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.

Central and Eastern Europe

8/10/2010

Links between government and nongovernment bodies facilitated

Over the years, GWP Romania and GWP Ukraine have stepped in to facilitate communication between government and non-government actors on water, health and the environment. This has helped shape ways and tools to translate the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Water and Health Protocol Initiative into action.

GWP advances action on the protocol by making state departments and the public aware of the right to information on water and health through contributions to consultations and by organising workshops. In 2010, GWP Romania organised a workshop on information and public participation in water and health related issues for representatives from 20 countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. UNECE, recognising the importance of GWP as a broker, signed a Memorandum of Understanding making GWP Central and Eastern Europe a partner in preparing for the 7th Conference of UNECE Environment Ministers to be held in Astana, in 2011. This formal inclusion of GWP in UNECE consultation and decision making processes is a significant milestone and an opportunity to strengthen GWP's role as broker.

Page last edited: 6/15/2012