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''The Global Water Partnership (GWP),''' is an international network that offers practical advice for sustainably managing water resources.<ref name="Falkenmark">Falkenmark, Malin and Folke, Carl (September 2000) "How to Bring Ecological Services into Integrated Water Resources Management" ''Ambio'' 29(6): pp. 351-352, page 351. The article synopsizes the November 1999 seminar held at the Beijer Institute by the Stockholm University Centre for Research on Natural Resources and the Environment to identify fundamental gaps in the activities and planning of the Global Water Partnership.</ref> It promotes and supports activities that operate at the national and regional levels of development. In addition to development agencies and country members the GWP includes NGOs and research organizations.<ref name="Reinicke-47">Reinicke, Wolfgang H. (1999) "The Other World Wide Web: Global Public Policy Networks" | |||
''Foreign Policy'' No. 117 pp. 44-57, page 47</ref> | |||
== History == | |||
The concept for the Global Water Partnership grew out of the 1972 Stockholm Conference on the Environment, the 1977 Mar del Plata Conference, the Dublin statement<ref>http://www.gdrc.org/uem/water/dublin-statement.html</ref> from the January 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED),<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20190809010949/https://www.un.org/geninfo/bp/enviro.html</ref> the "Protection of the Quality & Supply of Freshwater Resources: Application of Integrated Approaches to the Development, Management & Use of Water Resources" statement (Chapter 18 of Agenda 21 from the Rio Conference),<ref>http://www.un.org/esa/dsd/agenda21/res_agenda21_18.shtml</ref> and general dissatisfaction with the lack of sustainability analysis in setting water policy goals and in water planning.<ref>Gleick, Peter H. (August 1998) "Water in Crisis: Paths to Sustainable Water Use" ''Ecological Applications'' 8(3): pp. 571-579, page 572</ref> | |||
The concept for the Global Water Partnership grew out of the 1972 Stockholm Conference on the Environment, the 1977 Mar del Plata Conference, the Dublin statement<ref>http://www.gdrc.org/uem/water/dublin-statement.html</ref> from the January 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED),<ref>http://www.un.org/geninfo/bp/enviro.html</ref> the "Protection of the Quality & Supply of Freshwater Resources: Application of Integrated Approaches to the Development, Management & Use of Water Resources" statement (Chapter 18 of Agenda 21 from the Rio Conference),<ref>http://www.un.org/esa/dsd/agenda21/res_agenda21_18.shtml</ref> and general dissatisfaction with the lack of sustainability analysis in setting water policy goals and in water planning.<ref>Gleick, Peter H. (August 1998) "Water in Crisis: Paths to Sustainable Water Use" ''Ecological Applications'' 8(3): | |||
The GWP was founded in 1996 with the support of the [[World Bank]], the | The GWP was founded in 1996 with the support of the [[World Bank]], the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency.<ref name="Reinicke-53">Reinicke, Wolfgang H. (1999) "The Other World Wide Web: Global Public Policy Networks" | ||
''Foreign Policy'' | ''Foreign Policy'' No. 117 pp. 44-57, page 53</ref><ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20140413142057/http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/ENVIRONMENT/0,,contentMDK:20271606~menuPK:559033~pagePK:148956~piPK:216618~theSitePK:244381,00.html</ref> | ||
==Operations== | == Operations == | ||
The network is open to all | GWP fosters integrated water resource management (IWRM) and provides a forum for dialogue among corporations, governmental agencies, water users, and environmental groups to promote stability through sustainable water resources development, management and use.<ref>[http://www.gwptoolbox.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7&Itemid=5 "About Global Water Partnership"] Global Water Partnership Toolbox</ref> | ||
The network is open to all organizations involved in water resources management: developed and developing country government institutions, agencies of the United Nations, bi- and multi-lateral development banks, professional associations, research institutions, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20100821121321/http://www.cepis.ops-oms.org:80/bvsarg/i/fulltext/tac4/tac4.pdf</ref> | |||
The GWP network works in 13 regions: Southern Africa, Eastern Africa, Central Africa, West Africa, the Mediterranean, Central and Eastern Europe, Caribbean, Central America, South America, Central Asia and the Caucasus, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and China. The GWP Secretariat is located in Stockholm, Sweden. | The GWP network works in 13 regions: Southern Africa, Eastern Africa, Central Africa, West Africa, the Mediterranean, Central and Eastern Europe, Caribbean, Central America, South America, Central Asia and the Caucasus, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and China. The GWP Secretariat is located in Stockholm, Sweden. | ||
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The network is supported financially by Canada, Denmark, the European Commission, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.<ref>[http://www.gwp.org/en/About-GWP/The-network/Financing-partners-group/ "About Us: GWP - Financing Partners Group"] Global Water Partnership Forum</ref> | The network is supported financially by Canada, Denmark, the European Commission, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.<ref>[http://www.gwp.org/en/About-GWP/The-network/Financing-partners-group/ "About Us: GWP - Financing Partners Group"] Global Water Partnership Forum</ref> | ||
HRH The Prince of Orange Willem-Alexander, Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Margaret Catley-Carlson and Kader Asmal are Patrons of the Global Water Partnership.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20100301111123/http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl:80/english/Who_s_who/The_Prince_of_Orange/Water_management_and_spatial_planning</ref> The GWP Chair is Dr Letitia A Obeng,<ref>http://www.gwp.org/en/About-GWP/The-network/Steering-Committee/GWP-Chair/</ref> GWP Executive Secretary is Dr Ania Grobicki<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20110726135104/http://www.gwp.org/en/About-GWP/The-network/Global-secretariat/GWP-Executive-Secretary/</ref> and Dr Mohamed Ait-Kadi is Chair of the GWP Technical Committee.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20110726140744/http://www.gwp.org/en/About-GWP/The-network/GWP-Technical-Committee/Technical-Committee-Members/</ref> | |||
