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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.

9/24/2012

Using the IWRM ToolBox in Education

To build a closer working relationship on knowledge sharing with universities, a workshop on the GWP Toolbox and IWRM Knowledge Centers was held in Stockholm on 25 August 2012. More than 16 lecturers and researchers from universities participated and shared experiences on teaching IWRM and other water resources-related areas, with examples of how the Toolbox can be applied.

The specific objectives of the workshop were to:

Establish the added value of what a Toolbox curriculum could bring to water resources management programmes.
Establish the range of courses/programmes that are and are not currently being taught, and to explore ways to better position the Toolbox to play a major role in water management programmes.
Explore the possibility of establishing IWRM Knowledge Centers to meet the capacity needs for teaching various aspects of IWRM as well as offering capacity building programmes.
Exchange information and experiences and create synergies to share experiences and recommendations that may be useful for others.

The ToolBox is central to GWP’s efforts to connect those who can provide knowledge with those who need knowledge on IWRM. There are several universities that already use the ToolBox in their curriculum. The purpose is now to expand the use of the IWRM ToolBox in academia.

The plan is that the IWRM Knowledge Centers will be hosted at national and regional universities and other educational institutions. Such a network of universities can promote IWRM, share knowledge and experiences and building capacity. A report from the workshop will be published later.

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