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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.

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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 America

4/23/2012

El Salvador Water Bill Goes to Congress

To celebrate World Water Day, the President of El Salvador through the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, presented the General Water Bill to the National Congress on the 22^ndof March. The Bill recognizes the human right to water. GWP El Salvador has been advocating for this billfor several years.

El Salvador's water resources are highly polluted. It is estimated that 90 percent of surface water is contaminated, which is partly due to an absence of municipal wastewater treatment. The country also suffers from water scarcity during the dry season, and conflicts among users.

There have been various efforts to reform the water sector and to create a new legal framework since the mid-1990s. The current water reform in El Salvador　has been　led　by the Technical Secretariat of the Presidency and the Ministry　of Environment　and Natural Resources with participation of all 13 government　institutions related to　water. The process has included participation of civil society and different stakeholders, a process which has been an important contribution of GWP and other networks, who have all been advocating for this cause for several years.

The General Water Bill was presented to the public on the 28^thof March at an event organized by the Ministry of Environment. It is expected that the Water Bill will be approved by the National Congress shortly.

Page last edited: 4/23/2012