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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.

Central Africa

11/15/2010

Approval of IWRM action plan paves way for realising Congo Basin potential

The approval of the IWRM Strategic Action Plan for the Congo Basin by the International Commission for the Congo-Oubangui-Sangha basin (CICOS) in late 2010 paves the way for realising the vast potential of the catchment.

GWP Central Africa has pursued this goal diligently, gradually influencing CICOS to shift from purely navigational issues to a broader IWRM approach, and garnering political support for structured basin management. The shift to an IWRM approach by CICOS encouraged donors to sponsor the development and validation of the Strategic Action Plan. The Plan has attracted financial support from the African Development Bank (AfDB), Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) and other partners. Three of four GWP Central Africa Country Water Partnerships established so far, Cameroon, Congo and Central African Republic could be central in carrying the Strategy forward.

Page last edited: 6/15/2012