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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.

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.

4/25/2010

GWP at UNESCO Oceans Conference

GWP Executive Secretary and Chair of GWP Mediterranean will participate in the Fifth Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts and Islands, May 3-7 in Paris, France. The Global Oceans Conference 2010 is hosted by UNESCO and the Government of France and provides a major opportunity for all sectors of the global oceans community to make progress in advancing the global oceans agenda.

The conference will feature presentations and structured discussions among all sectors on three major and interlinked conference themes: Ensuring Survival, Preserving Life and Improving Governance.

GWP Executive Secretary Ania Grobicki is taking part in the Policy Conference as a Key Speaker in Plenary Panel 2 – Moving Forward from the Copenhagen Accord: Implications for Oceans, Coasts and Island States. The panel will address major issues in mitigation, adaptation, and financing in the Post-Copenhagen Climate Regime.

The Chair of GWP Mediterranean, Professor Michael Scoullos, is a panelist in Session 25 - Toward an Improved Governance of the Mediterranean Sea – organized by the IUCN Specialists Group. The objective of the panel is to bring together experts in marine science, law and governance from the Mediterranean region to highlight and critically discuss the key issues posing a challenge to the optimal governance of the Mediterranean Sea.

More information is found on the Global Oceans website

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