The following address was given by HE Jakaya Kikwete, former President of the United Republic of Tanzania and Chair: Global Water Partnership Africa Coordination Unit, at the closing ceremony of the 9th World Water Forum in Dakar, Senegal on 25 March 2022. The address followed the formal announcement of the International High-Level Panel on Water Investment for Africa by HE Macky Sall, President of Senegel, at the same event.
On the celebration of the International Women's Day 2021 the ECOWAS Centre for Gender Development (ECGD), the technical and operational arm of ECOWAS for the implementation of the Commission's gender policies in its 15 Member States held a virtual sharing meeting to:
West Asia is experiencing increasing drought frequency and severity driven by climate change, water over-extraction, and rapid land use changes. Countries in West Asia are seeking effective monitoring, early warning, and resilience strategies. Aligned with the mission of UNCCD Community of Learning and Practice (CLP) to foster regional learning and knowledge sharing, this webinar will bring together practitioners and scholars, and policymakers to share practical drought experiences and metrics across West Asia.
Thanks to the financial support of Global Water Partnership (GWPO) and GWP-Central Africa as part of the network’s youth engagement support, the Water and Climate Network of Central African Youth Organizations (RECOJAC) participated in the 9th World Water Forum held on March 21st to 26th in Dakar, Senegal.
“Since childhood, I was always in awe of everything related to the development sector. I had the ambition to help the disadvantaged populations in my country and in Africa”, says Félicité Vodounhessi, Programme Officer for GWP West Africa. In celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD2020) she shares her career story on becoming a Water and Rural Equipment Engineer.
Worldwide, Online | June 23, 2025 - The Global Water Partnership (GWP) in collaboration with United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) hosted a global webinar titled “Unveiling the World Drought Atlas: Risks, Pathways, and Regional Perspectives” on June 17, 2025, brought together experts from around the world to showcase the World Drought Atlas and discuss how drought affects different regions and how countries can better prepare for future risks.
The programme Matchmaker 2 aims to provide Jordan and Palestine with tangible and scalable solutions in order to improve water management and build resilience to climate change through the application of the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus approach.
