The Second Meeting of the Second Council of GWP China was held on January 25, 2010 in Beijing.
8-10 December 2009, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
This was the third time in the history of GWP CACENA when the region met in Kyrgyzstan. Halfway through the year the regional work plan had to be changed and the Annual Stakeholders Conference (Regional CP) was cancelled, due to uncertainties in the funding of the Work Plan.
The RC meeting was attended by council members and partly by regional TEC member from all eight countries participated in the meeting.
The Technical Committee of the Global Water Partnership (GWP) defines Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) as a process which promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land and related resources in order to maximise economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems and the environment.
The Way Water Cries, the first documentary series about water issues in China, was broadcasted on CCTV-News Channel during prime time 14-21 October.
Danube Day went global with celebrations at the 2008 World Water Expo
GWP Inter-Regional Workshop will be held on 25-27 May 2009 in Kiev, Ukraine.
With support from GWP and UNDP the Kazakhstan government has drafted an IWRM plan and established river basin councils, realizing that management problems could be helped off by IWRM.