The International Water Association (IWA) and the Singapore Water Association (SWA) have created a new joint IWA-SWA Singapore Young Water Professionals Chapter.
The chapter will offer many opportunities dedicated to young water professionals based in Singapore, a leading country in the field of WASH advancements.
To better collaborate, IWA and SWA had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in April 2022. Through this MoU, the two organizations hope to connect their networks and work together to improve water management.
IWA and SWA also announced that they aim to work together for the following goals:
- To collaborate and facilitate events that enable knowledge exchange and networking opportunities for YWPs in Singapore and South-East Asia.
- To enhance capacity building and professional development through facilitating connections and knowledge-sharing within both Associations’ broader networks of water professionals.
- To encourage the participation of IWA YWP & SWA YWP members in the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) and IWA’s World Water Congress/Water & Development Congress.
- To support the development and implementation of a workplan for the IWA-SWA Singapore YWP Chapter’s activities.
“IWA values our very strong relationships with water sector colleagues in Singapore, and we are extremely pleased to be able to extend these connections further and to support Young Water Professionals through creation of the new joint IWA-SWA Chapter.” said IWA Executive Director Kala Vairavamoorthy in a press release.:
"With the collaborations between the two Associations, we hope to empower future water leaders with relevant tools to build a water resilient world and more importantly enable cross border learning applicable for Singapore and South East Asia,” added Kunal Shah, Chair of SWA Young Water Professionals Committee and Council Member of SWA. “The young water professionals have a bigger role to play and this cooperation will help support exchange of ideas to achieve this goal.”
