Bamako, November 10–11, 2025 – The Volta Basin Authority (VBA) and the Global Water Partnership West Africa (GWP-WA) organized a regional workshop to validate the founding texts of the Volta Basin Parliamentarians’ Network.
On December 18, 2025, the Global Water Partnership in West Africa (GWP-WA) and its Country Water Partnerships (CWP) held a training and coordination meeting entirely online.
The first-ever Flood Risk Management Strategy and Action Plan for the Drin Basin aiming to enhance flood preparedness, improve risk management, and foster mutual support across the basin was endorsed by the representatives of the Drin Riparians.
The Strategic Framework is grounded in a core objective: to provide sustainable WASH service delivery both now and into the future. The emphasis is on climate resilient development, including strengthening the resilience of WASH systems, and on investments to manage current and long-term climate variability.
On 15 and 16 November 2024, Abidjan, the capital of Côte d'Ivoire, hosted a regional training workshop on the requirements of the decision support tool for sustainable planning and management of water resources in the Volta basin.
The 3rd Asia International Water Week (AIWW), September 23-26, 2024, is organized by the Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China and the Asian Water Council, and hosted by the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, in Beijing.
From 6 to 8 May 2025 in Cotonou, Benin, around forty participants are taking part in a regional workshop to train stakeholders on the Knowledge Base of the Decision Support Tool (DST) for the sustainable planning and management of water resources in the Volta Basin.
Integrating knowledge & practice for drought resilience: Following up on the first High-level meeting on National Drought Policies in 2013, the Drought Resilience +10 Conference aims at scaling up and accelerating drought action on the ground. It will bring together countries, experts and practitioners to review progress and lessons learnt in drought management to explore and define a joint way forward towards a more drought resilient world.
2 December 2025; Sri Lanka is reeling from the devastating impact of Cyclone Ditwa, which swept northward across the island beginning 28 November. Torrential rains exceeding 300 mm and winds up to 70 km/h triggered landslides, floods, and widespread destruction across Central, Sabaragamuwa, Uva, Western, North Eastern, and Eastern Provinces.
