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.

Global Gender

11/2/2020 - 11/3/2020

Women, Water, Climate: Tackling the Challenges

GWP will be represented in a 2-day online conference on the topic of women, water and climate on 2-3 November. The event, which is free and open to everyone, is the culmination of a series of webinars led by Women for Water Partnership (WfWP), and its partners NetWwater (NWW) and Soroptimist International of the Southwest Pacific (SISWP). GWP is also one of the sponsors of the event.

2 November - Day 1 of the event features two case studies: "A Disaster in the Making: Illicit Sand Mining of Sri Lanka’s Rivers" and "Schools as Catalysts: Water Security in Sri Lankan Tea Estates", as well as a keynote speech by Dipak Gyawali, Former Minister of Water Resources of Nepal, followed by discussions.

Get the full details and register here.

3 November - Day 2 marks the end of the whole webinar series, which has run through the month of October, with reflections on case studies, lessons learned, and discussions on the way forward. GWP Senior Gender and Social Inclusion Specialist Liza Debevec will be one of the experts in this session.

"I'm looking forward to what promises to be an interesting and important event that highlights an important and still often overlooked or neglected aspect in the water sector discussions across the globe," says Debevec.

Get the full details and register here.

Page last edited: 10/30/2020