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The fifth meeting of the Programme for Infrastructure development in Africa (PIDA) held in Cairo, Egypt from 25 to 29 November 2019 (PIDA WEEK).

On March 8th every year, the world celebrates the International Women's Day - a global day highlighting the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. It is also a day to mark the call to action for accelerating gender parity and raise awareness about women's rights.

Laurent-Charles Tremblay-Lévesque joined GWP as IWRM & Knowledge Management Specialist exactly one month ago. In his new role, he will develop and share tools and knowledge resources to help GWP’s Partners design and implement water-related strategies and projects aligned with the principles of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). To mark World Toilet Day 2020, we asked him to share an experience from his previous role within the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector. He says that “toilets can help us fight climate change”.

Consultants for Regional SDG Programme Support in Asia

JOB TITLE  : Senior IWRM Expert for the PAN-ASIA Region Programme
SUPERVISOR : Regional Coordinator of Global Water Partnership Southeast Asia
CONTRACT MODALITY : Part-time consultancy with fixed number of days for the duration of contract (9 months contract: two days per week, with salary range from
1,500 - 2,000 euro/month, including tax)
CONTRACT DURATION : April – December 2021 (with prospect of extension pending availability of funding)
LOCATION : Home-based, preferably in Asia region
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: March 14th , 2021

Please kindly find the Term of Reference here.

Learn more about the SDG 6 IWRM Support Programme here.

Development of the AIP Water Investment Scorecard, which will mobilise water and sanitation investments in Africa through high-level political commitment, steamed ahead during July with partner meetings.

A four-member delegation of the Mono Basin Authority (MBA) had a working visit to the GWP-WA Regional Secretariat on March 17, 2021 including the Executive Director, Mr. Nicolas Dadja GNAKPAOU, the Deputy Director, Mr. Razaki SANOUSSI, the two country Focal Points, Mr. Phillipe Armand ADJOMAYI and Mr. Wohou AKAKPO respectively for Benin and Togo.

GWP South Asia joined the annual GWP Network Meeting 2019 on 26 June from 9.30 to 11.30a.m. (Sri Lanka time).

Africa is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change due to a number of interlinked challenges, including land degradation, poverty, and extreme weather events. The continent also has a low adaptive capacity, in part due to financial and technical constrains, and a heavy reliance on rain-fed agriculture.