Visegrad Fund funded project support transfer of knowledge and lessons learned from the successful cooperation on drought from the Visegrad Countries. Project offers solutions for adapting to increasing severity and frequency of droughts caused by climate change, and for raise awareness on collaborative cross-sectoral drought related management within and outside the V4 region.
The 24th IAHR-APD Congress will be kicked off on October 14-17, 2024 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. It is hosted by International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research Asia and Pacific Division (IAHR-APD), organized by Changjiang River Scientific Research Insititute (CRSRI) and Sichuan University (SCU), and jointly supported by GWP China Yangtze River Basin Water Partnership.
As part of the implementation of the REWarD-Volta Project, GWP-WA has signed a contract with UNEP-DHI to work as a sub-consultant to provide technical support to the VBA to deliver a number of results of the REWarD project, including annual Surface Water Resource Models and Decision Support Tools, Community Oriented Early Warning System(s) for Droughts and capacitate the Volta Basin Observatory to manage and use the updated water use/balance models and the DSS
As leader of Communication and Dissemination in the Horizon 2020 REXUS project, GWP-Med participated in the NexusNet Cost Action Stakeholder’s Forum on Nexus implementation in South Europe, and reports on the results.
CWP Côte d'Ivoire (PNECI) requested and obtained an audience with the UNDP Resident Representative in Côte d'Ivoire. The audience enabled PNECI to inform the UNDP representative about the IWRM operationalisation process in Côte d'Ivoire and to request his support for its implementation.
The Global Water Leadership in a Changing Climate programme (GWL) has held multi-stakeholder consultations in seven countries identifying the most critical barriers to climate-resilient water management. Working groups have now been formed to investigate these barriers and develop responses, beginning with a ‘root cause analysis’. Updates from three countries follow.
The Water Changemaker Innovation Awards 2023 is proud to announce the top 30 finalists selected from a pool of exceptionally innovative and impactful projects dedicated to addressing water-related challenges worldwide. The finalists have been announced during a hybrid event held on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday, 22 September 2023.
