News and Activities
Below are news articles on GWP-C as well as news items on activities of its partners.
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The Global Water Partnership Annual Consulting Partners Meeting to be held in Trinidad in June
Each year, the Global Water Partnership (GWP) holds an Annual Consulting Partners (CP) Meeting in Stockholm, Sweden home of the global Secretariat. The CP Meeting is a consultative approach in which Partners recommend actions to be taken, which is fundamental to the operation of the GWP network, which spans over 2,900 partner organisations in more than 180 countries.
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GWP Sponsors McGill University’s Online Course
The Global Water Partnership (GWP) has sponsorship available for participants from partner organisations to complete the online course in “Integrated and Adaptive Water Resources Planning, Management and Governance” which is being offered by McGill University’s Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
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Public Lecture on a Global Goal for Water: An Overview of Stakeholders Inputs from Trinidad and Tobago - April 29th, 2014
The Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA) will be holding a public lecture on Water tomorrow, Tuesday, April 29th, 2014 from 5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. at the Water and Sewerage Authority’s (WASA’s) Public Education Centre in St. Joseph, Trinidad.
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Caribbean Partners in Water and Wastewater Meet to Strengthen Collaboration
Over thirty (30) regional organisations working in the areas of water and wastewater in the Caribbean, will meet in Barbados on April 28th and 29th, 2014 at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel, to critically explore ways of strengthening their collaboration to improve water security in the region.
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GWP-C to Host National Consultation in Trinidad and Tobago for Stakeholder Inputs on a Global Goal for Water
The Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C) will be hosting a National Stakeholder Consultation in Trinidad on April 16th, 2014 which forms part of a global consultation exercise to get country level feedback from twenty-six (26) countries on proposals for a dedicated Water Goal in the United Nations (UN) Post-2015 Development Agenda.
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Consultancy Notice: Revision of the Antigua and Barbuda Draft National Water Policy
The Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C) in partnership with the Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) is seeking a suitable consultant to review and revise the Antigua and Barbuda Draft National Water Policy, with consideration of institutional changes to date, on-going processes and highlighting the evolving nature of the water sector due to climate change.
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GWP-C Supports National Stakeholder Consultations in Jamaica on Draft National Water Policy and Plan
The Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C) in partnership with the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) is implementing a Water Climate and Development Programme (WACDEP) for the Caribbean.
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Free Water Resources and Watershed Management Specialist Lectures in Trinidad: April 3 & 7, 2014
Dr. Natalie Boodram, Programme Manager of the GWP-C Water, Climate and Development Programme (WACDEP) for the Caribbean, will be presenting two specialist lectures at The University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine Campus in Trinidad on April 3rd and 7th, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.
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Scholarship Opportunity for Caribbean Student to Pursue Master’s Programme in “Climate and Society”
A scholarship is now available for a student from the Caribbean to develop knowledge related to climate change adaptation and water resources management that can be directed back to the region.
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Jamaica, Saint Vincent and Suriname Top GWP-C World Water Day Facebook Photo Competition
One of the ways the Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C) commemorated World Water Day (WWD) 2014 which was observed on March 22nd, was through its first-ever WWD Facebook Photo Competition.