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To further strengthen its institutional capacity, GWP-Congo has operationalized its Technical and Scientific Committee. The pioneer members of the committee were voted in during a meeting held on October 2nd, 2020 in Brazzaville

CWP Benin has just released a new film on its work aiming at processing invasive aquatic plants, the water jacinth. The CWP is planning to collaborate with a Nigerian entrepeneur that is developing and promoting green energy and biofuel, SMEFUNDS. The aim is the production and marketing of ethanol gel.

GWP Africa Water Investment Programme Water Climate Development and Gender Transformation (AIP WACDEP-G) Position: Regional Technical Assistant in Water Climate Resilience and Gender Equality

On 11 September 2019, GWP, together with the World Bank and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), launched a new working paper: “Framework for the Assessment of Benefits of Action/Cost of Inaction (BACI) for Drought Preparedness.” The launch took place on the Drought Preparedness Day at the 14th UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP14), held in New Delhi, India.

The Valuation of Ecosystem Services of Lake Ohrid, under the GEF Drin Project, was one of the key inputs informing the development of the Lake Ohrid Watershed Management Plan, now approved by the responsible authorities of Albania and North Macedonia.

15% increase for Gabon and 10% increase for Sao Tome and Principe - these are the final SDG 6.5.1 scores noted for the two countries following a national stakeholder consultation.

80 participants – comprised of Green Climate Fund (GCF) National Designated Authorities (NDAs), GCF Direct Access Entities (DAEs), and decision makers in Water Ministries and agencies – from 18 countries across Central Asia & the Caucasus, South Asia, South East Asia and China attended a Technical Workshop on Project Preparation for Transformational Climate Resilient Water Project Concepts for the Green Climate Fund at the Asian Development Bank in Manila on 15-16 October.

The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), Governance for Transboundary Freshwater Security is co-organized by the GWP, GEF, and IW Learn.

a six weeks self paced online course provided by EdX platform. Enrollment begins: 1 September 2020. Read the story here.

The Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C) is pleased to share news of an upcoming webinar to be put on by Operators Without Borders targeted at the Caribbean water sector.

“Since childhood, I was always in awe of everything related to the development sector. I had the ambition to help the disadvantaged populations in my country and in Africa”, says Félicité Vodounhessi, Programme Officer for GWP West Africa. In celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD2020) she shares her career story on becoming a Water and Rural Equipment Engineer.