News

Between December 2025 and January 2026, Global Water Partnership Hungary (GWP Hungary) actively contributed to national and international water governance processes, with a strong focus on youth engagement and regional cooperation in the Danube River Basin.

The national phase of the Danube Art Master (DAM) 2025 competition has successfully concluded in Bulgaria, celebrating young people’s creativity and commitment to the future of the Danube River.

On 21 November 2025, the GWP Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Regional Council gathered online and introduced the GWP’s new global strategy. The meeting brought together Country Water Partnerships, the Regional Secretariat, and the GWPO Network Officer to discuss the strategy’s implications, regional priorities, and the ongoing transformation of the GWP network.

We’re thrilled to share exciting news – the IWRM Action Hub has a new name: Water Knowledge Hub!

We are delighted to announce that Mr. Péter Kovács has taken up the role of GWP CEE Regional Chair as of 1 October 2025.

Held as part of the ICPDR Expert Group meeting

Institutions, challenges, and the power of communication

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.

GWP CEE Fundraising Bootcamp