The Global Water Partnership (GWP) was created and built up to implement the vision of sustainable development and management of water resources that was born at the Earth Summit in Rio in 1992. GWP's work was further defined and reinforced at Johannesburg in 2002, when national governments committed to develop and implement plans for integrated water resources management and water efficiency, by 2005. GWP Partners have worked hard to support national governments to act upon their commitments. Now 2012 provides another historic moment in building a more water secure world.
GWP Participation
The GWP delegation convenes and participates in the following events:
18 June
- Side Event: Mountain knowledge solutions for sustainable green economy and improved water, food, energy, and environment nexus, GWP Executive Secretary particpates
- Side Event: Dublin Rio Principles - Bridging the Gender Gap in Water Resource Management – Where do we stand, what lessons have we learned?
- GWP Executive Secretary Dr Ania Grobicki speaks at the "Sustainable Development Dialogues: Panel on Water", invited by the Brazilian Government. Presentation of the particpants.
19 June
- GWP Chair speaks at the launch of “Status Report on the Application of Integrated Approaches to Water Resources Management”, UN Water, Water Day.
- Side Event: “Challenges and Opportunities for a Mediterranean Green Growth”
20 June
- GWP Chair Dr Letitia A Obeng will be a Moderator at the high-level panel of the Side Event: Northern Lights on Sustainable Development, see programme
- GWP Chair Dr Letitia A Obeng will speak at the High Level event: "Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment: the power behind successful sustainable development".
21 June
- Side Event: Climate Compatible Development for Sustainability & Climate Security, Dr Mohamed Ait-Kadi, GWP Technical Committee Chair will be a panellist.
- GWP Chair Dr Letitia A Obeng will also be a speaker at the Side Event on Water Cooperation arranged by the Government of Tajikistan in cooperation with other UN Member States and the UN-Water. Draft Programme. Concept Note.
More details in the programme of GWP participation at Rio+20.
Key Messages for Rio+20
GWP has developed, with the support of our regions, a Policy Brief to emphasise key messages to policy makers at Rio+20, based upon GWP's experiences:
- The crucial role of water as a key driver in the green economy
- The need for building more effective institutions to manage water better, especially at transboundary level
- The ongoing need for integrated approaches, ensuring water security for the economy, for society and for the environment
- The political leadership and vision essential for overcoming fragmentation.
The Policy Brief is available in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. All laungauge versions are availble here.
Towards Rio+20 articles
- Water and the Future We Want (Outreach, Stakeholder Forum)
- EU Green Week: Rio+20 in the water pipeline (NewEurope online)
- Participate in the Rio dialogues
- “Status Report on the Application of Integrated Approaches to Water Resources Management” (UN Water). GWP facilitated the completion of both level surveys through the Regional and Country Water Partnerships and GWP Senior Advisor Alan Hall was a member of the Working Group and one of the authors of the report.
- The Future We Want - a global initiative to move beyond negative visions of the future and focus on the sustainability solutions that are ready to be implemented by 2030
- Future We Want (Ban Ki-Moon in the New York Times)
- The Last Push for Rio (Nexus: The Water, Energy & Food Security Resource Platform)
- The Green Economy –one of two main themes for Rio+20 (European Environmental Agency)