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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 and Eastern Europe

5/24/2011

Knowledge Sharing Between Baltic and Danube

GWP Hungary and GWP Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) organized a knowledge-sharing workshop on “Water Resources Management Aspects of European Union Strategies for Baltic Sea and Danube Basin Regions” on April 5, 2011 in Budapest, Hungary. The focus was on sharing experiences and expertise from the implementation of the Baltic Sea Strategy. During the workshop, experts identified similarities and differences concerning water management issues and discussed implementation mechanisms and institutional roles such as selection of projects and partnerships in the Danube Region.

The Baltic Sea Strategy was formally adopted in October 2009 under the Swedish Presidency of the European Union (EU). In December 2010, the European Commission adopted the EU Strategy for the Danube Region following a request from member states.

“GWP CEE has been advocating principles of integrated water resources management in the Baltic and Danube regions since 1998 and is well suited to provide a platform for discussions shaping future of water for years to come,” said Martina Zupan, GWP CEE Chair. GWP CEE, with its unique geographical position covering parts of the Baltic and Danube provides a neutral platform for dialogues and exchange of experiences, holds an observer status to the international Commission for the Protection of the Danube River and Helsinki Commission, the other major international water commissions in the region.

Concrete examples of activities include financing of regional strategies in non-EU member countries and the exchange of best practices between the Baltic and Danube countries. GWP CEE projects in the area of floods and droughts as well as sustainable sanitation may be submitted for funding.

Page last edited: 5/24/2011