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.

Southeast Asia

8/18/2011

Small water service providers in the Philippines now officially recognised

Involving small water service providers (SWSPs) as partners in sustainable water service provision has undergone a major change. Prior to the efforts of GWP Philippines and its Partners, SWSPs were not formally recognised as government partners in achieving the MDG target on water service provision.

The new rules and regulations formally bringing SWSPs into the mainstream of water service provision are a boost for the country, not only in meeting the MDG targets but also in emphasizing the importance of IWRM as an approach to effective water resource management with multi-stakeholder cooperation. SWSPs provide a valuable service especially for the urban poor and now, thanks to GWP Philippines, they are fully recognised and included in the IWRM plan. A new National Water Resources Board (NWRB) publication provides policy guidelines on SWSP Partnerships with Main Utilities, and paves the way for more formal engagements of SWSPs in service delivery to poor communities. In mid-2011, NWRB initiated the Accredited Technical Support Program, currently funded by WSP-World Bank and USAID, to help SWSPs improve their institutional, technical and financial operations.

Page last edited: 6/18/2012