Category Archives: Partnership
Integrated Water Resources Management as a Key Foundation to Strengthen Water-Energy Nexus in Tajikistan
Hydro energy constitutes about 98 percent of the electricity in Tajikistan, making water the main source of energy.[1] The government of Tajikistan recognized the importance of the water-energy nexus and is implementing International Water Resources Management (IWRM) as a cornerstone … Continue reading
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Improved Riverfront Management through Water Sensitive Urban Growth and Inclusion
In 2007, the number of people living in urban areas equaled the number of people living in rural areas for the first time in history. Today, 57 percent of the world population lives in urban areas with this set to … Continue reading
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Using Social Media to Change Drought Responses
In March, the world will converge in New York for the first time in five decades to find ways to ensure water security. Innovation will be a key part of this discussion. GWP is forging new partnerships to bring innovation … Continue reading
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Running out of time
What motivates an international affairs student to dig into scientific data, learn how the climate works, and discover the disaster that sea level rise can cause? One word: people. The student, Luca Jendrek, earned her Master’s in International Affairs and … Continue reading
Posted in Climate change, Oceans, Partnership, sea level rise, Transboundary
Tagged climate change, GWP, Oceans, sea level rise, Youth
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Earth Day was my ‘Aha!’ Moment
Alessandra Giolo is completing Masters degrees in Global Environmental Politics and in Environmental Science at Sodertorn and Stockholm University. Her dissertation is on Transboundary Water Management. She is an intern at the GWP global secretariat, and this blog is her … Continue reading
Posted in Climate change, Development, Earth Day, Ecosystems, GWP, IWRM, Partnership, Sustainable Development, Water resources management, Water security
Tagged activism, Earth Day, Environment, Global Water Partnership, sustainability, water, water governance, water management, water resources management, water risk, water security, water stress
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ASK ME ANYTHING
Monika Weber-Fahr penned these personal reflections before her last day as GWP Executive Secretary and CEO on June 30, 2020. “So where is GWP going, now that you are leaving?” When announcing my departure from GWP, I got this question … Continue reading
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How to turn an internship into a new career
Karen González Downs joined the GWP global secretariat in Stockholm, Sweden, in Spring 2019, for what she thought would be a three month internship. But nine months later, she is many experiences richer – and has a new Master thesis, … Continue reading
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Innovation and IWRM in Central American communities
Civil Engineer Axel Martinez, 26, from Nicaragua, spent five months as a Young Professional Development Initiative Intern under GWP’s Water, Climate and Development Programme (WACDEP). He worked in GWP Central America’s regional office from August to December 2018. In this blog post, he shares reflections on his activities. Central America is a … Continue reading
Posted in Climate change, Drought, Floods, Gender, GWP, IWRM, Partnership, SDGs, Youth
Tagged Central America, innovation, intern, internship, IWRM, Youth
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Empowering communities on implementing IWRM in South Asia
By Paridhi Rustogi, a Young Professional Development Initiative Intern under Global Water Partnership’s flagship Water, Climate and Development Programme (WACDEP). Paridhi was an intern with the GWP South Asia (GWP SAS) Regional Office from September 2017 to July 2018, working … Continue reading
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Waste (water) is a she
This blog post is written by Lesha Witmer, Women for Water Partnership (WfWP) – it is part 2 of an on-going conversation that will be followed up during a one-day seminar “Understanding the Gender Dimension of Water and Waste” on … Continue reading
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