We are concerned about the recent series of articles published by Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) regarding the Global Water Partnership (GWP). While we respect the role of investigative journalism, these articles present an unfair and misleading portrayal of our organisation.
While Bamako, the capital of Mali, is being hit hard by flooding, a workshop is being held on the subject of real-time mapping of the risk of flooding in Mali on the basis of rainfall forecasts, remote sensing and deep learning (AFCIA-Mali Project).
The Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C) is looking forward to improved collaboration and support opportunities to introduce innovative water management solutions from the Kingdom of the Netherlands following a meeting on Thursday October 3rd 2024, in Grenada.
GWP is announcing an important change in how we answer the question, “How many GWP Partners are there?” The new answer is: “2800+ registered partners – but the real number is significantly higher than that.”
The Steering Committee of the Regional Water Partnership for West Africa met virtually on 02 October 2024 to have them examine and validate the implementation of the decisions and resolutions of the Partners' Assembly of 02 December 2023
GWP-Med is leading the "Maximising impact through communication, dissemination and exploitation" Work Package of the new Horizon2020 SpongeWorks project, coordinating activities that will boost the project's visibility and overall impact. SpongeWorks will implement 19 sponge measures in three demonstrator sites in France, Greece and a transboundary basin shared between the Netherlands and Germany aiming to enhance water retention and management while contributing to climate resilience and ecosystem health. Through effective communication and dissemination strategies, GWP-Med will ensure the project's results are widely shared with stakeholders, facilitating broader adoption and long-term sustainability of sponge measures.
The Regional Partners Technical Workshop for the preparation of the Initial Concept Note of the Regional Investment Project for Water Security and Climate Resilience in West Africa (AIP - ECOWAS) for the Green Climate Fund (GCF) was held from 17 to 20 September 2024 in Ouagadougou.
The 3rd Asia International Water Week (AIWW), September 23-26, 2024, is organized by the Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China and the Asian Water Council, and hosted by the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, in Beijing.
The year 2023 was a remarkable year for GWP as the organization draws towards the end of its global strategy 2020-2025.
In Central Africa, great strides were made by all five countries (Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo and Sao Tomé and Principe) in the region to advance the implementation of Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) and to address challenges related to climate change, gender equality in the water sector amongst other things.
The Global Water Partnership (GWP) expresses deep concern over the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events worldwide, exacerbated by climate change and inadequate water management systems.
