Following on GWP’s engagement for gender equality, GWP Cameroon has carried out a study on gender-related impacts of fluorosis in northern Cameroon. The report, which is due to be published shortly, shows that impacts are significantly worse for girls and women and that gender-sensitive responses are needed. The report was discussed and validated at a workshop on 24 May in Maroua, Cameroon, by key institutional actors, development partners, and civil society groups.
Technical Workshop on Climate Resilient Water Projects in Latin America and the Caribbean: Transformational proposal preparation concepts for the Green Climate Fund has brought together national, regional, and international entities, all of whom are important stakeholders in the GCF architecture, and are committed to contribute to important objective – to enable countries to prepare high quality climate resilience water projects that can be supported by the GCF.
Technical Workshop on Climate Resilient Water Projects in Latin America and the Caribbean: Transformational proposal preparation concepts for the Green Climate Fund has brought together national, regional, and international entities, all of whom are important stakeholders in the GCF architecture, and are committed to contribute to important objective – to enable countries to prepare high quality climate resilience water projects that can be supported by the GCF.
The Central American Commission for Environment and Development (CCAD) and GWP Central America reported back to the Ministries of Environment of Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala on the national workshops regarding integrated drought management. GWP Central America coordinated a series of workshops on integrated drought management as part of the project “Increasing Disaster Risk Reduction Capacity due to Floods and Drought and Promoting Resilience in Central America”, financed by EUROCLIMA+.
Strategic investments and strengthening of multi-stakeholder partnership are key to progressing towards water security, says Global Water Partnership Southern Africa (GWPSA) Partners.
China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR) is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in water and water relevant sectors who make a difference nationally, regionally or globally. IWHR, which is based in Beijing, China, has an enrollment of 314 graduate, and professional students. The international programmes of Advanced study is OPEN to apply NOW!
The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) in collaboration with the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) and partners are organising the 54th Greater
Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF 54) in Mombasa, Kenya, on 27-29 January.
Huiping Chen is a Professor of International Law at the Xiamen University School of Law in China. She also leads the GWP China Fujian Provincial Partnership. She says that opportunity has played a key role in her successful career. In celebration of International Women's Day (IWD2020) she shares her story:
