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In 2020, the Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C) began supporting the Government of the Dominican Republic (DR) to develop estimates of increased risk of flooding and landslides due to rainfall projections under climate change scenarios. This technical study was completed in the last quarter of 2020. It is one of a series of activities and outputs by GWP-C to inform the preparation of the country’s submission for the second round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and is part of the Climate Action Enhancement Package (CAEP) from the NDC Partnership.

Mekong Study Visit for Drin Delegation advances transboundary water resources management

Beneath the Drin River basin’s surface water bodies, lies one of the largest karstic areas in the world, comprised of tunnels, porous rocks, valleys and underground caves. The Drin basin’s groundwater system is a fascinating, yet still largely unexplored network, indispensable for human well-being.

El Fondo Verde para el Clima (FVC) fue establecido en 2012 como un mecanismo financiero de la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (CMNUCC) dedicado al abordaje de la crisis climática. El FVC tiene el mandato específico de promover un desarrollo impulsado por el país, resiliente al clima y bajo en carbono. Se espera que este se convierta en un canal principal a través del cual fluirá la financiación pública internacional relativa al clima a lo largo del tiempo.

El Fondo Verde para el Clima (FVC) fue establecido en 2012 como un mecanismo financiero de la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (CMNUCC) dedicado al abordaje de la crisis climática. El FVC tiene el mandato específico de promover un desarrollo impulsado por el país, resiliente al clima y bajo en carbono. Se espera que este se convierta en un canal principal a través del cual fluirá la financiación pública internacional relativa al clima a lo largo del tiempo.

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting societies and economies of countries at their core at different levels. It will most likely increase poverty and inequalities in South Asia, making achievement of SDGs even more urgent.

The implementation of the Mékrou project mobilises many actors at different levels. We have collected the testimonies of some of them.

Deadline for application: 2 July 2020

“I want to invite all of you today to focus on partnerships because of the importance of tackling the biggest challenge with water – whether it’s scarcity, floods, climate patterns – is working together,” says GWP Executive Secretary Darío Soto-Abril in his message for World Water Day from Dakar, Senegal, where he is participating in the 9th World Water Forum.

The Global Water Partnership Southern Africa (GWPSA) seeks to fill one position on the Regional Board.