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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.

11/26/2012

GWP at COP18

GWP will participate at COP18 in Doha, Qatar, during the second week, 3-7 December 2012, to continue advocating for the importance of water resources management in adapting to the effects of climate change.

Advocacy efforts to explain the pivotal role of water has given results and has moved water higher up on the climate change agenda ever since GWP first participated at COP15 in Copenhagen. However, the role of water must still be reinforced to the negotiators.

The GWP delegation will organise a press briefing on "GWP Water and Climate Programmes" and the GWP Executive Secretary, Dr. Ania Grobicki, will deliver a speech at the High Level Segment on the last day.

GWP’s key messages at COP18:

Populations already exposed to water-related hazards are significant and likely to increase.
Current water knowledge must be used to inform adaptation implementation now.
An enabling environment for improved water management should be provided from the financial structures, institutional arrangements and policy processes within the Conferences of the UNFCCC.
Water should be termed a thematic work area under the Nairobi Work Programme, and a Water HelpDesk facility should be established.
A water window should be created under the Green Climate Fund, in order to fund the work on water within the Nairobi Work Programme.

GWP has also participated in Africa’s preparations for COP18.

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