In December 2010 the European Commission adopted the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region, the first ever guide to medium-term development of the Danube area.
In 2010, the Togo Parliament passed a new water law that embraced IWRM principles. Adoption of an IWRM plan to turn words into action is pending. These milestones on the path to better water management were achieved in part as a result of sustained effort by GWP Togo.
GWP Mediterranean promotes rainwater harvesting (RWH) as a way to manage drought on islands in the region. RWH can help islands become more water secure and adapt to climate change.
As part of ongoing national policy dialogues in Egypt and Lebanon within the framework of MED-EUWI and the GEF MedPartnership, GWP Mediterranean and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) assessed issues for governments to consider regarding private sector investment in the water sector.
The integrated methodological framework (IMF) for integrated water resources management and integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) in the Mediterranean was finalised in 2010, the outcome of specialist technical work and extensive consultation.
National IWRM Status Reports
IWRM
Global Water Partnership created a series of publications on IWRM providing technical leadership on water resources management. Material is available for consultation online here.
Water Dialogue
Read what is happening in Water Management in Southern Africa in our “Water Dialogue” – A forum for Partnership Action in Water Management in Southern Africa. Access the publsications below:
-2013 edition here.
2014 edition articles below:
- Editorial
-Financing Water Resource Management in SADC
-Local Indigenous Knowledge Practices and Systems (LIKPS)
-Developing the NCCRS for Zimbabwe
-Exploring the Water, Energy and Food Nexus
-Promoting Water and Food Security through CPWF
-Building resilience in the Limpopo
-Global Water and Gender Conference
-Balancing Water Usese and SNRM in the Orange Senqu River Basin
-15th WaterNet/GWPSA Symposium
For comments and article submissions contact:
the Knowledge Management and Communications Officer, GWPSA
Global Water Partnership-Caribbean’s (GWP-C’s) newsletter, Caribbean Water Insight (CWI) keeps you abreast of news and activities of the Partnership and other IWRM stakeholders in the region.
The Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C) Journalists Network on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is a body of journalists from the Caribbean region empowered to build awareness on IWRM and water related issues in their country or region.
GWP, together with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) organised a Consultation Meeting on the Proposed Integrated Drought Management Programme in Geneva, Switzerland, 15-16 November 2010.
Media is often a critical link between policymakers and the public. The media focus on environmental issues is increasing, especially in light of the global interest in climate change. This is why GWP regularly organizes awareness-raising workshops for journalists. GWP South America and GWP Caribbean recently organised workshops as a first step to creating journalist networks for knowledge sharing in water resources management.