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Capacity building workshops and outreach activities by the Alter Aqua Programme aim to educate and engage youth in Non Conventional Water Resources and awareness raising for water, including as a culture and heritage component.

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Central America is one of the most vulnerable regions. Effects are reflected in more intense, recurrent and prolonged hydrometeorological phenomena located at opposite ends of the same spectrum: floods and drought, and the Central American Dry Corridor (CSC) is one of those most affected. In addition, it is necessary to consider existing gaps in ecosystem protection, poor resilience of infrastructure and low territorial development. Panama is not part of the CSC, but one of its regions shares similar climatic characteristics - the dry arch of Panama.

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has worked on water for food issues for over four decades, and therefore the decision to join the Water ChangeMaker Awards as a Knowledge Partner was a happy one, says Claudia Ringler, Deputy Division Director of IFPRI's Environment and Production Technology Division. According to her, all water decisions affect climate resilience in one way or another.

Aranayake, a secluded agricultural area known mainly for tea and spice cultivation, came to the limelight for tragic reasons with the Samasara landslide of May 2015. Caused partly due to climate change and partly due to anthropogenic influences, the landslide was a result of 6 days of constant high intensity rains. The incident also caused the highest number of casualties ever recorded in a Sri Lankan landslide.

GWPEA participated in the second edition of the Uganda Water and Environment Week on 18-22 March 2019 in Entebbe, Uganda.

The Platform’s engagement modality is country driven. Countries will provide leadership to the Platform, articulating the needs and priority support areas to advance preparation and implementation of climate resilient water projects

The Platform’s engagement modality is country driven. Countries will provide leadership to the Platform, articulating the needs and priority support areas to advance preparation and implementation of climate resilient water projects

Partnership to support national institutions improve capacity for developing climate resilient water projects for the Green Climate Fund (GCF).

The Selingué and Markala dams commission organized a workshop to get the involvement of community radios and other traditional ways of communication into sensitizing communities in the good management of water resources in both dams.

On June 26, 2018, the Eau Vive Internationale team in Togo met with the local authorities of Danyi-Apéyéme to prepare them for the launch of the #TonFuturTonClimat (#TFTC) project.