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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.

South Asia

12/30/2011

Cooperation promoted in lower Indus Basin in Pakistan

Under the guidance of GWP Pakistan, the local water Partnership for the Nara canal in the lower Indus Basin launched a participatory programme to reduce poverty and improve agricultural productivity. This canal, the largest in Pakistan, irrigates 2 million acres (809,371 hectares) of land.

The programme aimed to develop effective cooperation among a broad range of partners: government and non-government organisations, private sector institutions, research institutes, community-based organisations, the media, farmers' organisations, and water users' associations. The aims were to increase productivity through integrated farming practices and to develop a women's network and youth groups for water conservation activities. The process resulted in the establishment of a good working relationship among all stakeholders and conflicts over canal water distribution were resolved. Furthermore, there was enhanced conservation and optimum reuse of water, while respecting upper and lower riparian water rights. Average household incomes, the adoption of integrated farming practices and income from livestock farming are projected to increase substantially as a result of this work.

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