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.

Network of Women Water Professionals

Interview with Ms Kusum Athukorala, Chairperson, Network of Women Water Professionals (NetWwater)

What is the mission and vision of your organisation?

It is to promote gender mainstreaming and IWRM and enhance the status of women in the water sector. Thus, promoting intergenerational equity by conserving water resources and creating opportunities for women to become full partners in sustainable water development.

Why did you decide to become a GWP Partner?

I was selected for the first Steering Committee of the GWP in 1996 and continued to work in other capacities since I felt that the organization had a path-breaking role to play in promoting IWRM.

What have you found to be the benefits of being a GWP Partner?

Being a GWP Partner has given us access to new areas of knowledge and a forum to work nationally, regionally and globally with like minded persons, both male and female.

What challenges face the management of water resources in your region?

Challenges are to build capacity through sensitization, knowledge management and water education of women, and to meet the challenges of declining water resources due to climate change.

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