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November 2007:11 th RC Meeting in
Bangalore,
India
The 11th Meeting of GWP South Asia Regional Council
was held on November 2nd in
Bangalore. The Regional Council Members also attended a Synthesis Meeting on the IWRM Dialogues undertaken by CWPs in 2006-07. The meeting involved presentations by CWP Chairs/Representatives and Consultants (who independently evaluated the Dialogues undertaken by
their respective CWP). Mr. Emilio Gabbrielli (Executive Secretary) and Dr. Mercy Dikito Wachtmeister (Network Officer) from GWPO participated at the sessions.
April 2007:10th RC Meeting in
Islamabad,
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The 10th Meeting of GWP South Asia Regional Council
was held on April 21st and 22nd in
Islamabad.
Chairs of Country Water Partnerships, who were participants at the South
Asia Water Utility Network meeting arranged jointly by the Asian
Development Bank and GWP on 23rd and 24th April were invited to participate at the RC sessions on the 22nd April. The RC
meeting was chaired by Mr. Suresh Prabhu the
new Chair GWP-SAS.
The Chair welcomed Dr.Ainun Nishat from Bangladesh, Mr. Karma Chhophel and Ms. Dimple Thapa from Bhutan, Dr. Veena Khanduri from India, Dr. Karuna Onta from Nepal and Mr. D. C. S. Elakanda from Sri Lanka as new members of the RC. He thanked outgoing members for
their services to the RC over the last two years.
Some outcomes of the meeting :-
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1. A Joint Inter Regional Meeting of GWP South Asia,
South-East Asia and
China to be held back to back with the GWP. Steering Committee Meeting in
November in
Manila.
2. Transfer of Regional Office to
India to be expedited, deadline of
September 2007, With Host Institution and Regional Office located in
Bangalore.
3. While budget of CWP for 2007 had more than doubled
this year, further proposals for funding were encouraged by GWPO for an
Extended Dialogues Programme to be undertaken
by CWP from July to December 2007. It was indicated an amount of US$
100,000/- was available for this purpose and if utilized would enable the
GWP-SAS budget for 2007 to top US$ 700,000.
4. CWP accreditation and enrolment of new partners to
be done using new partners application form. CWP needing legal
recognition to be registered under suitable law in each country.
5.
Maldives and
Afghanistan to be invited to join GWP
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South Asia.
6. Dr. Emillio Gabbrielli (Executive Secretary,GWPO) and Dr. Mercy Dikito Wachtmeister (Network Officer) participated at the sessions.
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The Global Water
PartnershipâÃÂÃÂs regional secretariat for South Asia is currently
located in
Banglore,
India.
The Secretariat maintains links with six country offices or CWPs (Country Water Partnerships) in
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
India,
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Nepal,
Pakistan and
Sri Lanka. Read more >>
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South Asia Water
Utility Network (SAWUN)
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The 2nd meeting of the South Asia
Water Utility Network, a joint effort of GWP and ADB was held on 23rd and
24th April in
Islamabad.
Formal launching of the network with over 50 participants representing
water utilities in
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
India,
Nepal,
Pakistan and
Sri Lanka took place on 24th April. |
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Inter Regional Meeting |
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The Joint Inter Regional Meeting
of partners of GWP South Asia, South East Asia and
China is scheduled to be held on 24th and
25th November in
Manila,
back to back with the GWP Steering Committee meeting on 26th and 27th
November. Themes related to Climate change, Access to Water and related areas will be addressed with sharing
of experiences and best practices among the regions. |
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3rd General Assembly |
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The 3rd General Assembly of GWP South
Asia was held in Hotel Dolphin,
Waikkal,
Sri
Lanka on 2nd December 2006. The
General Assembly was held back to back with the 9th RC meeting and Round
Tables on Ground Water and Access to Water held on 3rd and 4th December
2006. Over 50 participants including 35 from foreign partner countries
attended the Round Tables. |
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New Chair GWP-SAS |
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Mr. Suresh Prabhu a Lok Sabha Member of
India was inducted as the new chair of GWP South Asia which effect from 1st
January 2007. Action is being persued to
transfer the Regional Office to
India in early 2007. |
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GWP 10th Anniversary Celebrations |
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Regional Chair and Co-ordinator-South Asia, CWP Chairs and selected Chairs
from Area Water Partnerships represented South Asia at the GWP 10th
Anniversary and Consulting Partners Meeting in
Stockholm during 15th âÃÂà22nd
August 2006. |
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IWRM Dialogue Progrmme |
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A sequel to the 10th Anniversary
Meetings in
Stockholm was preparation work
on the IWRM Dialogues Programme to be
undertaken by
South Asia from September
2006 to June 2007. South Asia successfully presented proposals to the
value of over US$ 250,000/= covering programmes to be implemented in
Bangladesh,
India,
Nepal,
Pakistan and
India from September 2006 through June 2007. |
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Women and Water Network (WWN)
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Women and Water Network of South
Asia held its third regional meeting of country coordinators and
representatives on December 27, 2005 at
Islamabad. This event was held just
before the RC meeting on December 28 and 29. Read More>>
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There has been much attention in
recent times on Area Water Partnerships in
South
Asia. 2005 saw two region-wide studies of these local-level
institutions to assess the function and activities and the future
direction of AWPs.
GWP South Asia regional secretariat conducted a five
country survey of the longest surviving AWP in each country. A synthesis
report of this study was compiled and is available for
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download on this website. Read more >>
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South Asia is the most
densely populated region in the world, home to nearly a quarter of the worldâÃÂÃÂs population. The region has long been
subject to disasters in the form of regular monsoon floods and prolonged
drought- but has recently seen some of the worst natural disasters in
history.
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Water-Related MDGs -where are we? Read More >>
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