use […]
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June 09, 2020
The Introducing Water-Efficient Technologies in Barind Tract (IWET) project was developed in 2018 as part of the 2030 WRG Bangladesh Multi-Stakeholder Partnership (MSP)’s workstream on agricultural water. A partnership between the 2030 WRG Bangladesh MSP, the Coca-Cola Foundation, the Bangladesh Water Partnership (BWP), the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA), and the Dascoh Foundation, the IWET […]
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June 06, 2020
See the Press Coverage on 2030 WRG collaboration in response to COVID 19 Outbreak >>
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May 11, 2020
Unilever Bangladesh with Bangladesh Red Crescent Society and the 2030 Water Resources group are collaborating to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) offices in 64 districts that are still operating under these circumstances. The Deputy Commissioner’s offices are the focal government agencies which coordinate disaster response operations. During the lockdown period, DC […]

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