With critical challenges, such as climate change, the Mediterranean region is even more prone to issues such as water scarcity and extreme weather events, including droughts and floods.
The GWP Steering Committee Meeting was held 18-21 May 2010 in Beijing.
The annual Global Water Partnership Consulting Partners meeting took place in Stockholm 15-16 August 2009. With a network of more than 2000 partners spanning over 70 countries, a consultative approach in which Partners recommend actions to be taken is essential to the work of GWP.
The GWP Network with more than 2000 institutional partners worldwide, celebrated World Water Day through a number of activities: awareness campaigns on public radio, video releases, participation in seminars and workshops for students and policy makers.
Ambassadors from ten Asian Embassies in Stockholm visited the GWPO offices on 18 March at the invitation by the Executive Secretary, to talk about water and GWP’s work in their respective countries and regions.
On 3rd November a ‘Water Day’ will be held alongside the Climate Change negotiations in Barcelona. The day is being convened by the GPPN, a partnership of Stakeholder Forum and Stockholm International Water Institute, in collaboration with UN Water
On March 3rd, 2010, the host of Singapore International Water Week awarded Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize 2010 to the Yellow River Conservancy Commission (YRCC).
“The Summary Meeting of the Evaluation of the Post-quake Rural Water Supply Facilities and the Capacity Building Project” was taken place on July 8-9, 2010 in Mianyang City of Sichuan Province.