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GWP-SEA support the Safe Water Gardens to increase access to sanitation in Bintan Island – Indonesia

In December 2022, Global Water Partnership Southeast Asia utilized its e-survey platform for water and sanitation hygiene to assist Safe Water Gardens in increasing access to safe and proper sanitation at Busung Village, Bintan Regency. GWP-SEA’s regional coordinator, Fany Wedahuditama lead the training for the enumerators and supervisors on how to use the e-survey on their android phone.
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10th World Water Forum Kick-off Meeting (1st Stakeholders’ Meeting)

The objective of this Kick-off Meeting is to provide essential information to participants on the framework and how to engage in the forum process for a further one and a half year until the day of the forum. As the first Stakeholders Consultation Meeting, this Kick Off Meeting will be the right momentum for the participants to bring and discuss their thematic, regional, and political priorities.
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Study trip to Burkina Faso, courtesy visits

The Nigerien delegation was received on December 22, 2022 by the Minister of Environment, Water and Sanitation, Dr. Augustin KABORE. The Secretary General of the Ministry, Dr. KOUANDA had received the delegation on December 19. Discussions focused on IWRM and the management of the climate change issue, among others.
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The Nakanbe Water Agency, still young though the oldest

The first water agency in Burkina Faso was created on 22 March 2007 and covers an area of 60,337 km², i.e. 21% of Burkina Faso's surface area, with a population of around 8 million inhabitants, representing 44% of the country's population in 2015. It covers several large cities including the capital Ouagadougou and six (06) regional chief locations, which increases the already strong pressure on the basin's water resources.
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Water agencies for better local management

Burkina Faso shares three river basins with other countries in the sub-region. These are the Niger River Basin, whose Basin Authority includes 9 States, the Volta River Basin, whose Basin Authority includes 6 States, and the Comoé River Basin, shared by 4 States.