The Consultation Framework of Non-State Actors in the Water and Sanitation Sector (CANEA) has succeeded in its advocacy, which began in 2013 and was strengthened in 2020 and 2021, thanks to the technical and financial support of NIYEL, with the vote by the National Assembly of Law No. 2022-04, on public hygiene in the Republic of Benin. Voted on Thursday 20 January 2022, this law replaces the old hygiene code dating from 1987.
The September Assembly of Partners has renewed the organs by designed a new chair for GWP WA, a new executive secretary and also a new chair for regional technical committee. The two first had already met the staff and the turn was to the new RTEC chair, Dr. BARRY Boubacar on 18 November 2017.
Our world is approaching a situation where several resources are becoming scarce at the same time, e.g., energy, nutrients, water, space, while at the same time climate change is proceeding. This will cause problems even in areas where such problems may at present seem negligible. Wealth and wellbeing of coming generations will depend on our ability to adapt our economies to this challenge in the finite world we are living in. Transforming today’s cities into sustainable cities is one of the main adaptations that will be necessary. A holistic approach looking at cities from a system’s perspective is needed to achieve this goal.
Global Water Partnership Southern Africa in May organized and facilitated the National workshop on Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans (NAP-Ag) in Zambia to raise awareness about climate challenges and response strategies of the country and understanding the process of planning NAP both overall and in the agriculture sector.
The Executive Secretary of the Country Water Partnership of Mali took part in the validation workshop of the diagnostic report of the Local Water Committees (CLE) and IWRM stakeholders on 11 June.
The Selingué and Markala dams commission organized a workshop to get the involvement of community radios and other traditional ways of communication into sensitizing communities in the good management of water resources in both dams.
This two-day event will bring together various water stakeholders who are contributing to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal number 6; entrepreneurs, investors, large and small companies, non-governmental organisations, UN agencies, incubators, etc.
GWP supports countries to achieve sustainable human, environmental, and economic development by facilitating implementation of the water-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targets, using the comparative advantage of an on-the-ground multi-stakeholder network and 20 years of knowledge and experience on integrated approaches of multi-level partnerships.
