In 2021, GWP and Wuhan International Water Law Academy are co-organising an interactive online series called the "Transboundary freshwater security governance train". The series of online engagements sessions will be conducted in an approach of a ‘train’ stopping at various locations in the world, with focus on topics related to transboundary freshwater security from different parts of the world. At each of the stops, a different topic from the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) for Governance for Transboundary Freshwater Security will be explored. The first session is on transboundary water agreements, and it takes place on 19 January, stopping in Africa, Europe and Asia.
The Council of the Water Agency of the Mekrou sub-basin in Niger was established on 10 May 2022 in Dosso. The installation workshop served as a framework for validating the Water Development and Management Scheme (SAGE) of the Mekrou sub-basin and its area of influence in Niger, as well as for launching three pilot initiatives for the protection and development of the sub-basin's water resources and related resources.
Thirty representatives of public and private institutions in Sao Tomé and Principe have been trained by experts from GWP South America on the IWRM Action Hub (GWP Toolbox).
The Near East and North Africa (NENA) Land and Water Days are being convened on 31 March - 4 April in Cairo, Egypt, to review the progress made in addressing water scarcity in the region and foster exchange of knowledge and experience among countries and partners.
World Water Day, held on 22 March every year since 1993, focuses on the importance of freshwater. For the 2021 edition, UN-Water is leading a campaign about what water means to people, its true value and how we can better protect this vital resource. The conversations gathered will inform a report about what water means to people around the world.
The meeting of the Ministers in charge of Water Resources and Sanitation of the Member States of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) was held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on 12 July 2024, under the Chair of Ms Justine GOSSE, Chargée d'Affaires a. i. at the Embassy of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire in Burkina Faso, representing the Minister of Water and Forests and the Minister of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire.
