Global Water Partnership

<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <title>Global Water Partnership - GWP</title> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <meta name="title" content="Global Water Partnership" /> <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com"> <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Source+Sans+Pro:wght@400;600;700;900&display=swap" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="/css/new/main?v=QTgkIAHG51eDVYLQnNSDcqBBw0YbMevKPs4r7TnNjjY1" rel="stylesheet"/> <script>document.createElement("picture");</script>  <script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-KBWS97');</script>  </head> <body> <div id="fb-root"></div> <script> (function (d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.8"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); </script> <header class="header -hero"> <div class="wrapper header-inner"> <div class="header-logoContainer" data-gwp-region=""> <a href="/en/" class="header-logoLink"> <img src="/Images/new/logo-light.svg" class="header-logo" /> </a> </div> <button class="header-hamburger" data-toggle="mobile-menu"> <span></span> <span></span> <span></span> </button> <div class="nav-container"> <div class="nav-header"></div> <nav class="nav"> <ul class="nav-main"> <li class="nav-mainItem " data-nav-item > <a href="/en/About/" class="nav-mainLink "> About </a> <button class="nav-mainToggler" data-nav-item-toggler></button> <div class="nav-mainDropdown"> <div class="nav-mainDropdownText"> <h2 class="nav-mainDropdownTextHeading"> About </h2> <div class="nav-mainDropdownTextDescription"> <p>GWP’s <b>VISION </b>is a water secure world. Our <strong>MISSION</strong> is to advance governance and management of water resources for sustainable and equitable development.</p> <p><strong>OUR UNIQUE VALUE:</strong> 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.</p> </div> </div> <div class="nav-mainDropdownMenu"> <div class="nav-mainDropdownColumn -siblings5"> <h3 class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/About/who/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink -heading " > Who </a> <button class="nav-mainDropdownToggler" data-nav-item-toggler></button> </h3> <ul class="nav-mainDropdownLinks"> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/About/who/What-is-the-network/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > What is the Network? </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/About/who/GWP-Partners/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > GWP Partners </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/About/who/network-meeting/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > Network Meeting </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a 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<p><span>The actions of GWP's multi-stakeholder partnership support <strong>improved water governance</strong> so that communities and countries manage water for peoples' health, economic development, and environmental sustainability.</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="nav-mainDropdownMenu"> <div class="nav-mainDropdownColumn -siblings4"> <h3 class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/we-act/what-we-do/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink -heading " > What we do </a> <button class="nav-mainDropdownToggler" data-nav-item-toggler></button> </h3> <ul class="nav-mainDropdownLinks"> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/we-act/what-we-do/water-intelligence/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > Water intelligence </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/we-act/what-we-do/policy-guidance/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > Policy guidance </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a 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class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/we-act/themesprogrammes/Transboundary_Cooperation/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > Transboundary Cooperation </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/we-act/themesprogrammes/engaging-the-private-sector/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > Engaging the Private Sector </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/we-act/themesprogrammes/Gender/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > Contributing to Gender Equality </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/we-act/themesprogrammes/youth/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > Mobilising Youth for Water Resources Management </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="nav-mainDropdownColumn -siblings4"> <h3 class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/we-act/campaigns/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink -heading " > Campaigns </a> <button class="nav-mainDropdownToggler" data-nav-item-toggler></button> </h3> <ul class="nav-mainDropdownLinks"> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="https://www.gwp25years.org/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " target="_blank"> GWP 25 Years </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/we-act/campaigns/the-water-changemaker-awards/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " target="_blank"> The Water ChangeMaker Awards </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/we-act/campaigns/actonsdg6/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > #ActOnSDG6 </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="http://youthwaterclimate.org/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " target="_blank"> Youth for Water and Climate (#YWC) </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/we-act/campaigns/high-level-panel-on-water-valuing-water-initiative/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > Valuing Water </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/we-act/campaigns/GWP-Celebrates-20-Years/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > GWP Celebrates 20 Years </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/we-act/campaigns/global-water-leadership-programme/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > Global Water Leadership Programme </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/we-act/campaigns/water-goal2/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > Water Goal </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="nav-mainDropdownColumn -siblings4"> <h3 class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/we-act/our-results/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink -heading " > Our results </a> <button class="nav-mainDropdownToggler" data-nav-item-toggler></button> </h3> <ul