Every year, all GWP Regions meet to brainstorm, share knowledge and learn about current challenges and future opportunities for the network at the annual regional days. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, this year’s regional days was held virtually for a period of four days, starting June 1st with over 100 participants at the opening plenary chaired by the outgoing Executive Secretary (ES), Monika Weber-Fahr . All regions were fully represented including GWP-CAf which was represented by the Regional Chair, Regional coordinator, as well as the Finance and Communications officers.
A national workshop for the media actors on the popularization of policies and texts adopted on water, environment and climate in West Africa and Benin was held on 21 and 22 June 2021.
Strengthening partnership with national stakeholders, the chair of the CWP Guinea with Mr. Ibrahima Sory Camara, Coordinator of the National Focal Structure of the Niger Basin Authority (NBA) in Conakry.
The TFTC Project in Burkina Faso is relocating the site of its pilot action from Koankin (Sapone) to Ramitenga (Loumbila). A visit to the new site was carried out on 10 September 2019 by GWP-WA, the CWP Burkina and service providers to review the site in order to consider appropriate solutions. Exchanges were held with the beneficiaries on the various resources and training necessary for the successful implementation of the project through the establishment of a Farmer Field School.
Edit 8 June: Please note that the deadline for applications for this position was 7 June 2020 - we are therefore no longer accepting submissions. Thank you to all who applied!
Within the framework of the adoption of a National Water Policy in Central African Republic, a stakeholder workshop was organized in Bangui on August 24, 2020 by the Ministry of Energy Development and Water Resources with the support of UNICEF and the Central African Republic Country Water Partnership (CWP CAR).
Abstracts can now be submitted to the 4th SADC Groundwater Conference, to be held 10– 12 November 2021, under the theme "Towards a Water Resilient SADC-Groundwater Systems Thinking".
The National Adaptation Planning for Climate Resilience (NAP4CR) Project in Zambia will strengthen systems for integrating climate change adaptation into planning and budget processes.
