Global Water Partnership (GWP) Slovenia and the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs are organising an online water panel event titled ''Water-related Disaster Risk Management in Changing Climate.''
Global Water Partnership (GWP) Slovenia and the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs are organising an online water panel event titled ''Water-related Disaster Risk Management in Changing Climate.''
The SB 58 sessions guide and support Parties in completing the technical work mandated for the June sessions to help deliver robust outcomes at the twenty-eighth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 28) taking place in November and December this year.
The “Drina Nexus Roadmap”, was praised for its potential to guide transboundary cooperation towards sustainable development in the Drina basin, by high-level panelists at the Sarajevo Energy and Climate Week. The Roadmap was developed in 2022 by Global Water Partnership-Mediterranean together with the UNECE, in the frame of the SEE Nexus project funded by the Austrian Development Agency.
Tackling the intricacies of drought resilience and water management is essential for fostering sustainable development in Asia. Drought poses a significant threat to food security across the region, given the pivotal role of agriculture in its economies. Moreover, water scarcity in Asia extends its repercussions beyond agriculture, impacting industries like manufacturing and energy production that heavily depend on water resources, thereby hindering overall economic growth and stability. Given the transboundary nature of drought, effective mitigation efforts demand collaborative actions across nations.
As part of the Asia-Pacific Water Scarcity Programme (WSP), the Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) convened the second National Multidisciplinary Team (NMT) Meeting online on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. Seventy-six members from various ministries and organizations participated in the webinar to review the progress of the WSP and discuss the updated framework for the Water Scarcity Action Plan (WSAP).
A national workshop on the promotion of the green economy was held on September 20, 2023 in Conakry, bringing together mainly private sector players under the aegis of Guinea's Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development and Ministry of Fisheries and the Maritime Economy.
