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.

8/26/2010

AMCOW recognises GWP's contribution

At the June 2010 meeting of the African Minister’s Council on Water (AMCOW) GWP's work for advancing the water agenda on the continent was recognised. The AMCOW Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) appreciated GWP's contribution and gave GWP an additional mandate to work in four key areas:

• IWRM: GWP and AMCOW sub-regions were requested to evaluate water’s role in meeting all eight Millennium Development Goals and to contribute to the UN General Assembly special summit in September 2010.

• Climate Change: GWP and AMCOW TAC are to strengthen consideration of water in reducing vulnerability to adverse climate, and contribute to Africa’s common position to COP 16 and 17.

• Managing Africa’s shared waters: AMCOW TAC sub-committee will together with GWP review the UN-Water Course Convention in view of the Sharm el Sheik decisions.

• Gender Mainstreaming: GWP and other partners will prepare sub-regional plans of action and regularly report to AMCOW on progress in gender mainstreaming.

Page last edited: 8/26/2010