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GWP-Central Africa (GWP-CAf) works across different themes in line with the global GWP strategy 2020-2025.

The European River Symposium 2016, taking place on 2-3 March in Vienna, Austria will welcome participants from most European countries.

 

The European River Symposium 2016, taking place on 2-3 March in Vienna, Austria will welcome participants from most European countries.

 

The National Climate Change Response Strategy (NCCRS) that was adopted in July 2014 was officially launched by the Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa on the 19^th of November 2015 at Rainbow Towers Hotel in Harare, Zimbabwe. The launch was attended by senior government officials, representatives from different organisations in the water sector and the local leadership drawn from the 9 Provinces around the country. The launch came at a time when Zimbabwe is stepping up efforts towards climate change adaptation and mitigation as witnessed by the development of the Strategy and the Intended National Determined Contributions (INDCs) to support the process.

Concerns over water scarcity and the need for financing the sustainable management of water resources tend to be understood and valued disproportionately in the region

The report gives progress GWP Waf has made in the implementation of its activities during the year, all staff is reporting with key lessons learned, the way forward.

From November 22 to 25, 2015, the GWP’s Regional Days Meeting was held in Stockholm, Sweden.

Dr. Kuiri Tjipangandjara, GWPSA’s Chairperson will be discussing “The State of Namibia’s Water Security: Assessment and Proposed Interventions”. The lectures will be held on 2 ^& 16 June, 2016 and attempt to quantitatively assess the state of water security in three regions in Namibia, namely the Central Area, North Central Area and Central Coastal Area. The results show that Namibia’s water security for the three areas varies from low to very low – ranking between 50-61%. Guided by the results from the respective Areas, the intervention options were identified, compared and contrasted.

The AfriAlliance project aims to better prepare Africa for future climate change challenges by having African and European stakeholders work together in the areas of water innovation, research, policy, and capacity development.