Michael Wilson

Chief Executive - Australian Water Partnership

[Michael Wilson @ceoawp]

Let's make sure Pacific and Asian water partners for development and climate have a strong voice at #COP26 in Glasgow! Let us have your #COP26waterstories so we can showcase them at the AWP @WaterPartnersAU event at the COP26 Water & Climate Pavilion!

[Australian Water Partnership @WaterPartnersAU]

Do you have a story about water and resilience in the Asia-Pacific? We would love to hear it. Share it with us by tagging #COP26waterstories and @WaterPartnersAU. We'll be sharing these water stories as a Twitter Moment and will showcase them during our session at #COP26.

[Michael Wilson @ceoawp]

@devex @_waterforwomen @dfat @WorldVision @SimaviNL @imaworldhealth @WaterPartnersAU It was a pleasure, and both fascinating and inspiring to hear the thoughts and ideas of so many experienced participants. Thanks @devex for convening such an important discussion on such an inclusive platform!

[Michael Wilson @ceoawp]

@_waterforwomen Kinda exciting, yeah?

[Michael Wilson @ceoawp]

Sometimes we put sustainable water resource management and water/sanitation/hygiene needs in separate silos. It's really important to see them as a continuum - as SDG6 does. We need to worry about where our water comes from as well as how we access and use it #SDG6 #WASHWorks

[Devex @devex]

We have 10 minutes left - any final thoughts on how #WASH can positively impact the SDGs? If you need to see all 6 questions again, refresh the @Devex feed now! #WASHworks

[Michael Wilson @ceoawp]

@CBMAustralia "Listen to their experiences" - such crucial advice. Listen first.

[Michael Wilson @ceoawp]

@Int_WaterCentre Looking forward to a bit more tourism before too long I hope.... #COVID19

[Michael Wilson @ceoawp]

A6: So many choices! But I think: preference low-technology, nature-based solutions (which are easy to build and maintain) for wastewater treatment and purification for human and agricultural re-use, and for the environment #WASHWorks @WaterPartnersAU

[Devex @devex]

Q6: Could you share one call to action for the World Water Week 2021?

#WASHworks

[Michael Wilson @ceoawp]

@_waterforwomen You're doing such great work here @_waterforwomen. Truly innovative.

[Michael Wilson @ceoawp]

A5: Sanitary and sterile environments for disease control and the production of medicines can’t be achieved without clean water. So in terms of prevention and cost-effectiveness, financing clean water is cheaper than funding medicines (3/3) #WASHWorks #COVID19 @sanwatforall

[Devex @devex]

Q5: What role does water financing have in responding to COVID-19 and future pandemics?

#WASHworks

[Michael Wilson @ceoawp]

A5: Vaccines are vital of course, but often take years to develop. COVID19 shows us that new diseases are on the rise. Clean water and good hygiene can readily prevent and contain disease, and should be cheap to provide (2/3) #WASHWorks

[Devex @devex]

Q5: What role does water financing have in responding to COVID-19 and future pandemics?

#WASHworks

[Michael Wilson @ceoawp]

A5: Dirty water has always been a vector for disease transmission, and can be traced as a major cause of death by disease or toxicity form thousands of years (1/3) #WASHWorks @WaterPartnersAU

[Devex @devex]

Q5: What role does water financing have in responding to COVID-19 and future pandemics?

#WASHworks

[Michael Wilson @ceoawp]

A4: ...SDG12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), SDG 15 (Protection of Terrestrial Ecosystems) and of course SDG13 (Climate Action)! (3/3) #WASHWorks #SDG6 #SDG5 #SDG2 #SDG3 #SDG11 #SDG12 #SDG15 #SDG13 #IPCCReport

[Devex @devex]

Q4: What SDG, other than SDG 6, does WASH and water impact most?

(SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation for all)

#WASHworks

[Michael Wilson @ceoawp]

A4: ...but especially important connections are with SDG2 (Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture), SDG3 (Good Health and Wellbeing), SDG5 (Gender Equality), SDG11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities)... (2/3) #WASHWorks #SDG6

[Devex @devex]

Q4: What SDG, other than SDG 6, does WASH and water impact most?

(SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation for all)

#WASHworks

[Michael Wilson @ceoawp]

A4: I don’t want to name just one because water is at the heart of achieving every one of the 17 SDGs. (1/3) #WASHWorks

[Devex @devex]

Q4: What SDG, other than SDG 6, does WASH and water impact most?

(SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation for all)

#WASHworks

[Michael Wilson @ceoawp]

@SaniSolGroup I think by prioritising continuity of service and recognising the threats to that continuity before supply is interrupted.

[Michael Wilson @ceoawp]

A3: ....and better educated women tend to have fewer children and better control over their destiny and those they care for! For more about Australian Water Partnership’s work on water for gender equality see: https://t.co/AfJxVgnlHS
(2/2) #WASHWorks #WaterPartnersAU

[Devex @devex]

Q3: How can access to WASH services and sustainable water resource management support women’s economic empowerment?

#WASHworks

[Michael Wilson @ceoawp]

A3: Perhaps the most crucial question of all! Reliable water supply and sanitation services in schools keep more girls in education longer. Better educated women can more fully participate in the workforce and are better equipped to start and run new businesses (1/2) #WASHWorks

[Devex @devex]

Q3: How can access to WASH services and sustainable water resource management support women’s economic empowerment?

#WASHworks

[Michael Wilson @ceoawp]

@Int_WaterCentre @UdayanaUniv @itbofficial @WaterStewardAus @_waterforwomen @dfat And WASH systems which match the local context, including resources, geography, climate and access to maintenance services.

[Michael Wilson @ceoawp]

@mendy_in_wash @devex I agree! A focus on water is so useful because it immediately reveals linkages to other development efforts, but also reduces the focus to key needs in communities which we can understand and plan for.

[Michael Wilson @ceoawp]

A2: For more information about the Australian Water Partnership's involvement in World Water Week 2021, follow this link https://t.co/PocH5UzR1H (2/2) #WASHWorks #WaterPartnersAU

[Devex @devex]

Q2: World Water Week 2021 will concentrate on Building Resilience Faster - what should discussions involve?

#WASHworks