The Climate Resilience Investment Demonstration Project for Water Security and Climate Resilience under the AIP WACDEP-G Programme was launched on 27 April 2022 at the Hotel Quidata in Tanguiéta, Benin.
The Continental African Water Investment Programme "Water, Climate, Development and Gender Investments" aims to promote gender-transformative planning, decision-making, and institutional development for water secure and climate-resilient water investments and job creation interventions, in order to advance gender equality.
The Global Water Partnership’s (GWP) Sponsoring Partners have selected Mr. Pablo Bereciartua, President of the Argentinean Engineering Centre (Centro Argentino de Ingenieros – CAI), as Chair of GWP. The appointment is effective July 1, 2022. Bereciartua currently serves as a member of the GWP Steering Committee.
The validation workshop of the Benin gender and climate change action plan (PAGCCB) 2023-2025 was held at Grand-Popo in Benin, on July 28 and 29, 2022. The official ceremony was chaired by Mr. BIAO MONGAZI Wilfried, Director of Climate Change Management (DGCC) of the Ministry of Living Environment and Sustainable Development (MCVDD), who recalled the need for Benin to adopt the PAGCCB and welcomed the realization of this project, which is important to Benin.
The water pole of the Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis (partner of the CWP) organized a workshop with the aim of providing feedback from the World Water Forum held in Dakar from 21 to 26 March 2022.
The development of a USD 10.8 billion Botswana Water Investment Programme is currently under way following H.E. Mokgweetsi Masisi’s commitment at the United Nations 2023 Water Conference in New York to place the provision of water and sanitation services as well as the attendant infrastructure at the forefront of the national development agenda.
GWP’s 25th anniversary celebrations were one of the main features of the 2021 Annual GWP Network meeting held virtually on 1 and 2 December 2021, under the theme “Leading Change and Innovation through our Partners”.
With the advent of International Women’s Day 2022, GWP-Med is presenting the “Male Voices on Gender Equality”. Aiming to highlight the male perspective on gender, we asked seven of our male partners from the Mediterranean the following question: "Why is it essential to empower women in water cooperation settings?"
The Government of Botswana has commended the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for championing an integrated approach to dealing with challenges in water, food, and energy, which is proving efficient and effective.
