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In Bolivia, shifts towards the privatisation of water supply and sewage services caused strong dissatisfaction, resulting in the eruption of social conflict. Because of the severe dissatisfaction, action was taken to cancel the previous agreements and instead launch a forum where government representatives, social organizations, the private sector and municipalities participate to formulate of a new policy. This case illustrates the crucial importance of rooting policies with the public.

Drinking water supply of the Rabat-Casablanca coastal area has depended on water transfers from groundwater. Estimates showed that transfers would have to be extended to include surface water, if water requirements were to be met, requiring water transfer together with investments in production, distribution and sanitation. A policy initiative was undertaken to address the issue. The key lesson is that integration of water demand management in water policies is effective for strengthening water security.

 

On January 24, 2017, Prof Hao Wang, Standing Vice Chair of GWP China and Prof Yunzhong Jiang, GWP China Secretary General, together with other experts from Henan Water Resources Institutions, Zhengzhou University etc., engaged into water investment plan of business industry. Prof Jiang was invited as Senior Professional Advisor to the Henan Water Conservancy Investment Group Co. Ltd.

On January 18, 2017, GWP China and other three Asian Water Partnerships were invited to the 3rd Asia-Pacific Water Summit in Singapore. It was sponsored by the Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF) and organized by the Singapore Water Hub.

'No Rain No Grain' is an article on current drought in Sri Lanka published in Daily Mirror on Wednesday, 18 January 2017.

The Global Water Partnership – Mediterranean (GWP-Med) aims at a water-secure Mediterranean, through application of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) approaches. It brings together more than 100 stakeholders of different water disciplines, including 10 regional stakeholders networks. It was established in 2002, and is one of the 13 Regions of the intergovernmental organization Global Water Partnership (GWP).

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GWP China's activities such as the high-level roundtables, fora, workshops, on-site dialogues, thematic programmes and investigations were organized for inviting the stakeholders from the water resources, environmental protection, public health, urban construction, agriculture and transport sectors to exchange ideas on such key issues in the area of water resources management and also for publicizing the water management knowledge and extending the influences. The IWRM knowledge, SDGs promotion, and other related concepts can be fostered and disseminated through means of our technical papers, translation products, the GWP China's Newsletter, etc.

The cornerstone of GWP China is to be a knowledge sharing network. It was pioneered by GWP China Regional, Provincial and River Basin Partnerships and also fully supported by GWPO and the GWP Technical Committee, a group of internationally recognized professionals and scientists who are at the forefront of proposing actions that promote sustainable water resources management.