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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.

3/5/2012

GWP Signs New Agreement with Sweden

On Monday, March 5, the Global Water Partnership Organisation (GWPO) and the Swedish Government signed a new host agreement.

The Minister for International Development Cooperation, Gunilla Carlsson, and GWP Executive Secretary, Dr. Ania Grobicki, signed the agreement which is subject to parliamentary approval. GWPO has been based in Stockholm, Sweden, and hosted by the Swedish Government, since its establishment in 2002. GWP represents an important priority for Sweden as an international forum for the promotion of global sustainable freshwater resources. The agreement defines the organization's privileges and immunities in Sweden and the Government has agreed to cover the costs of the organisation's premises. GWPO is an intergovernmental organization, sponsored by Sweden together with the governments of Argentina, Chile, Denmark, Hungary, Jordan, the Netherlands, and Pakistan, and the World Meteorological Organization and the World Bank.

See more pictures. See announcement on Ministry for Foreign Affairs website.

Photo: GWP Executive Secretary Dr Ania Grobicki and the Minister for International Development Cooperation, Gunilla Carlsson.

Page last edited: 3/5/2012