Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C) is committed to supporting Caribbean countries in the sustainable management of their water resources by fully promoting and applying Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in the region.
Key Objectives
- To promote the principles, values and policies of the Global Water Partnership (GWP) network.
- To establish proactive alliances in water resources management that are representative, gender sensitive, and participatory at the community, country, and regional levels.
- To promote public participation in the management of water resources through capacity building and information sharing at the regional, national, and particularly the community level.
- To promote Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) as the preferred approach to water resources management in the region and to obtain national commitments towards IWRM implementation.
- To align the Caribbean region with hemispheric and other global water initiatives in order to capitalise on international experiences and opportunities for regional capacity-building in IWRM.
- To improve water governance through the promotion, enhancement and effective implementation of legislation, policy, programmes and institutional regulatory and administrative frameworks.
- To collaborate within the framework of the work programme of Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C) with the GWP network and other organisations and institutions working in all areas of sustainable development in a manner that recognises and builds upon ongoing responsibilities and initiatives to ensure the best utilisation of resources available to the Caribbean region.
- To strengthen mechanisms for sharing information and experience.
Posted: 2011-06-30
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