81319887 – Support in the implementation of basin management measures and district Ganga plans

Background

Project "Support to Ganga Rejuvenation (SGR)" in conjunction with the "Development and Implementation Support to the India-EU Water Partnership, (IEWP Action)" is implemented by GIZ on behalf of German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the EU Delegation to India (EUD). The project has two components i.e. Support to Namami Gange (SNG) and India EU Water Initiative (IEWI). While first phase of the SGR project was from 2015-2020, phase II of SGR and IEWP Action were implemented from Nov 2020 to February 2024 and November 2023 respectively. The third phase of the project (SGR III) started from 1st March 2024 and will continue until 28 February 2028. The project cooperates with the Indian partners with the overall objective to support responsible stakeholders at national level as well as in selected states and districts in the application of integrated approaches to river basin management taking EU methods and experience into account. Gender and Climate Change Mitigation and adaptations are the crosscutting topics of the project embedded in its overall strategy.