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March 11, 2020, Mexico City – The Water Advisory Council (CCA)’s Water Security and Legal Certainty Thematic Committee held a meeting with the special participation of Mr. Eugenio Barrios, CONAGUA’s Deputy Director for Water Resources Management. The meeting’s objectives were (i) to discuss the highlights of the Collaborative Document: Towards the Strengthening of the Water […]

Supported by the 2030 WRG, the Drip-to-Market Agri-Corridor (DMAC) is a joint initiative of the Karnataka government’s Departments of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Horticulture. The first of its kind in India, the DMAC is a large-scale initiative that focuses on connecting drip–irrigated areas with market linkages, with the private sector playing a major role in […]

Mumbai, February 2020 – 2030 WRG Maharashtra State Coordinator Kavita Sachwani represented the 2030 WRG as a panelist at the Forbes India Sustainability Changemakers Summit championed by BNP Paribas for a discussion on actionable solutions to India’s water crisis. She spoke about the need for the recently introduced workstream on Alternative Financing for the Water […]

Under Workstream 3 – Wastewater Reuse and Management of the Maharashtra Water MSP, the 2030 WRG with active support from the Project on Climate Resilient Agriculture, facilitated the formation of a first-of-its-kind Wastewater Reuse Association in Zalta GP, Aurangabad, one of the 15 drought-prone districts in Maharashtra state. The Zalta Wastewater Reuse Association (WWRUA) was […]

Source: Global Water Intelligence Magazine, Vol. 21, Issue 3, 19 March 2020 (membership only) India’s highly industrialised Maharashtra region hopes to increase wastewater treatment and recycling through a novel trading mechanism for reuse certificates. The Indian state of Maharashtra and the 2030 Water Resources Group (WRG), a partnership hosted by the World Bank, are planning […]

The 2030 WRG Mongolia program implemented a demonstration project for treated wastewater reuse for toilet flushing and other uses at the Mongolian Teachers’ Development Institute in Ulaanbaatar city. The project originated under 2030 WRG’s Mongolia multi-stakeholder platform. 2030 WRG introduced polluter pays principles in Mongolia through amendments to the Water Pollution Fee law and associated […]

Source: Global Water Intelligence Magazine, Vol. 21, Issue 2, 20 February 2020 (membership only) Consultants are being sought to work with six utilities all trying to tackle the perennial issue of non-revenue water. Kenya’s regulator, the Water Services Board (Wasreb), has issued a request for expressions of interest from consultants to assess the suitability and […]

Source: Business Recorder By Associated Press of Pakistan on January 28, 2020 Malik told the delegation about the five point agenda of the Ministry of Climate Change that included 10 Billion Tree Tsunami, Electric Vehicle Policy, Ban on Plastic Bags, Recharge Pakistan and Clean Green Pakistan Index. The delegation head briefed the adviser about the 2030 WRG […]

News Source: Montsame By Baljmaa.T baljmaa@montsame.gov.mn Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. At the 2020 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, President of Mongolia Kh.Battulga met with Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nestlé and Co-Chairman of the 2030 Water Resources Group Paul Bulcke.  The 2030 Water Resources Group aims to ensure sustainable water resources management for […]

News Source: World Economic Forum 20 Jan 2020 By Callie Stinson, Project Lead, Water Initiative, World Economic Forum Jane Nelson, Director, Corporate Responsibility Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School of Government Today almost 25% of the world’s population face looming water crises. The interlinked nature of water management means solutions must involve multiple stakeholders. Here is a […]