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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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Together with our Partners, we provide knowledge resources and capacity building activities for solving water problems.

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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!

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.

5/26/2011

Green Week

On 24-27 May 2011, Green Week takes place in Brussels, Belgium. It is organised by the European Commission as a major communication event focusing on environment policy. This year's theme is "Resource Efficiency - Using less, living better".

GWP Technical Committee Chair Dr. Mohamed Ait-Kadi will participate to do a presentation on "Managing Water Resources: Today's Global Challenges" at a session on international environmental policy: "The United Nations conference on sustainable development in 2012: can it deliver on global efficiency?" on 26 May at 16.30-18.00.

The session will discuss how UNCSD can help move the resource efficiency agenda forward at global level. Which concrete outcomes should be pursued in terms of policy-instruments? What specific issues (e.g. water, food, energy) and policies (e.g. development cooperation, trade) should it address and how? What role is there for private sector initiatives alongside actions by public authorities?

GWP Mediterranean Chair Michael Scollous will also particpate in the session on "The blue challenge: optimal use of marine resources".

More information about the Green Week.

(Photo: Dr Mohamed Ait Kadi, Chair Technical Committee, Global Water Partnership - Achim Steiner, United Nations Under-Secretary General, UNEP Executive Director, © EU)

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