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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.

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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!

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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.

Global Nexus

7/9/2020

Webinar: Accelerating Inclusive Farmer-Led Irrigation Sustainably

On 9 July, the second session of a 2-part webinar series on farmer-led irrigation (FLI) is organised by GWP, the World Bank, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), and the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute. A recording of the first session, held on 11 June, is available below.

The second session aims to:

Discuss the various aspects of sustainability and potential trade-offs for FLI development
Discuss innovative approaches to ensure water access remains equitable to all water users as FLI development is acceleratedIntroduce innovations for sustainable use of water resources during FLI scale-up;

The webinar participants will delve into these important issues in a 1.5 hour discussion with global experts in sustainable smallholder farming. Participants will be asked to provide examples of the types of farmer incentives, government regulation and monitoring, private sector initiatives or other approaches they have piloted or tested/ to support and stimulate water stewardship. Moreover, the discussion will explore the need for technical advisory and knowledge cooperation in accelerating sustainable and inclusive FLI development.

SPEAKERS:

Armand Houanye, Global Water Partnership West Africa (GWP West Africa)
Petra Schmitter, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Shilp Verma, International Water Management Institute (IWMI-TATA)
Dave D'Haeze, Hanns R. Neumann Foundation
Ruth Meinzen-Dick, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Kerstin Danert, Ask for Water / Barbara Van Koppen RWSN
Sarah Keener, The World Bank

REMARKS:

Peter G. McCornick, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute (DWFI)
Peter Repinski, Global Water Partnership (GWP)
Regassa Namara, The World Bank
Joy Busolo, The World Bank

Register for the 9 July webinar through this link.

Recording on the first FLI webinar, held on 11 June

Read summary blog from the first FLI webinar

Experts unite to find the best ways to scale up farmer-led irrigation

Page last edited: 6/17/2020