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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.

4/5/2012

Linking Good Water Governance And Financing

Until recently it was rare for water professionals to consider financing issues. Water advocacy and plans were often aspirational – neglecting to show where the money would come from, how activities would be financed or who would pay for them. It was as if finance was somebody else’s problem. Likewise, people from the finance sector have not given great importance to water related issues. However, this situation is changing and finance is becoming an essential topic in water management circles.

The EU Water Initiative – Finance Working Group (EUWI-FWG) and the Global Water Partnership (GWP) have been instrumental in influencing this change through knowledge generation with a broad range of partners and by clearly articulating the message that finance and good water governance are inextricably linked. Moreover, the need for water resources management and water services to be an integral part of national development plans has been highlighted in order to access government and donor finance.

To raise awareness of the tools and sources of finance needed for water related interventions, the EUWI and GWP have published “Unlocking finance for water security: Building capacities and raising awareness.” This report is the result of a series of workshops that have been organised since 2007 to promote regional and country level awareness, knowledge sharing and capacity building. There is a big demand and interest for this kind of training. The publication can be downloaded here.

Page last edited: 4/5/2012