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We Are Hiring – AWS Pakistan Coordinator
We are recruiting for a Coordinator to lead the work of AWS in Pakistan, working closely with partners and stakeholders in Pakistan and supporting the wider development of AWS in the South Asia region.
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We Are Hiring – Apply Now!
We are recruiting for a Head of Standards and Assurance to join our International Team to lead the development and ensure excellence in the delivery of the AWS Standard System.
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World first Gold certification for agriculture site
South Australia's Renmark Irrigation Trust becomes the world's first agricultural site to be gold certified and the first collective group of irrigators to be certified.
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First Municipal Incentive for AWS Certification
Landmark development by a Chinese municipal authority offering incentive payments to local business sites that achieve certification against the AWS Standard.
A global standard
The AWS Standard is a globally-applicable framework for major water users to understand their water use and impacts, and to work collaboratively and transparently for sustainable water management within a catchment context.
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Environmentally
Sustainable
Environmentally sustainable water use maintains or improves biodiversity, ecological and hydrological processes at the catchment level.
Economically
Beneficial
Economically beneficial water use contributes to long-term sustainable economic growth and development and poverty alleviation for water users, local communities and society at large
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Global Impact
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Accounting for Ecosystem Outcomes and the AWS Standard
AWS Asia Pacific and The Institute for Development of Environmental-Economic Accounting (IDEEA Group) report linking the AWS Standard and the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) framework.
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Building a water stewardship community in the UNESCO Western Port Biosphere Reserve, Victoria, Australia
AWS Asia Pacific and their partners Western Port Biosphere Foundation have successfully grown a water stewardship community across the UNESCO Western Port Biosphere Reserve region in Victoria, Australia. Today the partners launch a report documenting progress and learning.
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