2025 - GWP

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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.

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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!

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.

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11/16/2021 / West Africa

SDG 6 IWRM /SP in Ghana progress reported

The Water Resources Commission (WRC), in collaboration with the Country Water Partnership - Ghana (CWP-Ghana) is conducting a review of the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) plans for the Pra and Tano Basins.

11/13/2021 / West Africa

Risks mapping in the Volta basin, VFDM train technicians

The development of the VOLTALARM Early warning system-based platform myDEWETRA as one of the activities of the VFDM project requires to develop flood and drought risk maps in each of the Volta Basin countries using the newly collected information and the existing one available from global, national and local agencies as well as other projects in the region.

8/27/2021 / Global

GWP Presents Initiatives to Global Audience at World Water Week

The 2021 edition of World Water Week concluded on 27 August after a packed week of digital events. As in previous years, GWP was engaged in many sessions. One of the milestone announcements of the week was the UN-Water release of the SDG 6 Progress Reports, based on the 2020 Data Drive initiative, which GWP contributed to through the SDG 6 IWRM Support Programme. The message from the launch was clear: we are not on track to meet the 2030 Agenda water goal so we need to urgently accelerate progress. Throughout the week, GWP presented several of its initiatives that aim to do just that.

12/15/2022 / Central and Eastern Europe

Captivating Journey of a GWP CEE Intern – Interview with Bence Bíró

When Bence Bíró started his internship, he did not know it would lead to changing his career plans.

2/19/2021 / Central Asia and Caucasus

Consultation on Addressing Water-Related Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) under the Covid-19 Pandemic in the Republic of Uzbekistan

Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) strategies and actions specially designed for the current pandemic situation will protect disaster-affected areas from becoming epicenters of pandemic explosion and assist with swift recovery from disasters.

5/20/2022 / Southern Africa

Le gouvernement de Madagascar s'engage à diriger le changement pour les investissements dans les secteurs de l'eau, de l'énergie et de l'alimentation

Le gouvernement de Madagascar se dit déterminé à veiller à ce que les ministères de l'eau, de l'agriculture et de l'énergie collaborent avec diverses parties prenantes pour résoudre les défis interdépendants dans les trois secteurs de l'eau, de l'énergie et de l'alimentation.

9/11/2021 / Caribbean

GWP-C Water Academy for Youth – Vote Now for Your Favourite Caribbean Water Story

6/23/2021 / Central and Eastern Europe

Join us at the 1st Danube Floodplain Webinar "Floodplain under pressure: A natural system to preserve and restore"

The Danube Floodplain project is organizing a "Floodplain under pressure" webinar to bring your attention to this incredibly important and unique ecosystem.

10/15/2021 / Central Africa

GWP-Chad partners validate its statutory documents

The constitution and by-laws of the Chad Country Water Partnership (GWP-Chad) were validated during the second general assembly of partners of the CWP, held in N’Djamena on October 11th, 2021.

7/13/2021 / West Africa

Mekrou Project phase 2 Niger a clarification meeting on the methodological note to finalize the Mekrou sub-basin Scheme in Niger

GWP-WA regional coordinator had on 29 and 30 June 2021 in Niamey, a meeting to provide clarification on the methodological note for carrying out the study on the ''Finalization and operationalization of the Water Development and Management Scheme (SAGE) of the sub-basin of the Mekrou in Niger and definition of pilot initiatives for implementation''.