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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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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.

Conclusions of the Dialogs for Water and Climate Change

Cancun, December 8, 2010. This morning the closure of the Dialogs for Water and Climate Change (D4WCC) were held during a side event session that had the participation of high level speakers.

Coordinated by the National Water Commission of Mexico (CONAGUA) and having the support of different regional and global organizations such as the Global Water Partnership (GWP), the Dialogs took place last week. On Friday, December 3, the Chair of GWP Costa Rica, Ms. Maureen Ballestero, presented a document titled, “Regional Policy Dialog in Latin America and the Caribbean—Challenges and Opportunities for Water-Based Adaptation to Climate Change: Elements for a Regional Agenda.” GWP Central America participated in the development of the document.

The objective of today’s activity was to present the key messages coming from the first week of the D4WCC, for them to be debated by a select group of decision-makers made up of representatives of national governments, intergovernmental organizations, IFIs and NGOs. The Dialogs were meant to reinforce the political commitment needed for water-based adaptation to climate change to be formally recognized as a necessary measure to face the growing consequences of climate change.

Mr. Henk van Schaik, International Program Coordinator of the Cooperative Programme on Water and Climate (CPWC), presented the main conclusions of the Dialogs.

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