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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.

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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.

4/30/2020

Water Changemaker Awards: ”Youth Are on the Rise, and That's Something to Be Seen”

Next up in our series of partners speaking about why their communities should submit their change journeys to the Water ChangeMaker Awards, we have two youth organisations. In an energetic and interactive Facebook Live, we spoke with Lindsey Aldaco-Manner, President of the World Youth Parliament for Water (WYPW), as well as Maitreyi Koduganti Venkata, Coordinator of the Water Governance Group at the Water Youth Network (WYN).

Young people have a decisive role in water governance. As Rianna Gonzales, Youth Engagement Specialist at GWP highlighted: “Young people today play a crucial role in influencing decisions, because they question how things are done, they ask how can we make it better and they strive to make it better”.

Commenting on the current COVID crisis, and whether youth will be thinking about climate resilience now, Maitreyi said: "In times of crises like this, what everyone thinks of is to keep our loved ones safe, keep our families safe. The idea of climate resilience is perhaps not even on the agenda, but that doesn't mean that it's not there at all. The climate protests are still happening, people are still voicing their concerns, it's just on a different platform. An abandonment of this issue has the potential to worsen certain circumstances.”

Replying to the question why youth should submit their change journeys to the Water ChangeMaker Awards, Lindsey said: ”We have a unique opportunity to be a solution, and I think that is also why the Water ChangeMakers Awards exists, because youth are on the rise and that is something to be seen”.

We travelled through time to listen to youth Water ChangeMaker stories - watch the full interview with Maitreyi and Lindsey here. Now is your opportunity to learn, get inspired and keep up hope. Check out the Water ChangeMaker Awards and submit your change journey by 7 June!

The World Youth Parliament for Water (WYPW) is a network of passionate young people from over 80 countries. They respond to the interests of youth, working together to prioritize water issues and create platforms for the expertise of youth to be recognized on these issues.

The Water Youth Network (WYN) is a global network that brings together youth organisations and young leaders on water issues. It aims to foster discussion and sharing of knowledge, initiatives and projects on water issues among students and young professionals around the world.

Page last edited: 4/30/2020