In order to carry out an in-depth consultation with the main stakeholders of Benin on the indicators of the water investment monitoring systems (AIP SCORECARD and WASSMO), for the purpose of validating the data collected under the 2021-2022 review, the Water, Climate, Development and Gender Equality Programme (WACDEP G) implemented by the Benin Country Water Partnership (CWP BENIN) in collaboration with the Benin Water Directorate, organised the workshop for the validation of Benin's data in the African Water Investment Scorecard (AIP Scorecard) and the setting up of the national data collection platform for the WASSMO system indicators, at the SOSSA Hotel in Cotonou (Benin).

In order to contribute to a good use of the infrastructures, of treatment of the sludge of the station of Abomey-Calavi, the framework of dialogue of the non-State actors of the sector of water and sanitation (CANEA) supported by NIYEL through the project Sanitize the Waste and Liquid, organized a training workshop for the emptying workers gathered within the Association of the Professional waste-pickers (AVIPRO) of Benin.

The non-state actors’ consultation framework (CANEA) held a workshop to raise awareness among the populations of the Greater Nokoué Communes (Cotonou, Abomey-Calavi, Ouidah, Semè-Podji and Porto-Novo) on the standards to be respected for the construction of sanitation facilities.

A series of six national stakeholders' meeting for the planning of the Flood and Drought risk management strategy in the Volta Basin started on 16 November 2022 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire as the first of the series to be held in the VBA countries.

The implementing teams of the Continental Africa Water Investment Programme (AIP) on gender transformative water climate and development Program (AIP WACDEP-G) aiming at promoting gender equality through climate resilient water investment had a coordination meeting in Lusaka, Zambia from 15 to 17 November 2022.

When Bence Bíró started his internship, he did not know it would lead to changing his career plans.

A leading water conference brings together science, business, communities, NGOs and government to advance our efforts towards resilient rivers now and into the future.

The IWG was established at the UNCCD’s 15th Session (COP15) during the triennium 2022-2024, building on the work of the first IWG that carried out its work from 2020-2022.

Last week marked the end of Danube Art Master 2022 environmental arts competition. Many new and astonishing artworks were submitted, and 8 of them made it all the way to the end.