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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.

5/12/2023 / Caribbean

GWP-C Open Call for 3 Specialists – Storytelling, Modern Communication Tools, and Innovation

5/11/2023 / China

The 1st China Water Hammer Conference

May 9-10, 2023, the first China Water Hammer Conference was successfully held in Zhuzhou, Hunan Province, attracting hundreds of academicians, experts and scholars.

5/10/2023 / West Africa

Promoting inter-state cooperation with the ratification and implementation of the Conventions on Shared Surface and Groundwater Resources

The Global Water Partnership in West Africa (GWP-WA) has supported the Commission of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) and the Secretariat of the Convention for the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes, provided by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), in promoting the process of accession, ratification and implementation of the Conventions on shared surface and groundwater in the UEMOA region.

5/10/2023 / Mediterranean

Matchmaker II project inauguration: An integrated WEFE Nexus solution to benefit 6 farms in Jordan and Palestine

AMMAN - Sweden, the Union for the Mediterranean and the Global Water Partnership – Mediterranean, on Monday, 8 May 2023, inaugurated integrated technical solutions for sustainable agriculture in Salt Governorate. These involve reuse of treated wastewater from Wadi Shuayb Wastewater Treatment Plant for irrigation, after its tertiary treatment through constructed wetlands, with pumping powered by renewable solar energy, and climate-resilient planting.

5/4/2023 / Caribbean

2023 Applications are Open for the GWP-C Water Academy for Youth (GWP-C WAY)

The Global Water Partnership-Caribbean Water Academy for Youth (GWP-C WAY) is back! The 2023 edition of the Academy aims to build on the first, launched in 2021.

5/2/2023 / Mediterranean

The Zero Drop-Mission Water project on track to save millions of litres of water and benefit tens of thousands of Cyprus residents

A new initiative exclusively funded by the Coca-Cola Foundation and implemented by GWP-Med is expected to save an estimated 5 million waters annually for the Municipality of Aglantzia in Cyprus through the use of recycled water and smart technology for green spaces irrigation.

4/28/2023 / Caribbean, Central Africa, South America

GWP-C, GEF CReW+ and UNEP CEP Cartagena Convention Secretariat Support IWWM Capacity Building Projects in the Caribbean, Central and South America

4/28/2023 / Global

Transboundary cooperation: defining the way forward after the UN 2023 Water Conference

Recognising the urgent need to address transboundary water management challenges, GWP has joined forces with more than 40 governments, international organisations, international financing institutions, NGOs, academia and research centres under the Transboundary Water Cooperation Coalition.

4/28/2023 / Global

Keeping progress of integrated water resources management on track

Between April and October 2023, UN Member States will take stock and report their progress on implementing the integrated water resources management (IWRM) target under the SDGs. GWP, through the SDG 6 IWRM Support Programme, will assist countries in facilitating multi-stakeholder consultations to assess and report on their progress on SDG indicator 6.5.1.

4/28/2023 / China

Books, Showcases and Videos on Yellow River Protection Law

Yellow River Protection Law of the People's Republic of China was adopted in October 2022 and took effect on April 1st, 2023. In March and April 2023, the GWP China Yellow River, supported by the Yellow River Institute of Hydraulic Research, organized various activities to expand the influence of the Yellow River Protection Law after engaging river basin residents through publications, exhibitions and thematic campaigns.

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