Presentation made by Dr Ania Grobicki Executive Secretary at GWP Regional Days Meeting, August 22-24, 2012, Stockholm, Sweden

1. Development of GWP Global Strategy 2014-2019
“2020 vision for water security”
Dr Ania Grobicki
Executive Secretary, GWP
22 August 2012

2. Water security – from a desired
future to a present imperative
• increasing water scarcity
• increasing competition among users and uses
• increasing occurrence of extreme events (floods and
droughts)
• increasing interconnectedness of resources (land,
water, energy) and among local/national/regional and
global levels of water management

3. 3 contextual shifts over the past 5
years
– Reaffirmation by governments and the UN that
integrated water resources management is the
structuring paradigm for better water governance
(ref.1:UN-Water 2012; ref.2: Rio+20 declaration)
– The crucial role of better water management in
adapting to climate change
– The UN resolution enshrining the right to water

4. VISION – a water secure world
• Water for beneficial uses – for society, for economic
development, and for ecosystems
• Security from droughts, floods, landslides, water-
borne diseases – all the destructive impacts of water
• Improved quality of life for women and youth
• Through an integrated approach – holistic, all-
encompassing
CURRENT GWP MISSION – To support the sustainable
development and management of water resources at all
levels
QUESTION : Can this be sharpened up ….?

5. Four Strategic Goals 2008-2013
• Promote water as a key part of
sustainable national development
[operational]
• Address critical development
challenges [advocacy]
• Reinforce knowledge sharing and
communication [knowledge]
• Build a more effective network
[partnering]

6. Proposed: 3 S goals for water security

7. Proposed Goal 1 : Supporting Policy
Development and Implementation
(across 6 thematic areas)
• Water and climate change
• Integrated urban water management
• Water financing
• Transboundary water management
• Water and food security
• Water and energy security

8. Proposed Goal 2 : Sharing Water Knowledge
- What is water security?
• The economics of water security
• The indicators of water security
• Linking water security, food security and energy security
• The interrelationships of water security and climate resilience
- The power of IWRM in today´s world
• Integrated urban water management
• Land-food-water linkages for food security
• Water and energy security
• Transboundary water management /Hydrodiplomacy

9. Proposed Goal 3 : Strengthening the GWP
Network
- The need for consolidation
• 10% growth per year : consolidate links to partners, benefits
received by partners, partners’ contributions to GWP
• Country Water Partnerships supported for monitoring and reporting
• Gender mainstreaming through gender strategy
• Strong focus on youth organizations, youth coordinators
• Revised financing strategies
• Revised governance structure (response to 2011 mid-term review)

10. Global Strategy Task Force (26 people)
• GWP Chair, TEC Chair and ES 3
• One additional TEC member 1
• 1 nominee from each Regional Water Partnership 13
• One GWPO Senior Advisor 1
• Nominees from strategic allies, 1 food, 1 energy 5
• Network /organizational development facilitator 1
• Two representatives of GWP Financing Partners 2
(as observers)
- To participate in task force meetings and inter-regional meetings
- Organize focus group e-conferences (eg. banks, KPs etc)
- Review and comment on draft text as it evolves

11. Proposed two-way process :
4 inter-regional meetings + Global Strategy Task Force
Asia : SEA, SAs, China (13 April 2013, Delhi ?)
Latin America : CAm, SAm, Car
(incl. USWP)
Africa : SAf, WAf, Eaf, CAf, Med
Europe : CEE, CACENA, Med, EWP
Jan-Apr:Regional strategies drafted and shared
Draft Global Strategy to SC (May 2013)
Discussed at CP and World Water Week (August 2013)
Finalized November 2013

12. Working Towards A
Water-Secure World
”Serving the regions,
A growing international
serving since 1996
networkthe world”
• 13 Regional Water Partnerships (RWPs)
• 80 Country Water Partnerships (CWPs)
• 2,680 Partner organizations in 167 countries
• Grown more than 6-fold since 2004 (400 partners)