A school competition, “The Gift of Rain”, is organised in the framework of the Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) programme in the Greek islands , part of the environmental progamme “Mission Water” of Coca-Cola HBC & Coca-Cola Hellas. All Primary and Secondary Schools of the Cycladic islands and of the four project islands of the Dodecanese (Kastelorizo, Symi, Chalki, Rhodes), where educational activities were implemented, are invited to participate in the school competition “The Gift of Rain” from the 1st of January 2014 to the 10th of March 2014.
The Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP) is a joint initiative of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Global Water Partnership.
The programme is financially supported by the Austrian Development Cooperation and by GWP's core donors.
The project is implemented at pan-African level, in collaboration with AMCOW, national governments, Reginonal Economic Communities, and River Basin Authorities.
Urgency for a Water Secure World
Throughout the planet, a number of issues affecting the availability and state of water resources cause a growing concern. The population is increasing. Pollution is increasing. Development pressures are mounting. However, water supply is not. Water demand by people, agriculture, food production and industry heavily pressurizes the limited water supply of the planet and ecosystems which are also dependent on water.
The Purna Area Water Partnership was established in 1995 and has since carried out extensive work in water resources development and management in the Purna River Basin, India.