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Essential Water webinar – Water in remote communities
Thursday, 26 August, 2021
Essential Water
A Webinar series by ICE WaRM
The Essential Water webinars seek to introduce people to water science and management. They are designed for a broad audience, including those involved in water policy or management but without technical expertise, those who wish to expand their knowledge to areas outside their expertise, young water professionals and members of the community wishing to understand water policy and making.
These webinars are an introductory refresher and partly an update on current thinking and practice on water management issues.
Seminar 4 – Water in remote communities
Sustainable Development Goal 6 aims to ‘ensure access to water and sanitation for all’. While this target has been achieved in urban centres across Australia, many smaller remote communities do not have reliable access to safe water services. Yet, delivery of basic water services is recognised internationally as a fundamental pillar of social, economic and cultural wellbeing.
Remote communities in Australia, and across the world face specific challenges when it comes to the provision of water services. Droughts, bushfires and the now the impacts of COVID-19 have brought the difference of service levels between major cities and remote communities into sharp contrast.
South Australia (SA) is often described as the driest state in the driest continent, and climate change is making things worse. (2019 was SA’s driest year on record). For SA, the challenge of delivering water and sanitation services in remote communities is acute.
This webinar will look at how SA is responding to this challenge. A recent report, Falling through the gaps, commissioned by the South Australian Council of Social Service (SACOSS) provided recommendations and actions to improve drinking water services for those living in remote SA. The webinar will reflect on the report and the program of action being undertaken by the State water supply agency SA Water. The use of small scale desalination plants powered by solar, battery and biogas from wastewater is increasing in remote communities.
When: 3:00pm (AEST) Thursday 2 September
Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TiELBo1USYSwTBIUmsk7Ww
Presenters
Rebecca Law is Senior Policy Officer at the South Australian Council of Social Service (SACOSS) with key responsibility over the water portfolio. At SACOSS, Rebecca engages in policy development, research and consumer advocacy to ensure that all South Australians, particularly those who experience structural disadvantage, have access to affordable and reliable essential services such as energy and water. Rebecca has led SACOSS work on waged poverty, concessions, and co-developed the Utilities Stress Indicators concept. She is currently interested in the social policy dimensions of water resources management, and the equity implications of climate change
Daniel Hoefel is a Senior Manager within SA Water with over 20 years of water industry experience. This has included leading areas of water research, drinking water quality, recycled water and source water security, operational management, the development of water strategies and performance management. Daniel is currently the Senior Manager of Water Expertise & Research and has responsibility for the management of SA Water’s Remote Communities team – who deliver high quality drinking water and wastewater services to remote communities across South Australia
July 2021 Newsletter – Climate change edition
Climate change will affect the availability, quality and quantity of water for basic human needs, threatening the effective enjoyment of the human rights to water and sanitation for potentially billions of people. In this special addition we share resources and insights to help water manages respond to this most critical of challenges. Find out more
World Water Day 2021 – Valuing Water: panel discussion
Water means different things to different people in different settings. By understanding all the different ways water benefits our lives, we can value water properly and safeguard it effectively for everyone. Valuing water appropriately is key to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
To celebrate World Water Day 2021 ICEWaRM hosted a webinar panel discussion on the theme for this year Valuing Water. Our panelists, Assoc Prof Brad Moggridge (Indigenous Water Science Lead, University of Canberra), Dr Jane Doolan (Commissioner (Environment) with the Productivity Commission and Adjunct Professor at the University of Canberra) and Adj. Prof. Jeff Camkin (University of Western Australia Institute of Agriculture and Griffith University’s International Water Centre) shared their insights and answered a diverse range of questions on the many different values of water.
February Newsletter
Catchup on ICE WaRM news and events in our latest newsletter, plus recent developments in water management, in Australia and around the world.
Water Modelling training
In partnership with eWater, we are offering training in Australia’s leading water modelling tools.
MUSIC Fundamentals: 23-24 March 2021, cost $1,400 per person
MUSICX Transitioning Course: 29 March 2021 10:00am – 3:00pm, cost $400/person
Source Catchment Modelling: 30 March 2021, cost $500
Source River System Modelling: 31 March 2021, cost $400
Urban Developer in Source 5.0: Date TBA (contact – [email protected]), cost $300/person
Source Refresher – Advanced: Date TBA (contact – [email protected]), cost $400/person
Using Source with version control (git) – Advanced: Date TBA (contact – [email protected]), cost $700/person
To register, or find out more email [email protected] or call +61 2 6206 8637
ICE WaRM has a new owner
Thursday, 6 August, 2020
ICE WaRM will continue its’ collaborative capacity development in water resources management for sustainability and economic development in collaboration with eWater Ltd., home of Australia’s National Hydrological Modelling Platforms.
“I am delighted that ICE WaRM’s 15 years of experience and our international connections will live on under this new arrangement,” said former Managing Director Darryl Day.
Australian Water School has a new home
The Australian Water School has moved to Water Research Australia. Visit the new Australian Water School website.
#WaterREvolution
The Peter Cullen Water and Environment Trust are hosting the water event of the year in Canberra on 22nd May 2020!
Digital connection with the global water sector
Friday, 14 February, 2020
Climate change is influencing extreme weather events around the world, linking to extended drought periods, intensity of extreme rainfall leading to floods and harsher fire weather. Adaptation, building resilience, and meeting needs and expectations for clean food and liveability, requires global solutions and local adoption.