Global Water Partnership

17/03/2026

💧♀️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 – 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆.

In the lead-up to 2026, held under the theme ‘Where water flows; equality grows’, we re-share the Policy Note:

📖 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟳 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀, produced by UNEP DHI, GWP, and UN Women in 2025.

It identifies seven key pathways that enable countries and institutions to advance gender equality in water resources management:

💧 Advocacy, commitment, and political will
💧 Legislative and governance mechanisms
💧 Human capital and financial resources
💧 Effective participation and parity
💧 Monitoring systems to track and assess progress
💧 Awareness raising, capacity development, and education
💧 Multi-stakeholder, intersectoral coordination mechanisms and bodies

Explore the Policy Note that has practical examples of gender mainstreaming in Water Resources Management from countries, showing meaningful change is achievable 👉 https://lnkd.in/g9ecA99R

16/03/2026

💧♀️ 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 ... 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 | 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 | 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 | 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 | 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵

With less than a week to go until (22 March), this year's theme, ‘Where water flows; equality grows’, focuses on safe water and sanitation as human rights and critical enablers of gender equality.

𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲: Women manage water every day, yet they’re often excluded from decisions. Equality starts with being heard.

𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: TIME to learn. TIME to grow. TIME to thrive.

𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆: For too many people, women in particular, collecting means walking alone for miles, navigating danger.

𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆: When women and girls have water close to home, they gain freedom and the chance to shape their future.

𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵: Safe water prevents disease, saves lives, and helps families thrive.

Despite progress, women and girls continue to bear a disproportionate burden of water and sanitation responsibilities, and remain underrepresented in water governance and leadership.

That’s why one of five Strategic Interventions of GWP’s 2026-2030 Strategy 👉 https://bit.ly/4bcQl3Z is to “advance , , and social inclusion” for a more equitable future.

GWP is a proud partner of the official 2026 Campaign, created by UN-Water, UNICEF, UN Women, and a dedicated Task Force of over 30 UN-Water Members and Partners.

13/03/2026

💧 👣 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 – 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲

The Danida Fellows Water Community, in collaboration with Danida Fellowship Centre, Global Water Partnership, and Water Footprint Network, will host an upcoming webinar that will explore how water footprint approaches can help translate water consumption patterns into meaningful environmental and socio-economic insights. Experts and practitioners will share practical experiences on applying water footprint assessments to support more sustainable water management and informed decision-making.

📅 Date: 25 March 2026
🕙 Time: 2:00PM CET (90min)
🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4lueXZy

💧 Learn how water footprint thinking can move us from measuring consumption to understanding impact.
💬 Engage with professionals and members of the global water community.

Learn more about the Webinar here 👉 https://bit.ly/4sapXOr

12/03/2026

12/03/2026

11/03/2026

🌱 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗼’𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀?

During a training workshop in Kolašin, Anjali Lohani, GWP’s Head of Climate, shared insights on the rapidly evolving global landscape for and investments and what it means for countries like Montenegro.

She highlighted growing international momentum to mobilise financing for , noting that the G20 Leaders Summit in 2025 endorsed a global commitment to scale up investments in the water sector, following the Water Investment Summit held in Cape Town in August. This signals a strong shift toward larger, coordinated financing efforts to address and climate risks worldwide.

Looking ahead, she also pointed to upcoming global opportunities for countries to showcase their investment pipelines:

🗨️ “There is huge global commitment from the world’s largest economies to finance Investments, and this will guide our work in supporting countries to develop strong project pipelines.”

Lohani also presented the new GWP Strategy 2026–2030, which aims to support 30 countries in accessing climate finance and influence USD 15 billion in water investments. Montenegro’s work on developing a Climate-Resilient Water Investment Plan and a Concept Note is part of this broader effort to unlock financing for climate adaptation.

By connecting national planning with global investment initiatives, Montenegro is positioning itself to access new opportunities for climate-resilient water infrastructure and sustainable development.

More details in article by Global Water Partnership Mediterranean 👉 https://bit.ly/3P5OQfm

10/03/2026

🌱 𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗖𝗗 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 | 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀: 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗻

This webinar will bring together experts, policymakers and practitioners from Northern Mediterranean countries to strengthen regional dialogue on proactive risk management. It will focus on improving preparedness through enhanced monitoring and early warning systems, effective risk reduction measures, and adaptation strategies.

📅 Date: 23 March 2026
🕙 Time: 2:00PM CET (75min)

Learn the details and sign up to the webinar by United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, UNCCD CLPs on , and GWP 👉 https://bit.ly/4rjtnwL

09/03/2026

🌿 How can Natural/Small Water Retention Measures strengthen climate resilience in European agriculture?

