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.

Water Intelligence

We strengthen water management and governance processes by ensuring our 3000+ partners are networked and share data and knowledge.

Sound water governance is a cornerstone of any sustainable form of economic development. In the pursuit of excellence in good governance and integrated water resources management we work with our network and regional experts to identify good practices in water management, as well as new technologies and efficiencies. We then share this water intelligence across our network to support water alignment at national, regional and global levels.

We use our unique global network of water actors to harvest knowledge on the state of water governance and integrated water resources management across the world.

IWRM Status

IWRM Action Plan Searcher

Search by GWP region, and you find the IWRM Action plans, which are searchable by action, IWRM dimension, SDG goal.

IWRM Toolbox

The GWP Toolbox IWRM Action Hub is the leading knowledge sharing platform on IWRM. It supports and connects water professionals in designing and implementing IWRM action towards a water secure world.

IWRM Tools

The 80+ tools are organised based on the four IWRM components:

IWRM Case Studies

Discover what IWRM means in practice with empirical case studies from all around the world.

IWRM Survey

Identify the main water governance challenges in your country of choice and get tailored tools based on the identified problems.

We share the best and brightest ideas on water innovation from the ground up.

Water ChangeMaker Awards

We launched the Water ChangeMaker Awards in 2020, to make visible the teams and organizations who shape water decisions that build climate resilience. When submissions closed in June 2020, over 350 change journeys had been submitted to the Water ChangeMaker Awards.

Youth for Water and Climate

Youth for Water and Climate is a place to help turn youth ideas into reality. We provide tools to improve projects and help youth leaders match and connect their initiatives with partners and resources.

Explore quality assured youth Projects – Youth for Water and Climate (youthwaterclimate.org), searchable by location and the four topics: Sharing Water, Water & Health, Water & Agriculture, and Water-related Risks.

Page last edited: 2/7/2023