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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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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!

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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 Asia and Caucasus

7/1/2011

GWP Armenia Advocates for River Protection

GWP Armenia organized a roundtable devoted to the Kura-Araks River on June 2, 2011, a day designated as the Kura-Araks Rivers Protection Day. The round table was aimed at attracting the attention of participants to the problems of transboundary river basins. The key message of the roundtable was to apply “Common river – Common Opportunities” approaches.

The participants met in Dilijan City on the banks of the transboundary Aghstev River which is a tributary of the Kura-Araks (also a transboundary river). They decided to work toward the establishment of an independent river basin council within the Aghstev River basin so that an integrated basin plan can be implemented. Issues facing the basin include legal frameworks, deforestation, and water quality.

The Kura-Araks and Aghstev basins are located in the arid South Caucasus. Most of the South Caucasus’ population reside in these basins whose waters are essential for household, agricultural, industrial and other purposes. Their importance is reflected in the natural resources protection programs of Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan. It was concluded that technical work of water partners could lead to convincing policy makers to adopt IWRM plans at national and even transboundary levels.

Page last edited: 9/19/2011