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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.

5/26/2014 - 5/31/2014

GWP at Africa Water Week 2014

The 5^th Africa Water Week (AWW5) takes place in Dakar, Senegal on 26 to 31 May 2014. The event is convened by the African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) in conjunction with the African Union Commission and organised with other development partners. GWP is involved in a number of activities.

The AWW5 conference theme is “Placing Water at the Heart of the Post-2015 Development Agenda”, with the following subthemes:

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Water Resources Management for Sustainable Development
Wastewater Management and Water Quality
Water and Disaster Risk Management

GWP is co-leading three of the four themes:

Water Resources Management for Sustainable Development is being done in collaboration with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA),
Wastewater Management and Water Quality is being co-lead together with UN Habitat, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and UNESCO.
Water and Disaster Risk Management is being co-lead together with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and also UNECA.

Additionally GWP is involved in side meetings at AWW5: a Regional Process Preparatory Meeting for World Water Forum 7 (WWF7) and a side event on Strengthening Institutions for Transboundary Waters in Africa (SITWA).

GWP Executive Secretary Dr. Ania Grobicki is scheduled to give a closing statement at the end of the week. The AWW5 website has detailed information about the event.

Photo: Aerial view of Dakar, where AWW5 is held.

Page last edited: 5/20/2014