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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.

Global IWRM

5/18/2017

GWP Meets for Planning and Network Meeting

Staff from GWP’s 13 regions met for Regional Days in Stockholm, Sweden, on 9-12 May. The annual event is an opportunity to take stock of current and on-going matters in the network, and to plan for the year ahead. Coinciding with this, GWP’s Network Meeting was held, and broadcast live on Facebook.

2017 marks the onset of implementing a 3-year GWP Work Programme (2017-19) – and it is also halfway through GWP’s current Strategy; Towards 2020.

The Regional Days provided a forum for operational teams to discuss implementation challenges and to have a dialogue with governance representatives about these challenges. In addition, finance, communication and knowledge management, and resource mobilisation were big topics on this year’s agenda.

Partners heard at Network Meeting

The GWP statutory Network Meeting was held in conjunction with the Regional Days. The meeting was broadcast live on Facebook, and hosted by GWP Chair Oyun Sanjaasuren and Executive Secretary Rudolph Cleveringa.

“At GWP, we realise that all our work now has to be focused on alignment towards SDG implementation. Agenda 2030 is very comprehensive, but the challenges we face globally are very complex and therefore the plan must be comprehensive. The nature of the agenda also demands a completely new approach to how we do things, we need an integrated and holistic approach," said Dr. Sanjaasuren in her address.

Leading up to the event, GWP had asked its Partners two questions:

How can GWP best help your country attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
How can GWP be the best platform to share good experiences of water management?

Several GWP Partners had the opportunity to answer in person at the Network Meeting, and others commented through email or social media.

Participating in the meeting via Skype was Mukta Akter, Youth Focal Point for GWP South Asia and Executive Secretary for Bangladesh Water Partnership. She suggested that GWP could identify water champions for attaining the SDG goals.

“GWP can also help to establish and promote more youth organisations, especially in the most vulnerable areas for water, food security, climate change impact and youth empowerment to address SDGs in water, climate and gender issues,” said Mukta Akter.

The recording of the Network Meeting remains available on Facebook, and we welcome further input into the discussion on what GWP can do to better meet the needs of its Partners.

Page last edited: 5/18/2017