Ania Grobicki's GWP Strategy Presentation, Tokyo 21 March 2014

Building a water secure world :

Launch of the new GWP Strategy

Towards 2020

21 March 2014

Tokyo

• 13 Regional Water Partnerships (12 in 2009)

• 86 Country Water Partnerships (70 in 2009)

• 3,122 institutional Partners in 167 countries (around 2000 in 2009)

• Up from 500 Partners in 2004

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A growing international network since 1996

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GWP Strategy Towards 2020

GWP Vision: A Water Secure World

GWP Mission: To advance governance and management of water resources for sustainable and equitable development.

GWP Core Values: Neutrality, inclusiveness, openness, integrity, accountability, respect, gender sensitivity, and solidarity

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GWP Strategic Goals

1) Catalyse change in policies and practice

2) Generate and communicate knowledge

3) Strengthen partnerships

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GWP Thematic ApproachFoodEcosystems Transboundary

Energy Climate Change Urbanisation

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Cross Cutting Issues: Gender and Youth

Support for gender mainstreaming in water management

Support for youth and young water professionals

Independent gender and youth strategies under development

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GWP Central America

• Water reforms supported in El Salvador, Water Act 2013 (Goal 1)• Guidance document developed for basin management in Nicaragua in

a highly participatory process (Goal 2) 175 Partners, 7 countries

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GWP Caribbean

• National IWRM policy resurfaces in Grenada (Goal 1)• GWP Caribbean Journalists‘ Network engages those outside the

'water box‘ through Media Awards (Goal 2)75 Partners, 21 countries

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GWP South America

• New institutions for the Chancay-Lambayeque basin in Peru (Goal 1)

• Supporting the Water Sustainability Summit held in 5 cities in Chile (Goal 2)

282 Partners, 10 countries

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GWP Central and Eastern Europe

• Water planning capacity of five local authorities improved in Moldova (Goal 1)

• Support to the Sava Commission (with GWP Med) – a new transboundary institution (Goal 1) 142 Partners, 12 countries

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GWP Central Asia and Caucasus

• IWRM approach applied in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan with training for 5,000 stakeholders (Goal 2)

• Urban wastewater used for agriculture in Armenia (Goal 1)149 Partners, 8 countries

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GWP China

• Policy needs for IWRM identified in China• Evaluating IWRM in the Yellow River Basin

(Goal 1)100 Partners

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GWP Southeast Asia

• Capacity for risk monitoring of Thailand's river basins strengthened (Goal 1)

• First steps taken towards water cooperation in Myanmar (Goal 3)

248 Partners, 10 countries

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GWP South Asia

• Water management problem on the Nilwala River solved by stakeholders in Sri Lanka (Goal 3)

• Knowledge shared to improve climate resilience in South Asia (Goal 2)

502 Partners, 7 countries

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GWP Mediterranean

• IWRM planning advanced in Jordan, Lebanon and Tunisia (Goal 1)

• Knowledge exchange reinforced on transboundary water resources management, incl. Medjerda River (Goal 2)

77 Partners, 20 countries

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GWP Central Africa

• Capacity of NGOs to interact with government strengthened in Central African Republic (Goal 1)

• Journalists' role in water and climate change enhanced in Cameroon, new journalists´ network formed (Goal 2)

133 Partners, 7 countries

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GWP Eastern Africa

• Stakeholders committed to climate resilience of transboundary catchment (Goal 1)

• Water declaration by 'future leaders' adopted at youth conference (Goal 3)

187 Partners, 9 countries

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GWP West Africa

• A successful partnership for implementing IWRM in West Africa with UNEP (Goal 1)

• Groundwater management put on the ECOWAS regional agenda in West Africa (Goal 1)

240 Partners, 15 countries

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GWP Southern Africa

• Water supply and sanitation improved in schools in Botswana through rainwater harvesting (Goal 1)

• Funds leveraged in new donor environment in southern Africa (Goal 3)

296 Partners, 12 countries

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Launch of Water and Climate Framework at

Africa Water Week, Cairo, Egypt, May 2012

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Delivering the new Strategy

Strengthening Network

Capacity

Monitoring and Evaluation

Securing Financial Resources

Contributing to the Global

Development Agenda

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Strategic Approach

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