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 IWRM

8/24/2020 - 8/28/2020

GWP at WWWeek At Home

To bridge the gap between the 2019 and 2021 Stockholm World Water Weeks, the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) invited convenors to host a virtual adaptation of their World Water Week 2020-approved sessions between 24 and 28 August. The week goes under the umbrella of #WWWeek At Home. GWP co-convened several sessions.

Where to connect with GWP during WWWeek At Home:

24 August | 17:00-17:45 CEST

Enhancing the NDCs: An Opportunity for Addressing Water Interactions

This event discussed water interactions, implementation, and financing in the process of enhancing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement.

25 August | 13:00-13:45 CEST

Action for Change: Practical Lessons in Valuing Water

In this session, leading companies who actively value water in their activities shared insights into what this can mean in practice. The session is hosted by the Government of the Netherlands, and GWP Senior Water Resources Management Specialist Ranu Sinha was one of the expert panelists helping to identify key learnings from the showcases.

26 August | 10:30-11:30 CEST

WW4D - Nexus, IWRM and Biodiversity

Cities and their watersheds - towards integrated urban water resilience. This event presented and discussed recent findings, publications, and best practices from the field.

26 August | 13:00-13:45 CEST

Solving the Water-Climate-Puzzle by Connecting Youth Stories and Decision-makers

This session explored ways to solve and make connections in the water-climate-puzzle by using youth stories as a dynamic narrative, connecting youth to decision-makers.

26 August | 17:00-17:45 CEST

How to Operationalize Farmer-led Irrigation: Implementers Dialogue

This session explored the development of farmer-led irrigation towards a resilient, sustainable, and inclusive future. Implementers engaged in a dialogue to identify actions at different scales to take sustainable and inclusive farmer-led irrigation development forward. The session followed a recent 3-part webinar series held on the topic.

27 August | 10:00-10:45 CEST

Co-Benefits of Implementing NBS for Climate-Related Water and Flood Management

This session shared practices and lessons learned from 9 countries of Europe and Asia in the Northern Water Network on how to maximize the synergies and trade-offs for no-regret decisions regarding water resources and flood risk management in the context of climate change, using nature-based solutions (NBS).

More details on the week can be found on the dedicated WWWeek event website - including the detailed schedule of confirmed events.

Page last edited: 9/14/2020