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A collection of news items featuring the Global Water Partnership or GWP representatives in 2010.

GWP CEE publishes technical publications related to different aspects of integrated water resources management.

Water is central to Africa's development. To implement the climate change commitments in the Sharm el Sheikh Declaration and address the threat of climate change in Africa, the management of water resources must move to the top of the development agenda. This is the overall goal of the Water, Climate and Development Programme for Africa, that runs from May 2011 to April 2016.

GWP-Med is active on a range of work agendas, reflecting priorities of the GWP Strategy, and responding to needs of Mediterranean countries

IWRM assessment in West Africa

Name: Global Water Partnership (GWP) Founded: 1996 Vision: A water secure world Mission: To advance governance and management of water resources for sustainable and equitable development.

The Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C) Secretariat is responsible for the day-to-day technical, communication, financial and administrative affairs of GWP-C.

In 2010 the Central American Bank of Economic Integration (CABEI) and GWP Central America decided to draw up a formal agreement to advance IWRM as a fundamental approach to dealing with water security, climate change and achieving the Millennium Development Goals nationally and regionally.

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.

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.