International Day for Disaster Reduction, held every 13 October, celebrates how people and communities around the world are reducing their exposure to disasters. The 2017 edition continues under the "Sendai Seven" campaign, centred on the seven targets of the Sendai Framework. This year's focus is Target B: Reducing the number of affected people by disasters by 2030.
The 2nd Consultation Workshop on enhancing the potential for Private Sector Participation in Water Infrastructure in Lebanon, with emphasis on the role of Banks was organised on 10 October 2017 as part of the National Policy Dialogue on Governance and Financing of water projects.
GWP SA has, since its inception, supported the implementation of the Regional Strategic Action Plan on Integrated Water Resources Management. As an implementing partner for the past 19 years, GWPSA has been requested to support implementation within the framework of the SADC-GIZ Transboundary Water Management Programme.
El pasado jueves 19 de octubre en el Palacio de las Aguas Corrientes de Buenos Aires se dieron cita representantes de más de 60 organizaciones argentinas para tener su discusión acerca del indicador 6.5.1. Autoridades nacionales, provinciales, académicos y sociedad civil abordaron el detallado cuestionario preparado por Naciones Unidas para este relevamiento.
The Global Water Partnership - Mediterranean (GWP-Med) is seeking to hire a Communications Officer that will undertake related activities in the framework of the work programme of the Global Water Partnership - Mediterranean (GWP-Med) in Southeastern Europe, and the Thematic areas of (i) Transboundary Water Resources Management; (ii) Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus.
Since 2004, the Danube Art Master competition has united children from schools, NGOs, clubs, daycare centres in 14 countries of the Danube Basin, who share passion for the rivers and art.
GEF/UNDP/GWP-Med project 'Enabling transboundary cooperation and integrated water resources management in the extended Drin River Basin' (GEF Drin Project) is making efforts to raise public awareness about the natural wealth and legacy of the Drin River Basin on the occasion of Drin Day 2017.