Further steps towards implementing a Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) were taken on 26-28 September 2011 in Rome at a meeting co-organised by FAO and WMO. The aim of the meeting was to develop a strategy for the agriculture and food security and water sectors of the User Interface Platform which is intended to link climate service providers and users with a view to “building the capacity of users to make better use of climate services, collecting users’ requirements, assisting in the monitoring and evaluation of the Framework and promoting a global understanding of the Framework”.
A meeting between GWP Eastern Africa, Nile Basin Initiative and United Nations Environment Programme took place on the 25th and 26th of October 2011 as a steering committee for their joint project ‘Adapting to climate induced water stress in the Nile basin’.
The priority questions presented by the Bonn2011 Nexus Conference Organizers were discussed during the GWP Consulting Partners Meeting in August 2011, attended by representatives from all 13 GWP Regions,
The first thing a site needs is a home, the next is content! Before you beign this process, make sure you have done your research and know your aim, audience and purpose of the site.
These contain a very useful map that enables in one page to show the spread of GWP and it's partners for a region.
When moving a site from it's old domain ex. www.mysite.com to gwp.org/mysite it is vital that old pages land on the new website in a sensible way.
A launch will take a long time. Be prepared to wait and double check everything. Many things cannot be undone!
Social media syndication is common place on GWP. See this diagram for details.