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.

9/30/2024 - 10/2/2024

Drought Resilience +10 Conference

Integrating knowledge & practice for drought resilience: Following up on the first High-level meeting on National Drought Policies in 2013, the Drought Resilience +10 Conference aims at scaling up and accelerating drought action on the ground. It will bring together countries, experts and practitioners to review progress and lessons learnt in drought management to explore and define a joint way forward towards a more drought resilient world.

📅 30 September-2 October 2024

📍 Geneva, Switzerland & online (online participation is free!)

Goals of the Conference:

Reflect on successes and challenges of 10 years of drought risk management since 2013 to learn how to achieve drought resilience in the next decade
Consolidate and plan jointly how drought resilience can be brought to scale to respond to the accelerating impacts of climate change in the next decade by applying systems thinking
Work with political leaders to strengthen awareness, mobilise resources, prioritise drought and increase commitments to building drought resilience and to implement Integrated Drought Management

9 workstreams:

The Drought Resilience +10 Conference is based on 9 Workstreams, identified and developed through a series of consultations that took place at thematic events. The Workstreams reflect and group important aspects and challenges of drought management.

GWP Co-leads workstream 6, Social inclusion and climate justice, together with IWMI and IOM, and workstream 8, Public-private-civil society partnerships, together with WMO & World Bank.

Explore all workstreams and concept papers.

Help shape the Drought Conference +10 Conference Declaration:

Help shape the Drought Resilience +10 Conference Declaration by contributing here: iwrmactionhub.org

To facilitate this important discussion, we encourage you to join our Community of Practice on Integrated Drought Managment Programme (IDMP). This platform provides a wonderful opportunity to share your thoughts, collaborate with other partners, and engage in meaningful exchanges both before and after the conference.

How to join the IDMP Community:

Register on the IWRM Action Hub.
Confirm your registration via the email you receive (please check your spam folder if needed).
Go to the IDMP Community and click the “Request to Join” button.

We look forward to your ideas and suggestions in the Community of Practice. Your engagement and support are invaluable as we work together to build a more resilient future for all.

GWP is a Partner of the Conference, organised by WMO (and hosted at WMO’s Headquarters), European Commission Joint Research Center, FAO, IDRA, IOM, IUCN, IWMI, GWP, Meteorological Service of Morocco, MITERD, NDMC, NOAA, UNCCD, UNDRR, UNESCO, UNDP, United States Department of State & World Bank

Learn all about the conference and explore the programme!

Page last edited: 9/23/2024