The fifth WES Steering Committee meeting was organised online on the 1st of February 2024. The Steering Committee brought together the WES Water and Environment Focal Points from the Partner Countries, the European Commission, institutional partners, representatives of the WES Demonstration projects and regional organisations. The meeting was co-chaired by the Contracting Authority – the European Commission, Directorate General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR). During the meeting, the progress of the project since the previous SCM (January 2023) and the way ahead were discussed, leading to the endorsement of the project’s Workplan for the next eleven months.