PNG villagers celebrate along with their school students and the local health centre as they taste fresh, clean water.

Murdoch University students learn how to operate a Moerk Water desalination plant ahead of their trip to take vital fresh water to an Indonesian community.

Joy spilled over as well as fresh water when the people of Samarae Island celebrated the opening of their clinic’s new solar-powered desalination plant

Participants from Honiara, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and Samoa joined us to learn valuable information about solar-powered desalination technology.

Patients from all over Jubaland State in Somalia can now share the benefits of clean water at their local hospital.

We were thrilled to discover how much progress our fresh water plants have brought to Zanzibar and how much these communities have been helped by them.

Australia is the driest inhabited country on earth. Rising salinity problems and low rainfall combine to cause many farmers significant problems with their water supplies.

We join Pamoja Zanzibar in welcoming their newest water supply service technician to this highly successful team.

Moerk Water has begun a collaborative project with Youth With a Mission’s medical ship to reach remote Papua New Guinea communities with medical supplies and services. We'll be researching the river water to help them find solutions for this country that is now rated as having the poorest access to clean water in the world.

We joined Ambassador Anna Prinz to celebrate our national day at her first official visit to Western Australia. During the reception at Government House, she awarded the Federal Cross of Merit to the Honorary Consul for the Federal Republic of Germany, Torsten Ketelsen. 

AWA conference, 'There's a Hole in Our Bucket', Perth, June 2016, Barbara Brezger (second from right) and Siobhan Jennings (right), WA State Manager of AWA

Moerk Water's Director, Martin Brezger, has expanded our collaborative network by beginning discussions with the Indian Ocean Rim Education Network about how they can collaborate to strengthen communities in the Indian Ocean region. 

Moerk's Business Development Manager, Barbara Brezger, joined government and private sector practitioners, students and academics from all over the world to discuss the future of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) at the recent WASH Futures 2016 conference in Brisbane.

All work for the Australian, Pacific and South-East Asia regions is now being conducted by our Perth branch. Our main focus here are the remote islands in the Pacific, remote communities in Australia, and farming. Here, Fred J. and Martin Brezger, Director MOERK Water Asia-Pacific, discuss much-needed water supply solutions for Indigenous communities.

Moerk assisted GIZ promoting the development and implementation of their climate change policy in Thailand by training them through a series of framework conditions in renewable energy and energy efficiency. We also gave them insights into possible technical solutions and best practice examples for selected scenarios in other regions. GIZ is working alongside the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP) in Thailand to implement long-term solutions to climate change.

Martin Brezger (second from right) with the Chancellor of Germany, Ms Angela Merkel (centre) attending her Round Table discussion about business, values and the future.

Prior to the installation of their Moerk Water Solutions plants, the village of Buyu suffered daily because of a lack of safe drinking water. Their wells were becoming more and more salted. With no other alternative, they have had to use this water source. It has caused them to suffer from numerous diseases, as well as diarrhea, skin diseases and kidney problems. 

“I waited 12 years for you. The outer islands are suffering so much and need exactly the water supply solutions as you offer.”  Ms Taina Naivalu, Red Cross Fiji.

"This conference comes at a vital time for the effective management of water resources in the face of population growth, lack of conservation ethos, urbanisation, industrial development, pollution of water bodies and climate change." Dr. Martin Anda, Chair - International Conference on Sustainable Water Management 2015