TonFuturTonClimat (YourFutureYourClimate) is an initiative that aims to integrate young people into the decision-making process for action related to adaptation and resilience to climate change in three West African countries: Benin, Burkina Faso and Togo.
The initiative is being developed in the framework of the international climate cooperation programme financed by the Québec Green Fund.
It is coordinated by the Global Water Partnership West Africa GWP-WA), the International Secretariat for Water (ISW) in collaboration in the Countries with the Country Water Partnerships (CWP) of Benin, Burkina Faso and the NGO Eau Vive in Togo.
The Action Partners are:
Gathering more than 70 high level MENA representatives -from national and regional institutions involved in the sectors of water management, energy production, food and agriculture, and environmental protection, as well as financing institutions- the 1st Nexus Roundtable in the MENA and wider Mediterranean solidly contributed to the ongoing Dialogue processes in the Region for the incorporation of Water, Energy, Food and Ecosystems Nexus considerations in national and transboundary water resources management planning, including the link between the Nexus approach and vulnerable groups (women, youth, poor), and the enhancement of related capacities of MENA institutions and stakeholders.
For effective implementation of the Lake Chad Basin Water Charter, the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) Executive Secretariat is organising a capacity building workshop on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) for its experts, managers and representative of member states from the 16th to the 19th September 2019, in Ndjamena, Chad.
The ongoing workshop (on 21 February 2019) is organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm at the United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC) in Bangkok, Thailand.
