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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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The actions of GWP's multi-stakeholder partnership support improved water governance so that communities and countries manage water for peoples' health, economic development, and environmental 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.
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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!
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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.
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10/31/2022 / Southern Africa

Capacity development key to producing quality data for decision making

There is a decline in the capacity of institutions within the SADC region to produce data for decision making and negotiations. It is, therefore, imperative to develop institutions’ data management capacities as a means of improving the adequacy, quality, and quality of data for decision making in transboundary water management.

2/9/2022

CLOSED:Call for Offers: Project Document on sustainable forest management and modern biomass in the Drin River

Call for Offers (05/2022/ADA) for the Development of a Project Document for an intervention on sustainable forest management practices and modern biomass production in two pilot areas in the Drin River Basin

2/10/2021 / Central and Eastern Europe

Get Ready for the European River Symposium 2021

The 2021 European River Symposium will focus on building connections between institutions, organizations and companies with an interest in rivers and whose activities affect the health and quality of river water and ecosystems.

2/1/2022

CLOSED:New Call for Offers:For the Development of a Project Document for an intervention on improving sediment management in the Drina River Basin

New Call for Offers (04/2022/ADA) for the Development of a Project Document for an intervention on improving sediment management in the Drina River Basin

8/24/2022 / West Africa

Mali assesses the implementation of the IWRM support programme

The Malian ministry of Mines, Energy and Water organized on July 07, 2022, a workshop of restitution and sharing of the achievements of the Joint Program of Support to IWRM with the actors was held in Bamako. The workshop was organized by the Management Unit of the IWRM-CAP/DNH.

10/8/2021 / Central and Eastern Europe

The New Open Rivers Programme Launch

The Open Rivers Programme is launched today to support dam removal projects and restore thousands of km of rivers across Europe…

7/8/2021 / Global

Invitation to Participate in Survey on Youth in Transboundary Water Processes

Update 26 July 2021: Please note that the submission deadline for this survey was 25 July 2021. Many thanks to everyone who participated, we greatly appreciate your input!

8/22/2022 / Global

Relaunch of Gender and Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Online Course

11/11/2019 / Central Asia and Caucasus

Turkmenistan hosted International Conference on Rational Use of Water Resources

The INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE "RATIONAL USE OF WATER RESOURCES - KEY FOR ACHIEVING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS" organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the State Committee of Water Resources took place from 5-6 November 2019 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. GWP's new Strategy 2020-2025 was also launched at the event.

3/14/2023 / Global

Rewriting the Rules for Partnering: New Models for Water Action

GWP is proud to be the lead organisation for this side event at the UN 2023 Water Conference. The event focuses on demonstrating practical approaches to drive cooperation and partnership at all levels in order to help to achieve internationally agreed water-related goals and targets, including those contained in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.