The annual GWP Consulting Partners meeting in Stockholm 15-17 August brought together 165 delegates from 75 countries. This year’s focus was the 2009-2013 Strategic Plan.
This article was published in the Swedish Newspaper GöteborgsPosten on 17 August 2009
The GWP network with more than 2000 partners worldwide, celebrates World Water Day with a number of activities and events in different regions of the globe: awareness campaigns on public radio, releases of video films about water security, participation in seminars and organisation of workshops for students, pupils and policy makers.
Interview with Mr. Pablo Enrique Quijivix and Mr. René Estuardo Barreno at Agua del Pueblo, Guatemala
In December, 120 people, including members of parliamentary committees, director generals, representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), other multilateral organisations, and international and local NGOs validated the Burundi IWRM Plan and demanded immediate implementation.
New impetus has been given to GWP’s relationship with the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) in light of the African Union summit held in Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt), in June 2008.
As one of sponsors of the 3rd Yangtze River Forum which is one of great water events in China, the GWP China contributed both experts and expertise to the forum, April 19~21, 2009.
The 2nd Partners Meeting of GWP China was taken place on 13 May, in Changsha, Hunan Province.