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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.

11/19/2019 / Global

World Toilet Day: Building Toilets Not Always Enough

World Toilet Day, celebrated on 19 November every year, is about inspiring action to tackle the global sanitation crisis and help achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, which promises sanitation for all by 2030. In a Facebook Live interview, GWP Senior Water Resources Management Specialist Ranu Sinha shares her experience on what it takes to end open defecation – and that building toilets isn’t always enough.

11/19/2019 / Southeast Asia

GWP-SEA in Multi Stakeholder Partnership Forum 2019

Multi Stakeholder Partnership (MSP) Forum is a National forum Organized by Ministry of National Development Planning/ National Planning Agency Republic of Indonesia with support from the UNESCAP. This event co-organize by the Global Water Partnership Southeast Asia (GWP-SEA) and International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) Indonesia. The overall theme for this year forum is "Sharing innovation and practices on the implementation of multi stakeholder platform for achieving sustainable development goals 2030"

11/15/2019 / Global, West Africa

GWP-UNICEF WASH Products Used for Analysis and Advocacy

In 2014, GWP and UNICEF established a strategic partnership to work on climate resilience and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH). The collaboration resulted in a Strategic Framework and a range of technical briefs and guidance notes to support the implementation of the Framework. In February 2018, a website was launched with the knowledge products. Since then, they have become among the most downloaded publications with GWP involvement. To mark World Toilet Day 2019 (19 November), which has a strong link to WASH, GWP followed up on the use of the material.

10/13/2019 / Mediterranean

Capacity Building Workshops for youth in Malta: Registrations are now open

The regional organisation Global Water Partnership - Mediterranean (GWP-Med | www.gwpmed.org) and the Energy and Water Agency (EWA | www.energywateragency.gov.mt) of Malta are organizing two back-to-back Capacity Building Workshops in November 2019 in Malta: 12-13/11: ‘Communicating Water Trends & Innovation to Engage Locals and Tourists’, and 13-14/11: 'Non-Conventional Water Resources Management: Local Solutions'.

9/12/2019 / Mediterranean

Pre-announcement for two capacity building workshops for youth in Malta

8/28/2019 / Southeast Asia

GWP- SEA at the 3rd World Irrigation Forum and Launching the GWP's 2020-2025 Strategy

Supporting Event 7 on Powerful alliance: Multi-stakeholders Platform (MSP) contributions on food and water security processes in Asia. 3rd September 2019, 14.00-16.00 hrs at Room Kintamani 4

8/23/2019 / Southeast Asia

GWP-SEA in Stockholm World Water Week 2019

Asia Pacific Water Forum (APWF), Asian Development Bank (ADB), and Japan Water Forum will hold sessions during the Stockholm World Water Week 2019 (SWWW 2019) between 27-29 August 2019.

8/19/2019 / South Asia

WASH-Climate Resilience training in South Asia

A climate resilient, WASH and Climate financing training was held from 16-18 July in Kathmandu, Nepal convened by UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia (ROSA). It is a collaboration between UNICEF ROSA, UNICEF Headquarters (Water and Climate Team), and the Global Water Partnership (GWP).

7/11/2019 / South Asia

ROSA Wash Climate Resilience Training: 16-18 July, Nepal

A climate resilient WASH and Climate financing training is scheduled to be held from 16-18 July in Kathmandu, Nepal convened by UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia (ROSA). It is a collaboration between UNICEF ROSA, UNICEF Headquarters (Water and Climate Team), and the Global Water Partnership (GWP).

7/3/2019 / Central and Eastern Europe

Summer School participants design innovative concepts for a next-generation sustainable resort

The Summer School "When the stakes are high: Water Engineering and Global Diplomacy for Sustainable Cities. Decentralized Sanitation, Recycling and Zero-waste concepts" took place on 18.-28. June 2019 in Piran, Slovenia.

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