News and Activities
Read below for news and activities relating to the GWP SAS region
/ South Asia
World Water Day 2017
Sri Lanka Water partnership (SLWP) together with the Wetland Management Unit of Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Cooperation (SLLRDC) organised an Interactive seminar on Water and Wetlands for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to mark the World Water Day 2017 (WWD 2017).
/ South Asia
India Water Partnership builds resilience through promoting safe drinking water
India Water Partnership (IWP) in association with one of its network partners SM Sehgal Foundation supported by CAWST (Canada) organised a four day workshop-cum-training programme from 28 February to 3 March 2017 in Samastipur District of Bihar, India on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage (HWTS). The workshop raised awareness on issues around WASH and possible solutions and built capacities of the participants on HWTS. It assisted in establishing a stronger water network in Bihar by also including activists involved in other programmes.
/ South Asia, Southeast Asia
Consultation meeting on Learning Deltas Asia Initiatives, Bangladesh, 26-28 February 2017
A consultation meeting on Learning Deltas Asia Initiatives (LDAI), an Inter-Regional Collaboration between Global Water Partnership (GWP) South Asia and South East Asia was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 26 to 28 February 2017 with the participation of delegations of Bangladesh and Myanmar.
/ South Asia
Satellite based early-warning system to bolster drought risk reduction
Experts meet in Delhi to discuss how South Asian countries could adopt the new drought monitoring system to better prepare and mitigate drought risks
/ South Asia
No rain No grain Wednesday, 18 January 2017
'No Rain No Grain' is an article on current drought in Sri Lanka published in Daily Mirror on Wednesday, 18 January 2017.
India Water Week 2015
Regional Day- Global Water Partnership, South Asia
Side Event: “From Risk to Resilience: South Asia Regional Framework for Sustainable Water Management
22nd Regional Council Meeting of GWP SAS and Regional Workshop on Rapid Country Level Analysis in Kathmandu, Nepal – 28 to 30 September 2016
The 22nd Regional Council (RC) Meeting of Global Water Partnership South Asia (GWP SAS) and the Regional Workshop on Rapid Country Level Analysis were held back-to-back from 29-30 September and on 28 September 2016 respectively in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Journey to Rejuvenate Hindon River - Hindon River Yatra - India, June 2016
India Water Partnership (IWP) in association with the 2030 Water Resources Group and Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department launched Hindon River Yatra, a Travel Exhibition and a symposium on 27 June 2016.