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Agreement on establishment of River Basin Council in Armenia

At a roundtable organised by GWP Armenia in June 2011, aimed at drawing attention to the problems of transboundary river basins, participants agreed to work towards the establishment of an independent Aghstev River basin council to implement an integrated basin plan. Issues facing the basin include legal frameworks, deforestation and water quality. The meeting took place in Dilijan City on the banks of the transboundary Aghstev River, a tributary of the Kura-Araks (also a transboundary river).

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Guatemala Workshops Create Gender and Water Networks

An interregional workshop on “Women and Water Management” was held in Guatemala in October, organised by UNESCO and supported by GWP Guatemala, GWP Central America and GWP South America. (Photo: Participants at the workshop)

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Greece joins cascade towards global water treaty

New York: Greece has this month become the 21st country to ratify a global water treaty designed to reduce conflict and guide joint management over rivers and lakes forming or crossing international boundaries.

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Climate Change is about Water, but Missing from Agenda

Press release 11 December 2010

 

Cancún, Mexico—The world’s economic growth and social welfare depend on the sustainable management of the world’s water resources in the context of climate change, according to a statement issued by the Global Water Partnership (GWP). The statement was delivered by GWP Chair Dr. Letita A. Obeng to the high level session of the world climate change conference.

(Photo: GWP Chair Letitia A Obeng, by Marianela Arguello)

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RSS Feeds

Inbound RSS feeds allow you to share articles posted on other websites. tehse could be news organisations, other GWP websites or streams from your social media platforms such as Flikr, Twitter, your Blog or Facebook.

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Geographic Scope

The geographical scope of GWPSA currently covers 12 of the 16 countries in the southern Africa region belonging to the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC).
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IWRM in the Caribbean

The Caribbean region has been exposed to IWRM and it is the goal of Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C) to work together with its partners and stakeholders at all levels to implement IWRM in the Caribbean.