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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!

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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.

2/3/2023 / Southern Africa

Malawi’s water and sanitation status under spotlight as country suffers worst cholera outbreak in decades

For the past 10 months, Malawi has been battling a cholera outbreak which health authorities have classified as the worst in decades. The outbreak has so far claimed over a thousand lives and recorded over 25,000 cases as of January 2023, with the case fatality rate standing at 3.3% as opposed to the less than 1% recommended by the World Health Organization.

2/3/2023 / Caribbean, Central America, Global, South America, Southern Africa

What does Valuing Water mean in practice, and why is it important?

Can the UN 2023 Water Conference help us to re-think how we value water and accelerate progress towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals?

2/1/2023 / Central and Eastern Europe

The Story and Fate of Estonian Oil Shale Plant

GWP Estonia visited and supported the remediation activities of Estonia's second largest oil shale processing plant.

1/31/2023 / Global

Putting integrated water resources management at the forefront of sustainable development

2023 is a critical reporting year on the SDGs, when countries will detail their progress on water management, a process that will be supported by GWP and the SDG 6 IWRM Support Programme.

1/30/2023 / Southeast Asia

GWP-SEA support the Safe Water Gardens to increase access to sanitation in Bintan Island – Indonesia

In December 2022, Global Water Partnership Southeast Asia utilized its e-survey platform for water and sanitation hygiene to assist Safe Water Gardens in increasing access to safe and proper sanitation at Busung Village, Bintan Regency. GWP-SEA’s regional coordinator, Fany Wedahuditama lead the training for the enumerators and supervisors on how to use the e-survey on their android phone.

1/28/2023 / China

China NDC Brief (2022 Updated)

GWPO is launching the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) brief special newsletters.

1/19/2023

CLOSED:Call for offers 3/2023/Mission Water Cyprus

Installation of a Water Metering Network in the Green Spaces of the Municipality of Aglantzia, Cyprus.

1/19/2023

CLOSED:Call for offers 2/2023/Mission Water Cyprus

Construction of a Wastewater Refill Station and the Expansion of the Irrigation Network in Spyros Kyprianos Park, in the Municipality of Aglantzia, Cyprus.

1/18/2023 / West Africa

Study trip to Burkina Faso, courtesy visits

The Nigerien delegation was received on December 22, 2022 by the Minister of Environment, Water and Sanitation, Dr. Augustin KABORE. The Secretary General of the Ministry, Dr. KOUANDA had received the delegation on December 19. Discussions focused on IWRM and the management of the climate change issue, among others.

1/18/2023 / West Africa

Framework for the implementation of the IWRM approach in Niger

Niger is a Sahelian country, which faces several major challenges. These mutually reinforce each other to aggravate the already precarious socio-economic situation of the country. Thus, we note the persistence of the effects of climate change, the challenges related to the problems of regional insecurity in the Sahel, leading in particular to massive displacements of populations and disturbances in the implementation of sectoral policies.

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