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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.

5/21/2019

IWRM Best Practices Featured in Central American Meeting

GWP Central America held its annual General Assembly in Costa Rica on April 1, with the participation of 40 partner organisations. The activity was organised as a parallel event during the Latin American Sanitation Conference (LATINOSAN 2019), to integrate partners in the sanitation discussions carried out during the conference.

The main presentation on the activity and financial report was delivered by Fabiola Tábora, Regional Coordinator. Partners were informed by Sara Oppenheimer, GWP Programme Specialist, about the status of the new strategy, including the future consultation process and launch date.

Partners participated in a panel of best practices in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), at the different levels, including:

Orsival Fuentes from MANCUERNA, Guatemala, talked about the implementation of IWRM in the various municipalities they represent. MANCUERNA is an association of municipalities in Guatemala.
Vilma Chanta who works at FUNDE El Salvador, presented the rainwater harvesting systems experience in El Salvador, which was funded by Australia Aid and was a Young Water Fellows recipient.
Magnolia Calderón from the Panama Canal Authority delivered a presentation regarding the studies on multi-purpose reservoirs in the dry areas of the country, she emphasized the importance of communicating with communities in the sites they have identified.
Luis Moreno a professor at the Center for Research in Aquatic Resources of Nicaragua (CIRA/UNAN), talked about the contamination issues (arsenic) in many of the bodies of water and how the university is contributed to identifying safe drinking water and other solutions to deal with this problem.

GWP Central America distributed a special edition of the Entre-Aguas, which included articles from partners and allies regarding sanitation. The document can be downloaded here.

Page last edited: 5/21/2019