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.

Glossary

Capacity building

The actions needed to enhance the ability of individuals, institutions and systems to make and implement decisions and perform functions in an effective, efficient and sustainable manner
Capacity development

The process by which individuals, groups and organisations, institutions and countries develop, enhance and organise their systems, resources and knowledge
Capillary action

The process by which water rises through rock, sediment or soil; it is caused by cohesion between water molecules and adhesion between water and other materials; together, these forces pull the water upwards
Carbon sink

Natural or artificial reservoir that accumulates and stores carbon-containing chemical compounds for an indefinite period. The process by which carbon sinks remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere is known as carbon sequestration
Catchment

Drainage area (see Basin)
Chlorination

Treatment of drinking water with chlorine to kill disease-causing organisms
Civil society organization

The multitude of associations around which society voluntarily organizes itself and which represent a wide range of interests and ties. These can include community-based organizations, indigenous peoples’ organizations and non-government organizations
Climate Change

A change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods
Climate change adaptation

Initiatives and measures to reduce the vulnerability of natural and human systems against the actual or expected effects of climate change
Climate change screening

A way of assessing the impacts of climate change on development activities, and how these linkages can be taken into account in development activities and national planning processes
Consulting Partners

Partner representatives at the annual meeting of Partners. The term Consulting Partners (CP) is only applied to the annual meeting of Partners, the “CP Meeting”.
Cost effective

Obtaining the best results for least expense or offering the maximum benefit for a given level of expenditure that provides good value for money
Cost recovery

Adjusting fees/prices for a water system where all costs of operation and maintenance are covered for supplying water or services
Country Water Partnership

A water partnership at a national level