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GWP Moving Forward with Africa Partners

GWP Acting Executive Secretary Martin Walshe together with Network Officer Aly Kerdany and representatives of the GWP Southern Africa, Eastern Africa, Western Africa & Central Africa regions attended the Joint Meetings of the African Ministers’ Council On Water(AMCOW), African Development Bank (ADB), and UN Water in Addis Ababa 7-9 October 2008.

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GWP present at UK launch of new policy

GWP Chairperson Letitia A. Obeng, GWP Senior Advisor Alan Hall, and GWP-Technical Committee member Patricia Wouters attended the Department for International Development's (DFID) launch of a New Water and Sanitation Policy for Africa and Asia on October 28 in London.

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Managing the Other Side of the Water Cycle: Making Wastewater an Asset

This paper (805,77KB) emphasizes that the provision of environmentally sound systems in an integrated way, taking into account the whole water cycle of water supply, wastewater, solid waste collection, treatment and reuse, is the best way forward to addressing this critical challenge.
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Water Management, Water Security and Climate Change Adaptation: Early Impacts and Essential Responses

This paper explores the role that IWRM needs to play in climate change adaptation. It outlines the social, economic and environmental impacts of climate change; the challenges it poses for water resources management; the actions needed to address those challenges; and approaches to financing IWRM for climate change adaptation. This is a Technical Background Paper, written by the GWP Technical Committee, a group of internationally recognised professionals in integrated water resources management.
/ Policy briefs / English

Managing the Other Side of the Water Cycle: Making Wastewater an Asset

This policy brief makes the case for an integrated approach that encompasses the whole water cycle– municipal and industrial wastewater and storm drainage. It outlines the economic, policy and institutional aspects and provides guidance on policies and institutions needed to support water reuse. Policy briefs provide policy makers with information on water resources management. They are written by the GWP Technical Committee, a group of internationally recognised professionals in integrated water resources management.