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Founded in 2003, the fundamental mission of GWPEA is to build alliances and strengthen the institutional capabilities of its members in order to encourage and reinforce the research, expertise and information networks on integrated water resources management (IWRM). This fits into the overall mission statement of the GWP network, which is “to advance integrated water resources management at all levels for sustainable and inclusive growth”.
GWPEA and most of its partners have now developed and implemented IWRM plans and related strategies and actions. Alongside the IWRM plans, GWPEA and partners have also developed climate adaptation strategies that seek to address climate-related challenges emanating from the water and inter-connected sectors. The GWPEA strategy strives to mainstream climate adaptation approaches and build the resilience of communities.
GWP’s vision is for a “water secure world”. This implies that water's destructive actions are minimized and that water is accessible for all productive needs, the socio-economic development of people, and ecosystems. GWP partners and all GWP regional entities agree to strive for inclusiveness, openness, transparency, accountability, respect, gender sensitivity and solidarity. GWP expects all partners to apply these values, bringing together, as needed, as wide a group of stakeholders as possible in fulfillment of its mission.
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.