On 2 April 2025, the first of a series of webinars under the DANURELY-WS (Danube Youth Leadership for Water Security) project took place. The online event, organized by the Water Research Institute (VÚVH, Slovakia) in collaboration with GWP CEE, focused on the topic of youth involvement in improving water quality in the Danube region.
On April 1, 2025, the Establishment Conference of the Professional Committee on Water Rights and Water Market of the Global Water Partnership China (GWP China) took place in Changsha, Hunan Province.
Comprising current and former Heads of State, global leaders, and senior public and private sector representatives, the Global Outlook Council on Water Investments will lead high-level engagement with G20 countries and other global leaders to transform water security systems amid the global climate emergency.
22 March 2025, Cape Town. To mark World Water Day, GWP announces a major milestone in the ongoing Global Transformation Agenda on Water Investments: the establishment of the headquarters of the Global Water Partnership Organisation (GWPO) Transition Office in South Africa
Tangible results concerning the significant reduction of water for irrigation, productivity increase, energy savings, along with the formulation of a shared vision and policy recommendations for future upscaling of the WEFE Nexus approach in Tunisia were the key highlights of the final Multistakeholder workshop of the ACCISI-GEM (Adapting to Climate Change Impacts through Smart Irrigation and WEFE Nexus Approach) project that took place on 26 February 2025 in Bizerte, Tunisia.
Today, the United Nations has released its "World Water Development Report 2025", focusing on the critical role of mountains and glaciers as the planet’s "water towers." The report highlights the alarming challenges facing these vital ecosystems, which supply freshwater to billions of people worldwide.
Over 70 representatives from fifteen African Union Member States gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from the 13 - 14 February 2025 for a training on AU Guidelines for the development of National Climate Resilient Water Investment Programmes. The training was part of the build-up to the 2025 AU-AIP Water Investment Summit which South Africa will host in the context of the G20 Presidency, and the 2026 UN Water Conference to be co-hosted by the United Arab Emirates and Senegal.
