GWP Sri Lanka's Area Water Partnership in Nilwala helped resolve a contentious issue that had long affected the area.
China is faced with significant costs regarding floods and degradation of ecological conditions in the Yangtze River basin. As a response, the application of Ecosystem Function Conservation Areas approach has been initiated not only to increase water retention capacity and reduce sediment loads, but also to provide benefits in biodiversity, carbon sequestration and sustainable land management. The key lesson is that success is easier to achieve with positive natural and political conditions.
The area around Lake Moyua is experiencing severe soil degradation resulting from inappropriate agricultural practices. To reverse and control the degradation process, an IWRM Plan is implemented. By involving the communities, the aim is to restore the soil, the hydrological systems, forests and biodiversity, as well as the harmonisation of policies and implementation of management regulations. This case study consequently demonstrates the value of a bottom-up approach.
Athens, Greece, 22-23 October 2007
Following up the commitment of all the Euro-Mediterranean Partners to "endorse a feasible timetable to de-pollute the Mediterranean Sea by 2020", the European Commission launched the 'Horizon 2020' initiative (Cairo, November 2006) that aims to tackle the top pollution sources of the Mediterranean by the year 2020.
Wordpress is a simple and efficient platform for creating blogs, microsites etc. that wouldn't normally sit on the gwp.org platform.
Overall Objectives of the Regional Water Partnership in Central Asia and Caucasus
According to the Johannesburg Declaration (2002), the ultimate goal of the activities of Central Asia and Caucasus Partnership Network is to support and assist the countries in implementation of the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) principles towards the World Summit on Sustainable Development and Millennium Development Goals. This process must be accompanied by public involvement in decision-making, support for the political will for cooperation between sectors and countries, initiating dialogue among all stakeholders and supporting practical activities locally implemented including capacity building.
An essential part of printing publications and other material is to make sure that there are no mistakes. Once printed, there is no way back. To avoid errors, GWPO has developed a checklist for what to check before the material is printed.
Review of the Action Plan for the implementation of the Water Resources Policy for West Africa
Managing your basic content in EpiServer is very easy. To get an introduction to the basics, please read the section in the EpiServer manual about editing. This section will discuss some features speciffic to GWP.