The most important factor in achieving the GWP mission in the long term is change-oriented action on the ground at regional, national and sub-national levels (for example, basin, district, and city).
For the 2009–2013 Strategy, the focus of attention will be on RWPs to become as autonomous as possible, to raise and manage resources and to plan strategy. Host institutions are a cost-effective way to administer RWPs. GWP will build capacity and create strong contractual arrangements with host institutions so that the secretariats will be effective and efficient. Fiduciary responsibilities will be transferred gradually from the Secretariat to the regional level in the context of robust, efficient and highly accountable host institutions and legitimately governed RWPs.