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.

Global Gender

3/6/2015

GWP Celebrates International Women’s Day

On 8 March 2015, GWP celebrates International Women’s Day by advocating for a Water-Goal, which would mean major improvements in living conditions for women worldwide. GWP Chair Ursula Schaefer-Preuss points out that there is a close connection between women and water.

“In poor regions, the responsibility to fetch water is with women. They also have to make sure to have clean water for their children, to have a healthy life”, says Dr. Schaefer-Preuss.

GWP launched a Gender Strategy last year - which addresses diversity and inclusion, and highlights women's role in the integrated and sustainable management of water resources. Since then, GWP has undertaken a number of initiatives to empower women and girls in water management around the world – some examples are listed here.

International Women’s Day highlights the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which is a historic roadmap signed by 189 governments 20 years ago. This document outlines an agenda for realizing women’s rights, but there are still many gaps in fulfilling this agenda. The day is also a way to highlight what still needs to be done.

International Women’s Day is celebrated globally on March 8^th in many different ways. For instance, UN-Women has announced a march for gender equality in New York, and on their homepage they have listed relevant links to all the coverage of the day on different platforms and social media.

Page last edited: 3/5/2015