With that question, GWP Patron HRH Prince Willem-Alexander challenged GWP to propose activities that will give him and GWP an active role in the 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul in March 2009. During a two-day visit to Stockholm World Water Week, sandwiched between the Beijing Olympics, the Prince met with GWP representatives on August 19.
GWP Ethiopia launched pilot projects in the Berki and Messena watersheds to promote IWRM, establish a framework for broader stakeholder participation, and enhance grassrootslevel water management practices.
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.
Call for Symposium and Special Evening Session Proposals for the Eco Summit in Beijing 2007
Stockholm, Sunday August 12, 2007: 09.00 Folkets Hus, Room 307
Contact: Mike Muller, c/o GWP Secretariat: Tel: 070-5945263
A Policy Brief, Climate Change Adaptation and Integrated Water Resources Management, released today by the Global Water Partnership (GWP) suggests that the best approach to manage the impact of climate change on water is one guided by the philosophy and methodology of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). And it suggests that water will have to be placed at the centre of adaptation efforts.