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Ghana, FutureDAMS Programme Inception Meeting held
The Water Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (WRI/CSIR) and University of Manchester - UK, jointly organised the inception workshop on the FutureDAMS programme on 12th June 2018.
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CWP Gambia advocates for water bill
GCWP Chair, Executive Secretary and National IWRM Focal point during the month of May 2018 have interacted with the Ministry of Water Resources on pending UN 1997 Transboundary Water Convention Ratification Bill for action.
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Gambia discusses a national climate framework
The Department of Water Resources is mulling plans to set up a national framework for climate change services. Officials from regional and International partner organizations are currently took part in a consultative meeting on developing a harmonized framework to deliver prominent climate services.
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ECOWAS Water Observatory kick-off meeting in Lomé
The Capital city of Togo, Lomé hosted the kick-off meeting of the establishment process of the ECOWAS regional water observatory and validation of the provisional report of the operationalization study of the West African Regional Water Resources Policy (WARP) Monitoring and Evaluation Facility from 20 to 22 June 2018.
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Benin, a network for women in the water sector established
Benin has established a Network of Professional Women in the Water and Sanitation Sector (RBFPEA) on 11 May 2018 in Cotonou to promote the involvement of professional women in the implementation of actions and projects and highlight their contribution to the development of the sector. CWP-Benin strongly supported the initiative.
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Togo, Eau Vive prepares to launch the project #TonFuturTonClimat in Danyi-Apéyéme
On June 26, 2018, the Eau Vive Internationale team in Togo met with the local authorities of Danyi-Apéyéme to prepare them for the launch of the #TonFuturTonClimat (#TFTC) project.
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Burkina Faso, youth groups informed about the project
The Country Water Partnership (CWP) Burkina held an awareness raising workshop on the project #YourFutureYourClimate on 29 June 2018 in Ouagadougou.
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#YourFuturYourClimate Benin CWP holds an information session for the communal actors of Kouandé
On Thursday 21 June 2018, an information session on the project #TonFuturTonClimat# was held at the town hall of Kouandé for fifteen participants to learn about the new project.
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Benin: CWP and PROTOS train on WASH best practices at IWRM demonstration sites
The CWP Benin and PROTOS strengthen the capacity of local actors for the promotion of good hygiene and sanitation practices around agricultural production units and standpipes at Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) demonstration sites in the Mono and Couffo departments.
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GWP WA chair nominated chair of regional chairs at Regional Days in Budapest
A GWP WA team took part in the network regional days help this year for the first time out of Stockholm in Budapest, Hungary from 23 to 26 May 2018.