The Volta Flood and Drought Management (VFDM) project is drawing to a close after four (04) years of implementing activities in the six (06) countries of the basin. Among the last activities undertaken was a simulation exercise to disseminate warnings and organise the response in the event of flooding in the ten (10) pilot sites spread across the six (6) countries of the Volta basin.
The world’s most significant annual summit on climate change, COP26, came to an end on 12 November after two weeks of discussions and meetings to tackle some of the globe’s most pressing problems.
Worldwide, Online | June 23, 2025 - The Global Water Partnership (GWP) in collaboration with United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) hosted a global webinar titled “Unveiling the World Drought Atlas: Risks, Pathways, and Regional Perspectives” on June 17, 2025, brought together experts from around the world to showcase the World Drought Atlas and discuss how drought affects different regions and how countries can better prepare for future risks.
Recognising the urgent need to address transboundary water management challenges, GWP has joined forces with more than 40 governments, international organisations, international financing institutions, NGOs, academia and research centres under the Transboundary Water Cooperation Coalition.
The policy brief of the International Science Council (ISC) for the UN 2023 Water Conference highlights the importance of science and the importance of actionable knowledge in responding to current global water crises as well as emerging and future challenges.
Turkmenistan is vulnerable to climate change due to the steady temperature rise and increasing water deficiency. While the changing climate is impacting the entire economy, the water sector is suffering the most acutely. The Government of Turkmenistan seeks to strengthen its adaptive and resilience capacities to climate change by integrating climate risks and adaptation measures into planning and budgeting processes via the development of a National Adaptation Planning processes (NAPs).
The first United Nations conference on water since 1977 will be held at the United Nations HQ from 22-24 March 2023. This will be a watershed moment for the sustainable development community as a whole, and GWP, as a leading authority on water governance, is committed to playing an active role in advancing the global water agenda.
The importance of collaboration to tackle the impacts of climate change as well as the role of technology in optimising the use of natural resources was acknowledged by all during the 1st Multistakeholder Meeting of the ACCISI-GEM project implemented in the Governorate of Bizerte, by the Global Water Partnership - Mediterranean in partnership with local and national authorities.
