GWP Strategy Presentation May 2014

Building a water secure world :

The new GWP Strategy

Towards 2020

6 May 2014

• 13 Regional Water Partnerships (12 in 2009)

• 86 Country Water Partnerships (70 in 2009)

• Nearly 3000 institutional Partners in 172 countries (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

the need for interconnectedness

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

Gender and youth strategies under development

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Strategic Approach

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Delivering the new Strategy

Strengthening Network

Capacity at National Level

Monitoring and Evaluation

Securing Financial Resources

Contributing to the Global

Development Agenda

GWP as a new organizational form

An intergovernmental organization (IGO) linked to an international network

An organizational form of the future, which exists today

Countries called for Global Partnerships for Sustainable Development since Rio in 1992, reaffirmed the call at Rio+20 (2012) and in the Open Working Group on the Sustainable Development Goals

Eg. Global Soil Partnership (launched 2011) is mirroring GWP structures, with Regional Soil Partnerships currently being formed

GWP – global action network andintergovernmental organization

A partnership is not the sum of its parts, it is the product of the parts´ interaction