On 16 November, the Transboundary Freshwater Security Governance Train stopped at its last destination for this year. Participants had the chance to learn about water diplomacy and negotiation, as well as the tools and methods that can be used to peacefully settle conflicts over shared waters.
Caribbean youth continue to be a significant stakeholder in the work of the Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C), an organisation that sees youth as agents of change in water management in the region.
Almost 10 years ago, Senegal started a process of updating the water code that dates to 1981. Since a draft revised document is available, the Ministry of Water and Sanitation, through the Directorate of Water Resources Management and Planning (DGPRE), organized a workshop to share this draft law with all stakeholders in the water sector.
The application for the 2024 Community Solutions Program is now open! The application will be available to complete from October 5 to November 1, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. ET (Washington, DC time).
Recently, to fully implement the Central Governmental Thought on Ecological Civilization and advance the ecological conservation and restoration of the Laiyuan Spring Basin, a joint research team, with the technical support of the GWP China Groundwater Working Committee and led by Wang Feng'an, Deputy Director and Secretary-General of the Committee, conducted a specialized field investigation in Laiyuan County of Baoding City. The team was composed of experts in hydrology, geological exploration, ecological environment and other related fields, as well as the secretariat staff of the Committee.
An International High-Level Panel on Water Investments for Africa, which draws representatives from current and former Heads of State as well as other global leaders, has been launched at the 9th World Water Forum in Dakar, Senegal.
