On the 2nd-8th of July 2023 Laurynas Mackevičius, a bachelor student at the Department of Hydrology and Climatology of the Institute of Geosciences of Vilnius University, took part in the GWP Summer School “Healthy and Resilient Catchments – From Science to Action”. Student’s report on the summer school: “On July…
GWP PhD student placement opportunities
GWP is a partner to a program called NEWAVE and as such will have the honour to co-supervise two PhD students, who as part of their research will also receive a placement in GWP for a couple of months. In NEWAVE programe there are 13 positions available – all fully…
Webinar on WASH for the prevention of COVID-19
The Webinar on WASH for the prevention of COVID-19, which will take place on Wednesday, 8 April 2020 from 11:00-12:30 (Central European Summer Time). The Webinar addresses WASH, environment and health professionals who are involved in guiding COVID-19 response from water, sanitation and hygiene perspectives. It aims at disseminating key…
Webinar – Demystifying Water Integrity
We invite you to join the webinar, on March 18, 2020 at 10 am CET: Demystifying Water Integrity: From Policy to Practice Using the Integrity Management Toolbox You can Register here. A significant amount of the money invested in the water sector leaks out because of corruption. This represents a…
Input of nutrients by the seven biggest rivers in the Baltic Sea region
To tackle the symptoms of eutrophication in the Baltic Sea, the member countries of the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) have agreed to decrease the input of nutrients to the Baltic Sea. According to the recent HELCOM assessment (HELCOM 2018) the riverine inputs of total nitrogen and total phosphorus contribute about 80%…
15th European Youth Parliament for Water
The European Youth Parliament for water (EYPW) is an initiative we launched in 1999 to promote youth involvement in the water sector, both by increasing their awareness of water resource management issues and by fostering understanding of citizenship and democracy. During one week, young Europeans meet to debate, exchange and…
Meeting of Lithuanian National Climate Change Committee
On 12 February 2019, a meeting of Lithuanian National Climate Change Committee (NCCC) was held at the Ministry of Environment. The main focus of the meeting was to review the report of 2018 Special climate change program’s activities and to discuss the priorities of 2019. Also, members of the NCCC…
Online course on Water – Addressing the Global Crisis
SIWI presents a free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) to help prepare future leaders to sustainably manage water related issues. The course ir prepared with the United Nation’s SDG Academy and will be led by the experts on water and sanitation services. Course will analyse the role of ecosystems, the impact…
GWP annual network meeting – for the first time in a ‘Follow-the-Sun’ format
GWP is inviting its Partners to the Annual Network Meeting – for the first time in a ‘Follow-the-Sun’ format. It is a format that allows GWP to consult with Partners in each region over a 24-hour period. Partners participate in a 2-hour session in each region (in their language and time…
Stockholm World Water Week
Stockholm World Water Week (WWW) is an annual focal point for the globe’s water issues. It is organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). This year, the event takes place on 26-31 August and its main thematic scope is: “Water, ecosystems and human development”. As in previous years, Global…
