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.

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GWP Knowledge Resources Used in IWRM online course

The Global Water Partnership will cooperate with McGill University in Canada on an IWRM online course by providing knowledge resources on all aspects related to IWRM including Water Resources Planning and Water Governance, Law and Policy through its knowledge platform the IWRM Toolbox.

Integrated and Adaptive Water Resources Planning, Management and Governance is a two-month online programme designed for professionals and advanced students to upgrade their skills in water management concepts and practices for solving problems at the watershed and sub-watershed levels. Participants will improve their skills in IWRM, adaptive management, planning, governance and capacity building. They will acquire knowledge and skills required to address urgent needs in the water resources sector.

The specific focus of the programme is watershed planning techniques, adaptive management strategies, capacity building approaches, water governance, and water business risk assessment to strengthen integrated water resources management capacities globally.

The online programme was developed by experts in water resources management and includes active online discussions, flexible learning and weekly modules. It uses a web-based system and a comprehensive e-textbook written for this course.

The objectives of the programme are to:

Improve water resources management through the implementation of applicable and effective integrated management tools and techniques;
Strengthen the principles of governance, planning, adaptive management and capacity building in local, regional and transboundary water resources regimes;
Provide participants with the competencies to develop skills and knowledge required for urgent needs in the water resources sector.

GWP will provide knowledge resources on all aspects related to IWRM, including Water Resources Planning and Water Governance, Law and Policy through its knowledge platform, the IWRM Toolbox.

Upon successful completion of the programme, participants will receive a letter of attestation and a certificate of completion from the Department of Bioresource Engineering, McGill University.

The programme is offered for the second time and starts on September 30, 2013.

Please contact the programme director Jan Adamowski before registering to assess your suitability for this program. Once the program director has assessed your suitability, please register on the McGill University website.

GWP recommends young professionals interested in getting in-depth knowledge about IWRM to register for the online course.

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