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GWP’s VISION is a water secure world. Our MISSION is to advance governance and management of water resources for sustainable and equitable development.

OUR UNIQUE VALUE: GWP mobilises action on the global water crisis through a unique combination of social capital, shared values, credibility within the global water community, bottom-up orientation, and expertise. A network of networks, we ensure the ‘voices of water’ can inﬂuence local, national, regional, and global development priorities. We are committed to our role as a neutral convener and respected for our focus on inclusiveness and sustainability.

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GWP creates and communicates information about integrated water resources management which contributes to improved water governance and, ultimately, water security.

Together with our Partners, we provide knowledge resources and capacity building activities for solving water problems.

Partner

Institutional Partners are the basis of GWP's multi-stakeholder partnership. A strong, diverse partnership can bring about the changes needed to achieve a water secure world. In this section, learn about the benefits of being a Partner and meet a few who already are. We invite like-minded organisations to join us!

GWP Regions

This is where you can find links to the websites of our Regional Water Partnerships (RWPs). RWPs are closest to the countries where we work. They share knowledge and learning across national boundaries and are expected to have an open, inclusive, and gender-sensitive policies for bringing together as wide a group of stakeholders as possible to solve water problems.

4/27/2020 - 4/28/2020

The 11th Petersberg Climate Dialogue

The 11th Petersberg Climate Dialogue (PCD) is held as a video conference on 27 and 28 April. The United Kingdom, as President of the next Climate Change Conference (COP 26), co-chairs the PCD. The event focuses on sustainable recovery after the current health crisis.

At the invitation of German Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze, ministers of 30 countries and high-level government officials discuss which measures could pave the way for a green recovery from the economic crisis, which follows the COVID-19 pandemic.

The main event of this year's meeting is the high-level segment on 28 April. Participants will include UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel. It can be followed live from around 3:10 PM CEST at https://www.bmu.de/en/livestream.

Additional exchanges between non-state actors such as businesses, cities, NGOs and thinktanks, and between chief negotiators, also take place.

Full details are available on the event web page.

Page last edited: 4/27/2020