The pivotal role of water cooperation in sustainable development was in focus at a high-level event arranged by the Government of Tajikistan in cooperation with other UN Member States and UN-Water.
GWP-C in its efforts to improve water resources management in the region has developed two training manuals on Water Use Efficiency in the Agriculture Sector and the Tourism Industry.
Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C) had the opportunity to share information on rainwater harvesting and water conservation with hundreds of students at the Preysal Community Science Week held in Trinidad on November 7th - 12th, 2011.
Situated in the Southeastern Europe by the Black Sea, Romania borders Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Serbia, and Ukraine. It has a temperate climate with cold winters, frequently accompanied by snow and sunny summers. In terms of terrain, the central Transylvanian Basin is separated from the Moldavian Plateau on the east by the Eastern Carpathian Mountains and separated from the Walachian Plain on the south by the Transylvanian Alps. Romania has substantial natural reserves, including petroleum (declining reserve), timber, natural gas, coal and iron ore.
Slovakia is a landlocked state, bordered by Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Ukraine. Most of the terrain is rugged and mountainous, especially in the central and northern part. It has a temperate climate with cool summers and cold humid winters. Slovakia possesses reserves of brown coal and lignite, as well as small reserves of iron ore, copper and manganese ore.
Slovenia, situated by the Adriatic Sea is bordered by Austria, Croatia, Hungary and Italy. In terms of terrain, it has an alpine mountain region adjacent to Italy and Austria and mixed mountains and valleys with numerous rivers to the east. The climate is Mediterranean on the coast whereas the eastern region is experiencing a continental climate with mild to hot summers and cold winters. Slovenia is rich in lignite coal, lead, zinc and building stone.
Located in Central Europe, northwest of Romania, Hungary is a landlocked state bordering Austria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine. As such, it has a strategic location astride main land routes between Western Europe and Balkan Peninsula as well as between Ukraine and Mediterranean basin. Hungary has a temperate climate with cold and humid winters and warm summers. The north-south flowing Duna (Danube) and Tisza Rivers divide the country into three large regions.
Poland is situated by the Baltic Sea and borders Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine. Poland’s climate is temperate with cold moderately severe winters and mild summers. Precipitation is frequent in both summer and winter. It is rich in, among other things, coal, sulfur, copper and natural gas.
New case study on GWP ToolBox presents results of Safe Sanitation, Health and Dignity Project in Romania.
The Memorandum of Understanding was signed between GWP China and WWF China for a five-year cooperation framework on January 23, 2011, Beijing.