How to Become a Partner

Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C) has partners in the following countries:

Anguilla, Antigua, Aruba, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cuba, Curaçao, The Commonwealth of Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, The United States Virgin Islands, The United States of America and Canada.

Any entity, except individuals, may become a partner of GWP-C. GWP-C Partners include:

  • Government Agencies
  • Public and Private Water Management /Water Services Agencies
  • Water User Associations
  • Civic Organisations
  • Professional Associations
  • Statutory Bodies and Agencies
  • Funding Organisations
  • Research/Education/Training Organisations
  • Youth Organisations
  • Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)
  • Community Based Organisations (CBOs)
  • Inter-governmental Organisations
  • Regional Organisations and Regional Offices of International Organisations operating in the Caribbean archipelago, including Guyana and Suriname
  • Consultancy Organisations
  • Other Private and Public Sector Organisations

There is no fee attached to applying to become a GWP-C partner. The partnership application procedure is as follows:

  • The completed application form can be sent to the GWP-C Secretariat via e-mail, fax or mail.
  • The partnership application is then sent to the GWP-C Steering Committee for preliminary approval.
  • Once the GWP-C Steering Committee approves the application it is then sent to the Executive Secretary of the Global Water Partnership (GWP) in Stockholm, Sweden. Only the Executive Secretary has the power to give final approval of a new partner.