The GWP network has more than 2,400 partners in 79 countries in 13 regions. | The GWP network has more than 2,400 partners in 79 countries in 13 regions. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
<references/> | <references /> | ||
== External links == | |||
* [http://www.gwp.org GWP Official website] | * [http://www.gwp.org GWP Official website] | ||
* [http://www.gwptoolbox.org GWP IWRM ToolBox website] | * [http://www.gwptoolbox.org GWP IWRM ToolBox website] | ||
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* [http://www.apfm.info/ Associated Programme on Flood Management, a joint initiative of the World Meteorological Organization and the Global Water Partnership.] | * [http://www.apfm.info/ Associated Programme on Flood Management, a joint initiative of the World Meteorological Organization and the Global Water Partnership.] | ||
* [http://www.apfm.info/helpdesk.htm HelpDesk for Integrated Flood Management.] | * [http://www.apfm.info/helpdesk.htm HelpDesk for Integrated Flood Management.] | ||
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The Global Water Partnership (GWP),' is an international network that offers practical advice for sustainably managing water resources.[1] It promotes and supports activities that operate at the national and regional levels of development. In addition to development agencies and country members the GWP includes NGOs and research organizations.[2]
History[edit | edit source]
The concept for the Global Water Partnership grew out of the 1972 Stockholm Conference on the Environment, the 1977 Mar del Plata Conference, the Dublin statement[3] from the January 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED),[4] the "Protection of the Quality & Supply of Freshwater Resources: Application of Integrated Approaches to the Development, Management & Use of Water Resources" statement (Chapter 18 of Agenda 21 from the Rio Conference),[5] and general dissatisfaction with the lack of sustainability analysis in setting water policy goals and in water planning.[6]
The GWP was founded in 1996 with the support of the World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency.[7][8]
Operations[edit | edit source]
GWP fosters integrated water resource management (IWRM) and provides a forum for dialogue among corporations, governmental agencies, water users, and environmental groups to promote stability through sustainable water resources development, management and use.[9]
The network is open to all organizations involved in water resources management: developed and developing country government institutions, agencies of the United Nations, bi- and multi-lateral development banks, professional associations, research institutions, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector.[10]
The GWP network works in 13 regions: Southern Africa, Eastern Africa, Central Africa, West Africa, the Mediterranean, Central and Eastern Europe, Caribbean, Central America, South America, Central Asia and the Caucasus, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and China. The GWP Secretariat is located in Stockholm, Sweden.
The network is supported financially by Canada, Denmark, the European Commission, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.[11]
HRH The Prince of Orange Willem-Alexander, Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Margaret Catley-Carlson and Kader Asmal are Patrons of the Global Water Partnership.[12] The GWP Chair is Dr Letitia A Obeng,[13] GWP Executive Secretary is Dr Ania Grobicki[14] and Dr Mohamed Ait-Kadi is Chair of the GWP Technical Committee.[15]
The GWP network has more than 2,400 partners in 79 countries in 13 regions.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Falkenmark, Malin and Folke, Carl (September 2000) "How to Bring Ecological Services into Integrated Water Resources Management" Ambio 29(6): pp. 351-352, page 351. The article synopsizes the November 1999 seminar held at the Beijer Institute by the Stockholm University Centre for Research on Natural Resources and the Environment to identify fundamental gaps in the activities and planning of the Global Water Partnership.
- ↑ Reinicke, Wolfgang H. (1999) "The Other World Wide Web: Global Public Policy Networks" Foreign Policy No. 117 pp. 44-57, page 47
- ↑ http://www.gdrc.org/uem/water/dublin-statement.html
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20190809010949/https://www.un.org/geninfo/bp/enviro.html
- ↑ http://www.un.org/esa/dsd/agenda21/res_agenda21_18.shtml
- ↑ Gleick, Peter H. (August 1998) "Water in Crisis: Paths to Sustainable Water Use" Ecological Applications 8(3): pp. 571-579, page 572
- ↑ Reinicke, Wolfgang H. (1999) "The Other World Wide Web: Global Public Policy Networks" Foreign Policy No. 117 pp. 44-57, page 53
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20140413142057/http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/ENVIRONMENT/0,,contentMDK:20271606~menuPK:559033~pagePK:148956~piPK:216618~theSitePK:244381,00.html
- ↑ "About Global Water Partnership" Global Water Partnership Toolbox
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20100821121321/http://www.cepis.ops-oms.org:80/bvsarg/i/fulltext/tac4/tac4.pdf
- ↑ "About Us: GWP - Financing Partners Group" Global Water Partnership Forum
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20100301111123/http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl:80/english/Who_s_who/The_Prince_of_Orange/Water_management_and_spatial_planning
- ↑ http://www.gwp.org/en/About-GWP/The-network/Steering-Committee/GWP-Chair/
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20110726135104/http://www.gwp.org/en/About-GWP/The-network/Global-secretariat/GWP-Executive-Secretary/
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20110726140744/http://www.gwp.org/en/About-GWP/The-network/GWP-Technical-Committee/Technical-Committee-Members/
