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GWP Continues SDG 6 Support – Argentina Now in Second Phase

Under the SDG 6 IWRM Support Programme, GWP supports governments and other stakeholders to evaluate, diagnose and improve water governance policies. The aim is to accelerate implementation of SDG 6 and other water-related goals. Now the turn has come to Argentina, where a second phase underlines “identification of challenges and proposal of potential solutions”.
/ Southern Africa

Call for nomination of GWPSA Regional Board Members

The Global Water Partnership Southern Africa (GWPSA) seeks to fill three positions on the Regional Board. The three nominated Board Members are expected to serve on the Board for a four-year Term from Nov 2019-Nov 2023.
/ Southern Africa

Call for nominations of GWPSA Regional Chair

The Global Water Partnership Southern Africa (GWPSA) is reaching out to all its Partners to search for a new Regional Chairperson. The new GWPSA Chair will serve for a four-year term from November 2019- November 2023.
/ West Africa

Regional dialogue: GWP-WA and partners mobilize to accelerate IWRM progress towards achieving water related SDGs in West Africa

On 25 September 2019, the regional dialogue on the theme "Accelerating progress in IWRM implementation to achieve water-related SDGs in West Africa: challenges, innovative approaches and the roles of partnerships" took place in Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso. The regional dialogue was organized by Global Water Partnership West Africa (GWP-WA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Water and Sanitation of Burkina Faso, the ECOWAS Water Resources Management Centre and the West African Monetary and Economic Union (UEMOA)’s Commission in charge of Agriculture Water Resources and Environment.
/ Mediterranean

GWP–Med at World Water Week 2019

"Millions of lives could be at risk if we don’t take the water crisis and global warming more seriously" was among the key closing messages of the 2019 World Water Week (25-30 August, Stockholm), organised by SIWI. Many of the Week’s 250+ sessions showcased water-related solutions to global challenges such as climate change and food scarcity. More than 4000 participants from 138 countries called upon governments, institutions and stakeholders including the private sector, to improve water management and practically implement available solutions to critical water challenges.