2025 - GWP

About

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.

3/22/2025 / Global, Southern Africa

Global Water Partnership Organisation (GWPO) Establishes Transition Office for its Headquarters in South Africa

22 March 2025, Cape Town. To mark World Water Day, GWP announces a major milestone in the ongoing Global Transformation Agenda on Water Investments: the establishment of the headquarters of the Global Water Partnership Organisation (GWPO) Transition Office in South Africa

3/18/2025 / Global, Southern Africa

Mobilising Commitments from G20 Leaders on Climate-Resilient Water Investments

Global Transformation Agenda to Launch in Cape Town for World Water Day 2025

3/7/2025 / Global, Mediterranean, Southern Africa

Investing in Women to Transform Water Investments

Advancing gender-responsive financing for a water-secure future on International Women’s Day 2025

2/27/2025 / Global, Mediterranean, Southeast Asia, Southern Africa

Global Water Partnership facilitates South-South GCF Direct Access Learning Exchange

Green Climate Fund (GCF) National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and Direct Access Entities (DAEs) from Sri Lanka, South Africa, Nepal, and Tunisia convened at the offices of the Development Bank of Southern Africa, in Midrand, South Africa from 10th to 13th February for a South-to-South learning exchange on GCF accreditation and programming.

2/18/2025 / Global, Southern Africa

Global Water Partnership Embarks on Water Investment Transformation

USD 15 Billion to Be Leveraged by 2030 | H.E. Jakaya Kikwete, Former President of Tanzania, Appointed Co-Chair of Global Transformation Council (GTC)

1/27/2025 / Global, Southern Africa

Alex Simalabwi to Lead Global Water Partnership's Transformation

New Executive Secretary and CEO Joins Leadership Team to Boost GWP’s Mission on Water Security and Climate Resilience

1/16/2025 / Global

GWP’s drought expertise included in UNCCD COP16 decision on science-policy recommendations

The Conference of the Parties, at its sixteenth session held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2-13 December 2024), invited GWP to serve as a technical partner in the continuous development of existing Drought Monitoring and Early Warning Systems. This decision acknowledges GWP as a strong global player in drought management.