About

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.

Global Transboundary

4/26/2021 - 4/28/2021

3rd Joint Meeting of the Working Groups on IWRM and on Monitoring and Assessment

The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is convening its working group on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and working group on Monitoring and Assessment under the Water Convention in a meeting on 26-28 April.

The main objectives of this 3rd joint meeting of the two working groups are to:

Review implementation of the Water Convention work programme for 2019–2021 and discuss progress in the Convention’s global opening
Discuss the draft programme of work for 2022–2024 under the Water Convention to be submitted to the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention for adoption at its 9th session (in Tallinn, Estonia, on 29 September–1 October 2021)
Discuss documents to be submitted to the 9th session of the Meeting of the Parties.

Background information, registration instructions and documents for the meeting are available on the dedicated UNECE webpage for the event.

Photo: Aerial drone panorama of water dam or Vodna Nadrz in Nova Bistryca, Slovakia, by Mostphotos.com/Anze Furlan

Page last edited: 4/8/2021