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Award: Watershed Organisation Trust wins Kyoto World Water Grand prize 2009

29 Apr 09

The Kyoto World Water Grand Prize 2009 was awarded to the Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) from India.

Jharana Thapa: Nepalese actress and Sanitation Brand Ambassador on campaign

23 Mar 09

Nepalese actress Jharana Thapa, Sanitation Brand Ambassador for the End Water Poverty campaign spends a lot of time shooting films around the country. She takes advantage of the opportunity to promote better sanitation practices.

Shashi Tharoor: former UN Under-Secretary General responds to accusations of anti-Cola activists

05 Mar 09

Former United Nations Under-Secretary General Shashi Tharoor has responded to accusations from activists in his native state of Kerala, India, regarding his membership of the Advisory Board of Yatn, the Coca-Cola India Foundation. In an open letter, the activists accused him of “insensitivity and unconcern to align with the criminal Coca-Cola against the people of Plachimada”.

Mustafa Talpar: new Regional Advocacy and Policy Advisor (RAPA) for WaterAid Asia

10 Feb 09

Mustafa Talpar of WaterAid Pakistan has been recruited as Regional Advocacy and Policy Advisor (RAPA) for Asia. He will replace James Wicken, who has moved to Australia as Head of Policy, WaterAid Australia.

Development journalism: Asian journalists win DAJA awards with water-related stories

27 Nov 08

The winners of the 2008 Developing Asia Journalism Awards included a number of journalists who had submitted stories relating to water and sanitation.

Professor Abul Hussam: awarded ‘Outstanding American by Choice’ certificate

27 Nov 08

During a ceremony at George Mason University, Professor Abdul Hussam, originally from Bangladesh, was awarded with an 'Outstanding American by Choice' certificate for developing the SONO arsenic filter.

Munem Wasif: photographer commissioned to document Chittagong Hill Tracts Project

26 Nov 08

Munem Wasif, one of the photographers shortlisted for the Prix Pictet, has been commissioned to document the progress of WaterAid's Chittagong Hill Tracts Project in Bangladesh.

Ashok Khosla elected president of the IUCN

11 Nov 08

Indian Ashok Khosla has been elected president of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Khosla is a former director of the United Nations Environment Programme and current chairman of Delhi-based Development Alternatives.

James Wicken moves to WaterAid Australia

29 Oct 08

James Wicken has moved from his position as South Asia Regional Advocacy and Policy Advisor with WaterAid UK to take up a new position as Head of Policy and Advocacy with WaterAid Australia.