Annual Report 2015 HIGHLIGHTS
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2015 GWP in action 2015 Annual Report About GWP The Global Water Partnership's vision is for a water secure world. Our mission is to advance governance and management of water resources for sustainable and equitable development. The Global Water Partnership (GWP) is an international network that was created in 1996 to foster the implementation of integrated water resources management: the coordinated development and management of water, land, and related resources in order to maximise economic and social welfare without compromising the sustainability of ecosystems and the environment. The GWP Network is open to all organisations that recognise the principles of integrated water resources management endorsed by the Network. It includes states, government institutions (national, regional, and local), intergovernmental organisations, international and national non-governmental organisations, civil society groupings, academic and research institutions, private sector companies, and service providers in the public sector. At the end of 2015, the Network had 13 Regional Water Partnerships, 85 Country Water Partnerships, and 3,201 Partners located in 182 countries. (GWP is currently reviewing the status of its partnership base.) GWP Region Countries Partners GWP Partners by type Caribbean 24 101 Central Africa 6 174 International Research/educational organisations 2 Central America 7 187 institutions 16 Central and Eastern Europe 13 171 Government/ public 25 Central Asia and Caucasus 9 176 Professional associations 4 China 1 101 Eastern Africa 10 214 Mediterranean 25 90 South America 10 331 Private South Asia 7 538 sector 13 Southeast Asia 10 250 Southern Africa 13 330 Other 2 West Africa 15 290 Global 32 248 Network/NGO 38 Total 2015 182 3,201 Total 2014 178 3,051 Country Water Partnerships Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos PDR, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mozambique, Moldova, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Rwanda, São Tomé e Príncipe, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe. CONTENTS Message from the Chair . 4 Overview from the Executive Secretary ..........................................................................4 From the Chair of the GWP Technical Committee ..........................................................5 GWP AROUND THE WORLD: 2015 HIGHLIGHTS.............................................................6 GWP's results framework ................................................................................................8 Goal 1: Catalyse change in policies and practice ........................................................ 9 FEATURE – Water security and resilience to climate change ..................... 14 FEATURE – Towards 2030: Sustainable development in a water secure world . 20 Goal 2: Generate and communicate knowledge.........................................................22 FEATURE – GWP: A knowledge hub . 24 Goal 3: Strengthen partnerships .................................................................................27 FEATURE – Women and water: A close connection .................................... 29 FEATURE – Empowering future generations: Engaging young people in creating a water secure world............................................... 30 Financial report 2015 . 32 GWP Technical Committee publications...................................................................... 34 New partners in GWP 2015 .......................................................................................... 36 Who's who in GWP 2015.............................................................................................. 38 Strategies, stronger South–South cooperation among Message from the Chair partners, greater visibility at the global level, and a more The year 2015 has been a active Network of Partners reflecting on-going governance challenging and inspiring reforms – these bear witness to our joint collaborative one for the Global Water efforts under my chairmanship as we travel towards a Partnership family. It has water secure world. been a year of transition and transformation in I urge you to maintain momentum and to use the current which our partners in an favourable winds to push ever forward on this fascinating increasingly globalized and journey. changing world have had even greater voice. Overview from the Together with our diverse Executive Secretary Network of Partners, we have begun to implement In a year when the issues Dr Ursula Schaefer-Preuss the GWP Strategy Towards of migration, climate 2020 – A Water Secure change, and inequality World. Achieving water security requires fundamental continued to hit the changes in values, beliefs, perceptions, and political headlines, it was uplifting positions, not only among water management institutions, to see the global but also among all stakeholders. Such changes are slowly community recognise water taking place. The GWP family has worked hard to become as central to sustainable actively involved at the global level and on the ground by and inclusive growth in the helping to catalyse change in policies and practice, 2030 Agenda for Sustainable generating and communicating knowledge, and Development. strengthening partnerships; with these activities implementing GWP’s three strategic goals for 2014–2019. Starting in 2016, this Agenda coincides with Rudolph Cleveringa We know there is still a long way to go before we realise GWP’s 20th Anniversary. our vision of a water secure world and accomplish our This alignment will provide additional opportunities to mission – to advance governance and management of support countries as they implement the water-related water resources for sustainable and equitable Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). GWP's new SDG development. The adoption of three ground-breaking Preparedness Facility (see page 21) builds on our 20 global agreements in 2015 – the 2030 Agenda for years of experience. With a successful track record in Sustainable Development, including a dedicated water convening multiple stakeholders to solve water goal; the Adoption of the Paris Agreement on Climate problems with an integrated approach – for which there Change; and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk is now political support – GWP is well positioned to play Reduction – sets the scene to put water absolutely at the a leadership role as a multi-stakeholder partnership in centre of future efforts for equitable and sustainable the emerging international water architecture. human development. Our intervention logic has paid off – and continues to GWP now has a unique chance to place itself at the service reap dividends. As you read the stories in this report, of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development you will see how GWP engages in country-level agenda- agreed on by the world community, drawing on 20 years of setting, influencing policy change that leads to know-how to support regions and countries in investment in climate-resilient water security, and implementing the water-related development goals. There demonstrating best practice through scalable projects. are many entry points for activities to contribute to this Long-term interactions with regional economic ambition and we will implement concrete actions focusing commissions and international finance institutions on interventions where GWP can add value. underpin the importance of addressing transboundary dimensions. Communicating knowledge is another route It has been an honour and a privilege to provide strategic to catalysing change, for example through the new guidance to the GWP family during my three–year tenure Integrated Drought Management Programme in Central as GWP Chair. The Strategy 2020, the Gender and Youth and Eastern Europe. 4 GWP in Action 2015 Annual Report The water-related SDGs give renewed focus to improving opportunities, and social preferences. Furthermore, the quality, inclusiveness, and diversity of the Network investments should be tailored to the context. All of this Partners. Through enhancing the performance of the requires refined analytical tools, holistic perspectives, Regional and Country Water Partnerships, we will innovation, and continuous monitoring, assessment, and strengthen national capacity to engage key allies in adaptation. GWP’s Technical Committee aims to agenda-setting, implementation, monitoring, and review transform this agenda into reality and to identify a of the Goals, particularly addressing the Means of coherent set of insights that will provide the basis for Implementation through a water lens. concrete action. The global secretariat thanks our Partners, staff of the The year 2015 ended my second term as Chair of the Regional and Country Water Partnerships, governance Technical Committee. My aim was to build a proactive bodies, and our donors for their commitment to water Technical Committee, whose members were involved