Over the past five years, the OPTAIN project has worked across 14 case studies in Boreal, Continental and Pannonian regions to identify, prioritise and optimise Natural/Small Water Retention Measures (NSWRMs) for small agricultural catchments.

What did we do?

🔹 Screened 235 potential measures
🔹 Selected more then 60 NSWRMs for detailed modelling and optimisation
🔹 Applied a harmonised, participatory process with Multi-Actor Reference Groups
🔹 Used modelling tools (incl. SWAT+) and multi-objective optimisation to assess environmental and socio-economic performance

📊 Which measures have been most frequently selected?

Buffer strips and hedges, green cover, no-till agriculture, wetland restoration, retention ponds and other hydro-morphological interventions, measures that simultaneously:
✔ Reduce flood peaks
✔ Improve drought resilience
✔ Enhance groundwater recharge
✔ Reduce nutrient and sediment losses
✔ Support biodiversity and ecosystem integrity

🌍 NSWRMs show strong potential to address interconnected climate challenges by slowing, storing and filtering water and keeping nutrients within agricultural landscapes.

📚 Detailed fact sheets and technical documentation are available through:
– WOCAT Global SLM Database
– NWRM platform
– OPTAIN Learning Environment: https://le.optain.eu/node/408?fc=216&hide_areas=1&gid=8

📄Explore more by clicking the link:https://www.optain.eu/sites/default/files/delivrables/Factsheet%20WP2%20final.pdf

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CDE - Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern
Agroscope
HUN-REN Agrártudományi Kutatóközpont, Hun-Ren ATK Talajtani Intézet
Országos Vízügyi Főigazgatóság - OVF
SGGW / Warsaw University of Life Sciences
Univerza v Ljubljani / University of Ljubljana
Kmetijsko gozdarski zavod Maribor
Universiteit Gent
Jūros tyrimų institutas / Marine Research Institute
Università degli Studi di Milano
NIBIO
VÚMOP - Výzkumný ústav monitoringu a ochrany půdy
Global Water Partnership Central and Eastern Europe
Office International de l'Eau - OiEau
Norsk institutt for vannforskning - NIVA

08/03/2026

♀️ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆

As the world marks International Women’s Day on 8 March under the theme “Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls,” the Global Water Partnership underscores the importance of advancing in governance and investment.

In October 2025, H.E. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, President of the Republic of Namibia, accepted the role of GWP’s Global Champion for Gender Equality, dedicated to promoting gender-transformative water investments worldwide. The role reinforces Namibia’s leadership in advancing gender equality in water and climate investment.

Read GWP’s Women’s Day article 👉 https://bit.ly/4cwwldQ

06/03/2026

💧 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 - 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

On 6 March 2026 at the Global Leaders Dialogue during the International Conference on ESG Transversality for the Sustainable Water–Energy–Health–Environment Nexus in New Delhi, India, Mr. Alex Simalabwi, CEO of the Global Water Partnership Organisation and Executive Secretary of GWP, shared two reflections on the future of global water leadership.

1. If connects everything, then water cooperation and investments must connect everyone.

2. If the twentieth century was defined by competition for natural resources, the twenty-first century must be defined by investments in water and cooperation for sustainable water security.

06/03/2026

🎊 GWP is proudly celebrating the 25-year milestone of the Associated Programme on Management (APFM).

The programme is a joint initiative of the World Meteorological Organization and the Global Water Partnership, established to support countries and communities in developing sustainable, risk-based strategies.

05/03/2026

💧 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

At the WATER Science and Governance: Navigating Safe Operating Spaces through Research, Policy, and Practice conference in Venice, Italy, Mr. Alex Simalabwi, CEO of the Global Water Partnership Organisation and Executive Secretary of GWP, joined global experts to discuss the future of transboundary water governance.

With 310 transboundary river basins spanning 153 countries and supporting nearly 40% of the world’s population, cooperation over shared water resources is essential. Encouragingly, global evidence shows that cooperation is far more common than conflict, with more than 300 water treaties and basin agreements worldwide.

At the session on Water Governance Beyond Borders, Mr. Simalabwi highlighted how the Global Water Partnership is helping countries turn cooperation into action - linking science, policy, and investment through shared diagnostics, basin cooperation frameworks, and water investment programmes.

As climate change intensifies water risks, strengthening cooperation across borders will be critical to achieving security, stability, and sustainable development.