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 Floods/droughts

7/22/2014

New Brief to Support Water and Disaster Risk Reduction Agenda

GWP has been requested by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) to support the preparations for the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) in March 2015 in Sendai, Japan. With inputs from its partners, GWP led the development of a brief on Water and Disaster Risk.

The brief states that water is key in managing disaster and addressing climate change impacts, because water is the medium throught which most climate impacts and many disasters such as droughts and floods are felt. To recognize this reality and to respond accordingly is essential.

Work in Progress

The Water and Disaster brief was introduced a the First Session of the Preparatory Committee of the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, which took place in Geneva on 14-15 July 2014.

In some of the concluding remarks from the meeting, Margareta Wahlström, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, said that she was encouraged by the Preparatory Committee’s substantive discussions and clear guidance to what the post-2015 framework should look like.

GWP is actively engaged in shaping the post-2015 agenda related to Disaster Risk Reduction, bringing to bear the experience and expertise of its network.

Page last edited: 7/22/2014