Sri Lanka finds it challenging to achieve the overarching goal of the Paris Agreement mainly due to limited financing. The flexible financial solutions offered by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) plays a pivotal role in such instances, for the developing nations to access international climate financing. Yet, Sri Lanka has only one GCF accredited Direct Access Entity (DAE) which further reduces the opportunity to access adequate funding for climate action. The Global Water Partnership South Asia led 2nd Sri Lanka GCF Readiness Project facilitated workshop on Gender Policy Development and Gender Mainstreaming in GCF Activities held targeting pipeline DAEs resulted additional two nominated DAEs successfully submitting their applications to GCF.
Tangible results concerning the significant reduction of water for irrigation, productivity increase, energy savings, along with the formulation of a shared vision and policy recommendations for future upscaling of the WEFE Nexus approach in Tunisia were the key highlights of the final Multistakeholder workshop of the ACCISI-GEM (Adapting to Climate Change Impacts through Smart Irrigation and WEFE Nexus Approach) project that took place on 26 February 2025 in Bizerte, Tunisia.
Global Water Partnership Southeast Asia (GWP-SEA) Secretariat team will be participating in the 10th World Water Forum, set to take place in Bali, Indonesia, from May 18-24, 2024. This prestigious event, the world's largest of its kind, will bring together water experts, policymakers, and stakeholders from around the globe to discuss and address the critical water issues facing our world today.
The year 2023 was a remarkable year for GWP as the organization draws towards the end of its global strategy 2020-2025.
In Central Africa, great strides were made by all five countries (Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo and Sao Tomé and Principe) in the region to advance the implementation of Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) and to address challenges related to climate change, gender equality in the water sector amongst other things.
Join us for a transformative training designed to foster partnerships and build your expertise in transboundary water law. The 2024 Pan Africa Water Governance and International Water Law (IWL) Training which will be held on 9-12 December 2024 in Entebbe, Uganda in a hybrid format will help participants gain skills and knowledge needed to develop effective agreements and promote stronger cooperation over shared water resources across Africa.
