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Mali has started phase 2 of the SDG Support Programme aiming at accelerating the implementation of IWRM to contribute to achieve the SDG 6 in the country.

Stage 2 activities assist countries in formulating IWRM responses to water resources management challenges that contribute to advancing SDG 6.5.1 and other broader water-related SDGs that are national priorities

SDG 6.5.1 reporting provides a wealth of data and a comprehensive picture on the progress of IWRM implementation in countries. In addition to the global progress report, some regions have taken the opportunity to analyse their progress and results from a regional perspective.

Despite the many challenges encountered in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Global Water Partnership, Central Africa (GWP-CAf) made great strides in advancing it's mission of promoting Intergrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) accross Central Africa while reiterating the urgency for water security especially in a COVID context.

The regional organisation Global Water Partnership - Mediterranean (GWP-Med | www.gwpmed.org) and the Energy and Water Agency (EWA | www.energywateragency.gov.mt) of Malta are organizing two back-to-back Capacity Building Workshops in November 2019 in Malta: 12-13/11: ‘Communicating Water Trends & Innovation to Engage Locals and Tourists’, and 13-14/11: 'Non-Conventional Water Resources Management: Local Solutions'.

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The third Danube Floodplain webinar will take place soon. Join in to learn more about Danube Floodplain GIS.

In 2020, Global Water Partnership (GWP) in collaboration with The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as the custodian agency, which coordinates reporting on SDG 6.5.1 indicator, together with UNEP-DHI Centre and Cap-Net, operates the SDG 6 IWRM Support Programme, to support 60 countries in implementing the survey. For the PAN Asia region, the reports have successfully submitted and it is now the time to find out the lesson learned behind the process.

On Monday 8 April 2019, at Korea Global Adaptation Week, GWP launched the publication "Addressing Water in National Adaptation Plans – Water Supplement to the UNFCCC NAP Technical Guidelines". The launch event was co-hosted by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and GWP.