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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.

12/17/2018

Preparing to Adapt: The Untold Story of Water

Water is to adaptation what energy is to mitigation – and with this in mind, GWP and the NDC Partnership co-convened a ministerial dialogue on December 10. Bringing together progress made on implementing SDG6 – the Water Goal – with climate adaptation ambitions, GWP launched “The Untold Story of Water”, an analysis of 80 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

The report shows that while countries highlight the need to climate-proof water supply and build resilient water infrastructure, few are paying attention to the one thing that will make these ambitions sustainable in the long-term: strengthening water governance through robust water management institutions.

Speakers from Mauritania, Sri Lanka and Nepal shared their ambitions, moderated by Oyun Sanjaasuren of the Green Climate Fund. H. E. Nezha El Ouafi, Secretary of State, Ministry of Environment, Morocco, and Co-Chair of the NDC Partnership spoke at the event. The UNFCCC Executive Secretary, Patricia Espinosa, referenced the document’s finding in remarks at a UN-DESA event.

Bottom line? The need to pay attention to water management and governance systems gained visibility - and GWP and our partners gained credibility. Countries are looking to engage on water adaptation and its link to the SDGs – a message that we will take to Country Water Partnerships.

Here is a summary of GWP’s COP 24 messages and here, GWP's Statement to the 24th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Climate Change.

Watch a video of the launch of “The Untold Story of Water” (links to Facebook).

Watch the GWP Press Conference at COP24 below:

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