Brisbane, Australia | July 25, 2025 — It has been an inspiring and learning-filled week at the 20th World Lake Conference (WLC20) in Brisbane, Australia, where global experts gathered to discuss the future of lake ecosystems in the face of mounting environmental pressures.
This lecture focuses on the role of CoPs in advancing WEFE-Nexus implementation. The session is convened in cooperation between USAID Central Asia’s Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment Activity and the WEFE4MED CoP, hosted on the IWRM Action Hub.
On the sidelines of the AI Action Summit in Paris, France, on 12 February, OECD and IEEE are convening a session to explore the energy and water footprint of AI, drawing on GWP’s expertise in AI and water usage.
On November 12, 2024, Liang Jun, the Party Committee Secretary and Chairman of China Malaysia Investment Holding Group, engaged in a discussion with Shen Biao, the Vice Chairman and Secretary General of the GWP China Belt and Road Working Committee (BRWC), along with his delegation.
In the arid landscapes of Djibouti, women have long carried the weight of their households; walking long distances to fetch water, managing domestic responsibilities, and sustaining livelihoods with limited resources. These burdens stretch women’s time, affect their wellbeing, restrict their opportunities for economic development, while exposing them to heightened risks of gender-based violence (GBV), especially during long, unsafe journeys in search of water or income.
The 5th Ordinary Session of the Ministerial Monitoring Committee (MMC) for Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in West Africa was held on 28 June 2024 in Abuja, Nigeria. This meeting was preceded by the 11th ordinary session of the Technical Experts Committee (TCE) from 25 to 27 June 2024.