Global Water Partnership-Mediterranean (GWP-Med)

🎯The Source-to-Sea approach directly addresses the linkages between land, water, delta, estuary, coast, nearshore and ocean ecosystems leading to holistic natural resources management and economic development. During a side event at the 9 #OurOcean Conference last week in Athens, Global Water Partnership presented two new global initiatives built on wide-reaching partnerships with the ability to bring about transformative change in Source to sea action. Find out more 👇

You can still read one of our most cherished work contributing to #transboundary collaboration in the the Drin River basin! Find out about this fascinating journey in IW:LEARN's April bulletin. 👇

Good morning! To celebrate #EarthDay2024, a very interesting article by Global Water Partnership presents 👉 3 initiatives that underscore that the #GlobalCommunity has its eyes on plastic 👉 The status of the Global #PlasticsTreaty 👉 Links to GWP publications “Partnerships for #PlasticPollution control in the Yangtze River” & “Why lifecycle solutions are needed to tackle marine plastic pollution”. Have a look 👇

A very interesting publication from our top experts on transboundary cooperation with examples from Southeast Europe, Southeast Asia & Southern Africa. More 👇

We were very excited to co-host a special side-event at the 9th 'Our Ocean' Conference in Athens, "Source-to-Sea action for Healthy Rivers & a Clean & Healthy Ocean", moderated by Dimitris Faloutsos and co-organised with distinguished partners: ⭐Prof. Michael Scoullos, Global Water Partnership-Mediterranean (GWP-Med) Chair, explained the threat of ocean oxygen depletion and the need to move even beyond IWRM approaches into #WEFE#Nexus management, to provide lasting solutions; ⭐Andrew Hume from Global Environment Facility announced the $100m+ grant commitment to curb coastal zone pollution & reduce ocean hypoxia (oxygen depletion), which is giving life to the GEF Clean & Healthy Ocean program. ⭐Lorenzo Galbiati explained the structure and specific goals of the program, which is led by FAO, and why involving 3 large Development banks, UNESCO Ocean and Global Water Partnership is crucial for transformative change. Global Water Partnership will contribute to the program by activating its vast stakeholder network in focused participatory processes. ⭐Konstantina Toli explained how UNESCO Ocean will contribute through breaking new ground in scientific knowledge. ⭐Jose Pablo Murillo from SIWI - Stockholm International Water Institute presented the 'Healthy Rivers Healthy Ocean Programme' coordinated by GWP, SIWI and IOC UNESCO and endorsed under the UN Water Action Agenda & the UN Ocean Decade, which aims to develop and implement systemic actions to break down silos between the freshwater and marine scientific communities and accelerate integrated action along common lines. Introducing the side-event, ⭐Petros Varelidis, Secretary General at Hellenic Ministry of Environment and Energy, reaffirmed Greece's emphasis on tackling Source-to-sea challenges.

We are at the 9th 'Our Ocean' Conference in Athens today, with nearly 3,000 delegates from around the world. 👉Ready to host our side event: "Source-to-Sea action for Healthy Rivers & a Clean & Healthy Ocean", co-organised with Hellenic Ministry of Environment and Energy, Global Environment Facility, FAO, UNESCO Ocean, SIWI - Stockholm International Water Institute Our Ocean Greece #OurOceanGreece

Tomorrow 📅 at 🕙 15:00 CEST during the 9th #OurOcean Conference takes place the side-event 👉 #Source2Sea action for Healthy Rivers and a Clean and Healthy #Ocean co-organised by Hellenic Ministry of Environment and Energy, Global Water Partnership, Global Environment Facility, FAO, UNESCO Ocean & SIWI - Stockholm International Water Institute More👇

We are very excited to announce a new climate resilience project in partnership with The Coca-Cola Company and the Municipality of Trikala. Last September, storm Daniel wrought devastation in Thessaly and highlighted the urgent need for effective flood protection works in the region, in light of extreme events caused by climate change. Our new project effectively shields an important part of the city from future flooding. 👉Read more: https://lnkd.in/dPCXwESS

Mr. Dimitris Faloutsos is at the UN Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona today and is one of the speakers at the below events. 👉Catalyzing #Source2Sea Synergies towards Healthy #Rivers and a Healthy Ocean 👉New approaches to combat eutrophication and #hypoxia

Shortly, Global Water Partnership-Mediterranean (GWP-Med)'s Dimitris Faloutsos will be speaking at the event "Catalyzing Source-to-Sea Synergies towards Healthy Rivers and a Healthy Ocean". The event brings together freshwater & ocean communities to 👉develop knowledge 👉build expertise & 👉promote implementation of source-to-sea action. Watch live here 👉https://lnkd.in/dxFx7eax #OceanDecade24