/ Southern Africa
GWPSA supports Southern Africa’s first WEF-Nexus Masterclass
The first Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus Masterclass designed specifically for Southern Africa took place 27-29 July 2021, with support from Global Water Partnership Southern Africa (GWPSA).
/ Mediterranean
Interview with Mr. Almotaz Abadi, Managing Director UfM-Water, on the UfM Water Agenda
In an interview for GWP-Med Newsflow, Mr Almotaz Abadi, Managing Director for Water, at the Union for the Mediterranean - Water and Environment Division, discusses regional efforts to address water scarcity and climate challenges, the key ingredients of impactful UfM projects, ways to adapt to COVID-19 effects, and the necessity of adopting a proactive approach for realizing the SDGs.
/ Mediterranean
“Water is in our hands": providing tools and promoting a water saving culture on water-scarce Mediterranean islands
The islanders of Oinousses are provided with water saving equipment, to help them save 1.000.000 litres of water over one year, through the "Water is in our Hands" inititiave by GWP-Med and consumer goods company Reckitt, in collaboration with local authorities.
/ Mediterranean
Call for the recruitment of (Senior) Programme Officer – Morocco Based
(31/2021/Med Programme)
/ Central and Eastern Europe
Major Success for GWP Slovenia and national water protection efforts
On 11 July 2021, voters overwhelmingly rejected changes to the country’s water management law.
/ South Asia
User need assessment excercise for newly designed Hindon Dashboard
The first user need assessment workshop for piloted Hindon Dashboard was organised by GWP India (India Water Partnership) in collaboration with Tree Craze Foundation, National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) volunteers on 13 July 2021, online.
/ Global
Preparing for Extreme Weather Events Before Disaster Strikes
The devastating floods in Western Europe highlight the serious weather extremes that are now affecting many parts of the world. Until recently, it was easy to overlook these events, thinking they only happened in poor and remote communities in less developed countries. Not anymore. The flooding last week shows that climate change is real, it is hitting close to home, and it’s affecting all of us.
/ Mediterranean
Energy experts from Western Balkan countries trained on the CLEWs modelling framework and its application in the Drin and Drina River Basins
Two virtual 2-day workshops focusing on ‘The Climate-Land-Energy-Water (CLEWs) modelling framework and its use in the Nexus Assessments of the Drin and the Drina River Basins’ were held on 6-7 July and 8-9 July 2021 respectively.
/ Central Africa, Eastern Africa, Mediterranean, Southern Africa, West Africa
AIP Water Investment Scorecard Development Steams on as Core Group and Technical Working Group Assemble in July
Development of the AIP Water Investment Scorecard, which will mobilise water and sanitation investments in Africa through high-level political commitment, steamed ahead during July with partner meetings.