At the end of April 2022, GWP-WA Secretariat was approached by the Benin CWP with a request of collaboration from the National Water Institute of Benin to mobilize resource persons in the region to provide appropriate content and to conduct 3 webinars on:
The populations of the Volta Basin are vulnerable to the risks of floods and droughts, which cause a lot of damage every year. In response to the annual threats and to enable countries to have the technical capacity to cope, the Volta Flood and Drought Management (VFDM) project entitled ''Integrating Flood and Drought Management and Early Warning for Climate Change Adaptation in the Volta Basin'' has set up a training programme from June 2019 to mid-2024.
Within the framework of the implementation of the project "Clean up Waste and Liquid" financed by NIYEL, in partnership with CWP-Benin, this year activities included the advocacy leading to the adoption of regulatory texts for the application of the law on public hygiene in Republic of Benin.
A Comissão dos Cursos de Água do Buzi, Púngoè e Save (BUPUSACOM) foi lançada na Beira, Moçambique, a 19 de julho de 2023, após a assinatura do acordo em Harare, Zimbabué, a 17 de Maio de 2023.
Droughts are a major challenge facing several parts of the world. GWP is working with many partners to provide knowledge that countries can act on in response to these crises.
Participants in the 1st Multi-Stakeholders Consultation Meeting on the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus organised on the framework of the "GEF/UNEP MedProgramme: Enhancing Environmental Security", acknowledged the need for a better integration of approaches related to the four sectors, including through the establishment of a systematic dialogue among the relevant actors.
