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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.

6/18/2020

Water ChangeMaker Awards: Attracts over 350 Change Journeys

Over 350 individuals and groups from over 80 countries submitted their personal experience of having influenced water decisions to build climate resilience by the Water ChangeMaker Awards deadline, June 14. Thank you to all the ChangeMakers who shared their stories and to the ChangeMaker Partners who helped mobilise and spread the word. We now enter the next phase of the Awards: the screening and the judging.

The Water ChangeMaker Awards was launched at an extraordinary time, coinciding with the world facing a global health crisis. Although many extra urgent actions were needed, essential ones remained – among these the need to keep focus on how we use and safeguard our water.

The aim of the Awards is to make visible the teams and organisations who shape water decisions that build climate resilience – and to create and support a community of ChangeMakers who contribute and learn from each other in shaping the lessons learned about how to make positive change happen. The initiative is designed to make sure that everybody will benefit from opportunities to Connect, to Collaborate, and to Celebrate.

We are glad to share not only the number but also the geographical footprint of the ChangeMaker initiative: Change journeys from more than 80 countries were submitted (see geographical spread below - click the images to enlarge them) by teams and organisations that also come from over 80 countries.

Next steps

Who made it through the Eligibility Screening for Water ChangeMakers: at the end of June, you can find, on the ChangeMaker website, who made it through the eligibility screening.

Invitation to all Water ChangeMakers to join the Water ChangeMakers Community – a vibrant space where they will exchange, inspire, and learn from each other.

Who made it to the “Semi-Finals”: the assessment of the journeys will involve a 2-stage jury process, initially involving an international independent expert jury, and, to determine the finalists, a group of leaders in water management and climate resilience. In July and August, the first round jury will meet and identify the semi-finalists.

Who will make it into the “Finals”: semi-finalists will be asked to share more information about their change journey, after which point the second round jury will review the adjusted submissions and determine the finalists. Finalists’ experiences will be featured in GWP’s online ToolBox, and they will be able to explore collaboration with other thought leaders from across the globe.

Do you have more questions? Please contact us on waterchangemakers@gwp.org.

Page last edited: 6/18/2020