{"id":2515,"date":"2022-12-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/central-africa\/news\/gwp-central-africa-hosts-its-16th-steering-committee-meeting\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T16:08:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:08:34","slug":"gwp-central-africa-hosts-its-16th-steering-committee-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/central-africa\/news\/gwp-central-africa-hosts-its-16th-steering-committee-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"GWP-Central Africa hosts its 16th Steering Committee Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The meeting brought together representatives from the five Country Water Partnerships (CWPs) of the GWP-CAf network, GWPO, technical partners (LCBC, WWF), as well as youth and civil society college representatives. Chaired by the regional Chair of GWP-CAf, Mr. Sylvain Guebanda, the meeting had as its main objective to reviewhe implementation of the 2022 Work Plan, validate the three-year regional work program, and the 2023 work plan (PTA).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/central-africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/04\/whatsapp-image-2022-11-28-at-10.04.53-1-1.jpeg\" height=\"609\" width=\"456\"><\/p>\n<p>In his opening speech, Mr. Sylvain Guebanda highlighted the key successes of the year. Amongst these is the Adaptation fund\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gwp.org\/en\/GWP-Central-Africa\/WE-ACT\/news\/the-adaptation-fund-approves-the-concept-note-for-the-iwrm-and-ews-project\/\">approval<\/a> of the concept note for the IWRM and Early warning System project jointly implemented with WMO and LCBC and GWP-CAf\u2019s recognition as an International NGO in Cameroon by the country\u2019s Ministry of Territorial administration. He applauded the joint efforts from the country and regional secretariat teams to achieve set goals and support the implementation of ongoing programs (WACDEP-G, GCF Readiness, Global Water Leadership Program).<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the participants, GWP-CAf\u2019s network officer, Julienne Roux thanked the members for their support towards GWP-CAf\u2019s work in the region.<\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/central-africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/04\/whatsapp-image-2022-11-28-at-10.04.50-2-1.jpeg\" height=\"365\" width=\"487\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p>She shared updates from the global office and perspectives for the next year, especially regarding the global agenda which is geared toward climate resilience, adaptation, and mitigation.&nbsp;A highlight of the opening session was the official welcome by SC members of the Executive secretary, Djibrilla Mohamadou who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gwp.org\/en\/GWP-Central-Africa\/WE-ACT\/news\/gwp-caf-has-a-new-executive-secretary\/\">took up office<\/a> in January 2022, and the civil society college representative, Mme Djimet Catherine from Chad.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/central-africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/04\/whatsapp-image-2022-11-28-at-10.05.28-1-1.jpeg\" height=\"370\" width=\"494\"><\/p>\n<p>Day one was characterized by presentations of the work done in 2022 at the regional, country, and program levels \u2013 successes, setbacks, and lessons learned. The regional three-year work program (2023-2025) was also presented to the members for their input and validation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/central-africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/04\/whatsapp-image-2022-11-28-at-10.06.10-1.jpeg\" height=\"374\" width=\"499\"><\/p>\n<p>Day two focused on the work planned for 2023 (regional and country level) and experience sharing on mobilizing the GCF Readiness Funds. Following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gwp.org\/en\/GWP-Central-Africa\/WE-ACT\/news\/gcf-grants-usd-443.130-to-the-central-african-republic-to-accelerate-climate-finance\/\">approval<\/a> of the Central African Republic\u2019s GCF Readiness proposal in December 2021, the Central African Republic Country Water Partnership (CWP CAR) shared the detailed process of mobilizing the funds with other CWPs. This knowledge-sharing session was applauded by the CWPs who expressed interest in supporting their country governments to mobilize the funds geared towards improving climate adaptation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/central-africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/04\/whatsapp-image-2022-11-28-at-10.04.41-1-1.jpeg\" height=\"375\" width=\"502\"><\/p>\n<p>Another highlight of the 16<sup>th<\/sup> Steering committee meeting was the loud applause to celebrate the recognition of GWP-Central Africa as an international NGO in Cameroon by the Ministry of Territorial administration \u2013 a great step towards the autonomy and institutional strengthening of the organization.<\/p>\n<p>The two-day meeting ended with clearly stated objectives for the next year and words of appreciation to the regional and country offices for the great work done in 2022, geared towards 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