class="nav-mainDropdownLinks"> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/we-act/our-results/our-impact/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > Our impact </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/we-act/our-results/our-influence/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > Our influence </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/we-act/our-results/our-activities/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > Our activities </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/we-act/our-results/gwp-network-map/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > GWP Network Map </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/we-act/our-results/interactive-water-governance-results-map/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > Water Governance Results Map </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="nav-mainItem " data-nav-item > <a href="/en/learn/" class="nav-mainLink "> Learn </a> <button class="nav-mainToggler" data-nav-item-toggler></button> <div class="nav-mainDropdown"> <div class="nav-mainDropdownText"> <h2 class="nav-mainDropdownTextHeading"> Learn </h2> <div class="nav-mainDropdownTextDescription"> <p>GWP creates and communicates information about integrated water resources management which contributes to improved water governance and, ultimately, water security.</p> <p>Together with our Partners, we provide knowledge resources and capacity building activities for solving water problems.</p> </div> </div> <div class="nav-mainDropdownMenu"> <div class="nav-mainDropdownColumn -siblings3"> <h3 class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="https://iwrmactionhub.org/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink -heading " target="_blank"> IWRM Action Hub </a> <button class="nav-mainDropdownToggler" data-nav-item-toggler></button> </h3> <ul class="nav-mainDropdownLinks"> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="https://www.iwrmactionhub.org/about" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " target="_blank"> About the IWRM Action Hub </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="https://www.gwptoolbox.org/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " target="_blank"> The Enabling Environment (A) </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="https://www.iwrmactionhub.org/learn/iwrm-tools/institutional-arrangements-and-participation" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " target="_blank"> Institutional Arrangements (B) </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="https://www.gwptoolbox.org/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " target="_blank"> Management Instruments (C) </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="https://www.gwptoolbox.org/learn/iwrm-tools" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " target="_blank"> Finance (D) </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="nav-mainDropdownColumn -siblings3"> <h3 class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/learn/capacity-building/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink -heading " > Capacity development </a> <button class="nav-mainDropdownToggler" data-nav-item-toggler></button> </h3> <ul class="nav-mainDropdownLinks"> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/learn/capacity-building/IWRM_Capacity_Building/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > IWRM Capacity Development </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/learn/capacity-building/communities-of-practice/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > Communities of Practice </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/learn/capacity-building/cap-net-undp/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > Cap-Net UNDP </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/learn/capacity-building/governance-for-transboundary-freshwater-security--a-massive-open-online-course-mooc/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > Governance for Transboundary Freshwater Security (MOOC) </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/learn/capacity-building/msp-for-improved-water-governance/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > MSPs for Improved Water Governance </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="nav-mainDropdownColumn -siblings3"> <h3 class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/learn/KNOWLEDGE_RESOURCES/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink -heading " > Knowledge resources </a> <button class="nav-mainDropdownToggler" data-nav-item-toggler></button> </h3> <ul class="nav-mainDropdownLinks"> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/learn/KNOWLEDGE_RESOURCES/Knowledge_search/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > GWP Knowledge Search </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/learn/KNOWLEDGE_RESOURCES/About_Knowledge_Resources/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > About Knowledge Resources </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/learn/KNOWLEDGE_RESOURCES/Global_Resources/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > Global Resources </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/learn/KNOWLEDGE_RESOURCES/Regional_Resources/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > Regional Resources </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="https://www.gwptoolbox.org/explore/case-studies" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " target="_blank"> Case Studies </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="nav-mainItem " data-nav-item > <a href="/en/partner/" class="nav-mainLink "> Partner </a> <button class="nav-mainToggler" data-nav-item-toggler></button> <div class="nav-mainDropdown"> <div class="nav-mainDropdownText"> <h2 class="nav-mainDropdownTextHeading"> Partner </h2> <div class="nav-mainDropdownTextDescription"> <div id="u297_div"><span>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. </span>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!