{"id":2452,"date":"2025-10-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/cee\/news\/welcome-to-our-new-gwp-cee-regional-chair-mr-peter-kovacs\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T13:02:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:02:13","slug":"welcome-to-our-new-gwp-cee-regional-chair-mr-peter-kovacs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/cee\/archive\/welcome-to-our-new-gwp-cee-regional-chair-mr-peter-kovacs\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to our new GWP CEE Regional Chair \u2013 Mr. P\u00e9ter Kov\u00e1cs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>P\u00e9ter is a <strong>renowned water governance expert<\/strong> with more than 35 years of experience in international and transboundary water cooperation. He has held top leadership positions in Hungarian government institutions and on global water platforms, always showing strong commitment to <strong>integrated water resources management (IWRM)<\/strong>, regional dialogue, and water diplomacy.<\/p>\n<p>His track record includes serving as <strong>Chair of the UNECE Water Convention (2015\u20132018), President of the ICPDR (2019)<\/strong>, and <strong>Member of the Board of Governors of the World Water Council (2022-)<\/strong>. He has also represented Hungary as EU Water Director, led the implementation of the <strong>EU Water Framework Directive<\/strong>, served in bilateral transboundary commissions as governmental plenipotentionary and negotiated over 50 bilateral agreements on water cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>P\u00e9ter has been closely engaged with <strong>GWP for many years<\/strong> \u2013 as Hungary\u2019s representative to the GWP Sponsoring Partners and through active involvement in GWP Hungary. His deep knowledge of GWP\u2019s mission, strong regional and global network, and proven leadership in diplomacy and policy development make him exceptionally well-suited to guide developments in the CEE region.<\/p>\n<p>We warmly welcome P\u00e9ter to his new role and look forward to working with him to strengthen <strong>water cooperation and climate resilience<\/strong> across Central and Eastern Europe.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/cee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/img_e2961-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are delighted to announce that Mr. P\u00e9ter Kov\u00e1cs has taken up the role of GWP CEE Regional Chair as of 1 October 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