International World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.

We would like to collect feedback from those of you who use GWP’s IWRM ToolBox to learn what needs to be improved and how.

Transboundary water and equitable access to water and sanitation are topics of the two publications.

GWP Latvia and its partner non-governmental organization Daugavas Savieniba publish a new guideline for practical management of rivers and water streams.

GWP Hungary is campaigning for World Water Forum 6 Local Authorities’ Process which will highlight their major role in achieving the Millennium Development Goals.

Mr. Árpád Göncz President of Hungary between 1990 and 2000 and patron of GWP CEE during the early 2000's celebrated his 90th anniversary on 10 February 2012.

GWP Slovakia launched a new study on possibilities of alternative waste water collection and treatment in Eastern Slovakia.

József Gayer is the new Chair of the Global Water Partnership Hungary it was announced on 10 January 2012.

Martina Zupan, Regional Chair participated in the Sava Stakeholder Forum on 9-10 November 2011 in Belgrade.

Raising awareness among young people and their teachers about the vital importance of the Danube Basin is the main aim of the annual Danube Art Master competition. Each child and school in the basin, covering 19 European countries, is invited to create a threedimensional work of art from material found near water, such as plants, shells, mud, grass and waste.