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Case Studies for Selected Global Programs The Global Water Partnership (GWP)

 
Case Studies for Selected Global Programs


The Global
Water Partnership (GWP)

The Global Water Partnership is a working partnership among government agencies, public institutions, private companies, professional organizations, multilateral development agencies and others committed to the Dublin-Rio principles. Since its inception, the GWP has built up a network of Regional Partnerships in Central America, Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Caucasus, China, Eastern Africa, Mediterranean, Pacific, South America, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Southern Africa and West Africa.

Current donors to GWP are the governments of: Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, the EU, and The International American Development Bank.

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  Program at a Glance
Established: 1995 - 1996

Objectives: Clearly establish the principles of sustainable water resources management; Identify gaps and stimulate partners to meet critical needs within their available human and financial resources; Support action at the local, national, regional or river basin level that follows principles of sustainable water resources management; Help match needs to available resources.

Key Activities: Established 30 plus country and 13 regional water partnerships and is still growing.

FY03 expenditures: Has grown from US$3.1 m in 1998 to US$10.3 m in 2003.

FY04 DGF allocation: The WB made a financial exit in FY03.

Governance Model: The GWPO is an intergovernmental international institution; it supports the GWP Network. Co-Sponsors World Bank, SIDA, UNDP, DFID, The Netherlands and others.

Latest Program-level Evaluation: The Performance Assessment Resource Center, June 2003

The Independent Evaluation Group (IEG)is an independent unit within the World Bank; it reports directly to the Bank's Board of Executive Directors. The goals of IEG 's evaluations are to draw lessons from Bank experience, and to provide an objective basis for assessing the results of the Bank's work.




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