Towards effective Global Water Governance (Core contribution to the Global Water Partnership)

The ultimate target groups are the populations that suffer from current mismanagement of water, in particular those living in water stressed areas.

The direct target groups are national governments, regional economic development bodies, river basin organisations, private sector, and community-based organisations.

GWP follows three strategic goals are:
Outcome 1: Catalyse change in policies and practice
Outcome 2: Generate and communicate knowledge
Outcome 3: Strengthen partnerships

In its support to GWP, SDC puts particular emphasis on three strategic axes: (a) advocacy on global level for coherence in the water sector and effective water governance, (b) Knowledge chain/products to support key water governance outcomes, and (c) gender mainstreaming in the global water sector and throughout all levels of action is strengthened as well as its strong focus on Youth.
Strong Swiss positioning in the water sector is maintained and/or further developed.
 

Risultati principali attesi:  

Some selected outputs:

• National and regional organisations develop options and tools and frameworks that integrate water security and climate resilience
• National/subnational organisations integrate gender perspectives into water resource management policies/plans/legal frameworks
• Countries develop capacity and projects to access climate and climate-related finance to improve water security. 
  Demonstration projects for innovation and gender issues

Risultati fasi precedenti:   The integrated approach to water resources management, Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), is today’s prevalent conceptual framework to address the global water challenges. 
It was the GWP who has significantly shaped the IWRM concept and contributed strongly to its uptake on many different levels, not lastly by the recent inclusion of IWRM as part of the SDG on water.
GWP’s main outcomes in the preceding phase lie in the governance improvements introduced by actors at all levels where GWP is active. GWP recorded more than 100 governance outcomes that could be attributed to the organisation’s work covering areas such as water policy, national adaptation planning, transboundary management agreements, investment plans and strategies, legislative frameworks, regional planning frameworks and institutional reform. Through the development of a gender strategy and its implementation, GWP brings forward gender equality and inclusion in water resources management.

• UN and Development agencies
• Governments
• Civil Society
• Private sector

Fase 8 01.11.2017 - 31.12.2020   (Completed)