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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.

China

12/1/2008

High-level roundtable takes on water and sanitation

In the context of the 2008 International Year of Sanitation, GWP China organised its 7th High- Level Roundtable Meeting.

Its aims were to facilitate policy on safe drinking water, speed up the development of rural sanitation, and promote cooperation among relevant sectors on water and sanitation issues.

The meeting was held in Beijing on 8th April and was co-organised with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the EU Delegation to China, the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the Chinese Hydraulic Engineering Society. Over 100 representatives from governmental agencies, the private sector, research institutions, UN organisations and civil society stakeholders participated.

The neutral platform provided by GWP China enabled this rare gathering of senior leaders from all key ministries. Delegates reached a consensus on the need to focus on providing safe drinking water and improved sanitation, and on continued financing. Participants also stressed that better coordination of activities among respective sectors and stakeholders – including international organisations – is key to attaining the UN MDGs.

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