UTS-ISF conducts research to support better water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) policy and practice in Asia and the Pacific.

Joined May 2020
Our latest report warns that the current state of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) financing in the Pacific region will miss the SDGs. Urgent investment in climate-resilient WASH services is needed to ensure no family is left behind. uni.cf/43buv9L
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Our collaboration with @UNICEFPacific provided evidence for greater investment in climate-resilient #WASH services in the Blue Pacific @UTSISF @dfat @unicef unicef.org/pacificislands/pr…
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Our @AustraliaAwards delegates from India enjoyed visiting St Marys Water Resource Recovery Facility. Water is reused for industrial purposes and the golf course as part of a #circulareconomy approach to water management. Made possible by @dfat
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✍️New paper: Assessing climate impacts on gender and socially inclusive WASH: lessons from a research-practice project in Indonesia and Timor-Leste. Read: practicalactionpublishing.co… @PlanIndonesia @_waterforwomen @PlanAustralia @WaterAidAus
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Curious about gender-norms transformative WASH? This newly published paper aims to demystify and support transformative WASH for practitioners and researchers, led by ISF's @jess_macarthur + @naomicarrard with @_waterforwomen Read: frontiersin.org/articles/10.…
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📣 Just launched! Learning Note 4 in our #systemsstrengthening series on #research contributions to stronger systems for inclusive & sustainable #WASH. Get your copy & view the series: wfw.fund/SystemsStrengthenin… @dfat @UTSISF @IsfWash @WaterAidAus @Int_WaterCentre @LSHTM @IWMI_
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We agree Phil!
"Words are words, actions are actions. Strong #leadership from MEN must mean to #standbywomen in the water sector & bring people together to collaborate in an inclusive manner." - Phil Duncan, First Nations Water Leader in Australia #WaterAction #genderequality
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Day #1 of the United Nations #Water2023 Conference has ended - suitably coinciding with #WorldWaterDay. Our Fund Manager & #GEDSI Advisor are on the ground and have shared a #reportcard of key highlights of the day: linkedin.com/feed/update/urn… 📷@UN #WaterAction #WomenUpstream
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Water insecurity has a disproportionate effect on women and girls. Yet, women are significantly underrepresented in water leadership roles. ADB works to address gender inequalities through inclusive policies for a water-secure Asia and the Pacific.
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"Caring for waters is not an obligation, it's a responsibility." Dr Leslie Duncan, @Alluvium_AU speaking on the importance of Indigenous participation in decision making at a session on 'The Role of Indigenous People in Governing Shared Waters'. #UNWater2023Conference
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Happy #WorldWaterDay! Today - and every day - we celebrate women at the forefront of climate-resilient water & WASH in Asia-Pacific who are accelerating action on #SDG6. Accelerating change starts with equality. We need #WomenUpstream RM: wfw.fund/42zHjb8
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Prof. Juliet Willetts will be speaking at an @IWAHQ event on 21 March for #UNWaterConference: Resilient and Inclusive Sanitation in combating Climate Change Events and Extremities iwa-network.org/learn/iwa-si…
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Ten topics for the Pacific #WASH Cafe at the annual Pacific Water and Wastewater Association (PWWA) conference. @MelitaGrant facilitated the session and presented on @_waterforwomen tools and resources. @UTSISF @waf_fiji @The_PRIF @WaterPartnersAU @dfat
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@MelitaGrant sharing insights and learning from @UTSISF’s #WaterforWomen work including the #WASH-GEM and our Partnerships for Transformation guidance: fund/RHOGuidance
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