Chemical engineering student working to improve water quality in Peru

on 26th Nov 2018

On 18 October, Andina, the official press agency of the Peruvian government, published an article by Luis Iparraguirre about Nazia Loayza, a student involved in PEER and International Water Security Network (IWSN) projects as part of the Agua-Andes team.... Read more »

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A management tool for pastures and wetlands of the Pilpichaca community

By: Ana Luisa Calvo Acosta on 29th Aug 2018

The aim of the study ‘Community Management Plan for pastures and wetlands of the Pilpichaca community in the Huancavelica region’ (CMP Pilpichaca) was to generate a scientifically validated management tool intended to serve as a guidance instrument for engagement... Read more »

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A great academic experience at the University of the West of England, Bristol

By: Rossi Taboada on 19th Jul 2018

In October 2017, the British Council and Cienciactiva – Concytec (National Council of Science, Technology and Innovation) announced the first call of the Newton-Paulet Fund ‘Researcher Links Travel Grants’ in Peru. This fund, supported by resources from the British... Read more »

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IWSN at the Lloyd’s Register Foundation Conference 2018

By: Robert Varady, Sarah Ward, Rossi Taboada, Chad Staddon, and Mark Everard on 24th May 2018

Overview by Robert Varady: On 9-10 May 2018, Lloyd’s Register Foundation (the Foundation), the sponsor of the International Water Security Network (IWSN), held its second international conference. This took place at the Institution of Engineering and Technology offices in... Read more »

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Traditional uses and water rights: a story from an Andean community in the Cusco Province of Peru

By: Paula Mussetta on 11th Dec 2017

Extremely uneven distribution is a key issue related to water resources. It drives the field of ‘water justice studies’, one of whose main virtues is to highlight the disparities and differences between actors, groups or regions, and the different... Read more »

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First Peruvian Congress Agua-Andes: Science-policy dialogues for sustainable development

By: Chad Staddon and Bram Willems on 25th Oct 2017

A long time in the planning, it was great to see the Congress Agua-Andes (the first of its kind in Peru) take place so successfully. There were 300 people in the auditorium on the opening day (which was simultaneously... Read more »

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Understanding climate change and sustainbility in rural Peru

By: Sophia Cockell on 29th Aug 2017

Sophia Cockell, a Geography student at UWE Bristol, is in Peru for seven weeks, conducting research with Centro de Competencias del Agua (CCA), as part of the UWE Global Water Security Project. Here, she explains more about her work,... Read more »

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Alpaca grazing, traditional water harvesting and university sustainability plans – UWE students reflect on their research in Peru

By: Elliot Tasker on 22nd Aug 2017

Elliot Tasker, Hannah Barnikel and Sophia Cockell – Geography students at UWE Bristol – are in Peru for seven weeks, conducting research with Centro de Competencias del Agua (CCA), as part of the UWE Global Water Security Project. In... Read more »

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Integrated Water Resources Management in Latin America: Reflections on a training course in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

By: Rossi Taboada on 5th Dec 2016

In Latin America, there is a relative water abundance, yet water is not accessible to everyone. Rapid urbanization, densification and expansion of cities, development of mining and livestock activities, social conflicts over water, and increasing climate variability, among other... Read more »

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IWSN in Peru: The ir-NEXUS – towards influencing policy-making

By: Bram Willems on 12th Sep 2016

Abstract The Regional Research Institute for Water-Food-Energy Security (ir-NEXUS) is envisioned as a think-tank to support public policy formulation and public investment processes, by generating research that advances basic science about coupled natural and human systems, with the goal... Read more »

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