Water, vital for sustaining life, is becoming increasingly scarce as global demand has surged tenfold over the past century. In Southeast Asia, ASEAN countries share 19 transboundary water resources, including surface and groundwater, most of which are managed bilaterally. The Mekong River Commission (MRC), formed by Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam, aims to promote sustainable development, management, and conservation of the Mekong Basin. Despite growing cooperation, challenges remain, such as the lack of legal frameworks for managing shared aquifers and the absence of cooperation mechanisms beyond the Mekong region. Water diplomacy provides a vital approach, offering strategies to address disputes and foster joint water governance through political processes that extend beyond traditional water agreements.
The Conference of the Parties, at its sixteenth session held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2-13 December 2024), invited GWP to serve as a technical partner in the continuous development of existing Drought Monitoring and Early Warning Systems. This decision acknowledges GWP as a strong global player in drought management.
The Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C) embarked on an innovative Pilot project to tackle water scarcity in the agricultural sector. In response to Grenada’s most recent drought experienced this year, GWP-C sought to promote strategies to tackle water scarcity and implement procedures for water conservation. As such the organisation raised awareness on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Agriculture through the use of IRROGOPTIMAL technology.
Why investing in water is good for women, and investing in women is good for the world. A blog post by GWP's Alan AtKisson and Jaehyang So, on the occasion of International Women's Day 2024.
The Ministry of the Environment, Water and Sanitation is organising the 4th National Water and Sanitation Forum from 22 to 24 April 2024 under the theme "Water: Factor of Resilience, Peace and Development".