</div> </div> </div> <div class="nav-mainDropdownMenu"> <div class="nav-mainDropdownColumn -siblings3"> <h3 class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/partner/become-a-partner2/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink -heading " > Become a partner </a> <button class="nav-mainDropdownToggler" data-nav-item-toggler></button> </h3> <ul class="nav-mainDropdownLinks"> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/partner/become-a-partner2/Why_be_a_GWP_Partner/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > Why be a GWP Partner </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/partner/become-a-partner2/Apply-Now/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > Apply Now </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/partner/become-a-partner2/GWP-Partnership-Policy/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > GWP Policy on Partners </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="nav-mainDropdownColumn -siblings3"> <h3 class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/partner/partnerships/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink -heading " > Partnerships </a> <button class="nav-mainDropdownToggler" data-nav-item-toggler></button> </h3> <ul class="nav-mainDropdownLinks"> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/partner/partnerships/regional-water-partnerships/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > Regional Water Partnerships </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/partner/partnerships/country-water-partnerships/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > Country Water Partnerships </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/partner/partnerships/Strategic-Allies/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > Strategic Allies </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="nav-mainDropdownColumn -siblings3"> <h3 class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/partner/existing-partners/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink -heading " > Existing partners </a> <button class="nav-mainDropdownToggler" data-nav-item-toggler></button> </h3> <ul class="nav-mainDropdownLinks"> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/partner/existing-partners/Partner-Search/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > GWP Partner Search (we are in the process of updating our database) </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/partner/existing-partners/meet-our-partners/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > Meet Our Partners </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem " data-nav-item> <a href="/en/partner/existing-partners/Network_Meeting/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink " > Network Meeting </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="nav-mainItem" data-nav-item> <span class="nav-mainLink "> GWP Regions </span> <button class="nav-mainToggler" data-nav-item-toggler></button> <div class="nav-mainDropdown"> <div class="nav-mainDropdownText"> <h2 class="nav-mainDropdownTextHeading">GWP Regions</h2> <div class="nav-mainDropdownTextDescription"><p>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.</p></div> </div> <div class="nav-mainDropdownMenu"> <div class="nav-mainDropdownColumn -siblings3"> <h3 class="nav-mainDropdownItem" data-nav-item> <span class="nav-mainDropdownLink -heading"> Regional sites </span> <button class="nav-mainDropdownToggler" data-nav-item-toggler></button> </h3> <ul class="nav-mainDropdownLinks"> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem" data-nav-item> <a href="/en/GWP-Caribbean/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink"> Caribbean </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem" data-nav-item> <a href="/en/GWP-Central-Africa/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink"> Central Africa </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem" data-nav-item> <a href="/es/GWP-Centroamerica/" class="nav-mainDropdownLink"> Central America </a> </li> <li class="nav-mainDropdownItem" 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The Ministry of Water of Tanzania, the Wami Ruvu Basin Water Board and GWP, with support from the SDG 6 IWRM Support Programme, have provided a preliminary answer to that question for Tanzania: 3.31%, in just three sectors. </p> <a href="/en/About/more/news/2024/what-value-does-water-have-to-tanzanias-economy/" data-card-link class="card-link">Learn more</a> </div> </li> <li class="card -news" data-card> <div class="card-imageContainer"> <picture class="card-picture"> <source media="(max-width: 370px)" srcset="/contentassets/6293575d6b8d4f6ba23b6bcaa5698107/network-meeting-2024---jpeg.jpg?width=370&height=248&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=middlecenter" /> <source srcset="/contentassets/6293575d6b8d4f6ba23b6bcaa5698107/network-meeting-2024---jpeg.jpg?width=545&height=363&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=middlecenter" /> <img class="card-image" src="/contentassets/6293575d6b8d4f6ba23b6bcaa5698107/network-meeting-2024---jpeg.jpg" /> </picture> </div> <div class="card-content"> <div class="card-tags"><a class="card-tag -region" href="/en/About/more/news/?region=114">Global</a><a class="card-tag -topic" href="/en/About/more/news/?topic=129" />IWRM</a></div> <time class="card-pubdate" datetime="11/19/2024" pubdate="pubdate">11/19/2024</time> <h3 class="card-heading"> GWP’s 2024 Network Meeting of Partners: Shaping the future together </h3> <p class="card-text"> On 8 October 2024, nearly 300 members of the GWP Network came together virtually for the annual Network Meeting. This important event brought Partners from 91 countries to reflect on achievements and discuss the development of GWP’s 2026-2030 Strategy. It also introduced a new voting mechanism, designed to enhance Partner participation, which will soon be piloted. </p> <a href="/en/About/more/news/2024/gwps-2024-network-meeting-of-partners-shaping-the-future-together/" data-card-link class="card-link">Learn more</a> </div> </li> <li class="card -news" data-card> <div class="card-imageContainer"> <picture class="card-picture"> <source media="(max-width: 370px)" srcset="/contentassets/e106a3a33db84cedb7bec3a567a0bde6/drought-resilience-10-outcomes-from-the-conference.png?width=370&height=248&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=middlecenter" /> <source srcset="/contentassets/e106a3a33db84cedb7bec3a567a0bde6/drought-resilience-10-outcomes-from-the-conference.png?width=545&height=363&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=middlecenter" /> <img class="card-image" src="/contentassets/e106a3a33db84cedb7bec3a567a0bde6/drought-resilience-10-outcomes-from-the-conference.png" /> </picture> </div> <div class="card-content"> <div class="card-tags"><a class="card-tag -region" href="/en/About/more/news/?region=114">Global</a><a class="card-tag -topic" href="/en/About/more/news/?topic=414" />Droughts</a></div> <time class="card-pubdate" datetime="11/15/2024" pubdate="pubdate">11/15/2024</time> <h3 class="card-heading"> GWP on the Drought Resilience +10 Conference: A Call for Unprecedented Collaboration in Addressing Drought and Water Scarcity </h3> <p class="card-text"> As a long-standing co-sponsor of the Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP), the Global Water Partnership (GWP) is proud to have played a central role in organising the Drought Resilience +10 Conference. 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