The Global Water Partnership is an intergovernmental organisation comprised of 13 Regional Water Partnerships (RWPs) and 86 Country Water Partnerships (CWPs), with the mission to advance governance and management of water resources for sustainable and equitable development. GWP is a global network including over 3000 partners ranging from government institutions (national, regional and local), intergovernmental organisations, international and national non-governmental organisations, academic and research institutions, companies, and service providers in the public sector. Together with the partners, GWP helps countries to connect water resources planning and operations at different scales – transboundary, regional, basin, national, and local – so that actions are coherent and sustainable.
ACTIVITIES/PROGRAMMES RELEVANT TO NAPS
GWP is responding to the climate change challenge through the Global Water, Climate and Development Programme (WACDEP) which includes a portfolio of programmes and projects that aim to build climate resilience through better water management. The overall objective of the WACDEP is to support integration of water security and climate resilience in development planning and decision making processes, through enhanced technical and institutional capacity and predictable financing and investments in water security and climate change adaptation. The WACDEP targets over 60 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean, and it is aligned with the objectives of the National Adaptation Plan process.
The following programmes are included under the WACDEP umbrella:
- The WACDEP in Africa with focus on putting in place investments for water security and climate resilience, jointly implemented with the AU and African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW);
- The Regional WACDEPs in Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe, which are modelled on the WACDEP in Africa but developed with regional context and ownership;
- The Associated Programme on Flood Management (APFM), a joint initiative of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and GWP promoting the concept of Integrated Flood Management (IFM);
- The WMO-GWP Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP) focusing on promoting better scientific understanding and inputs for drought management for enhancing drought resilience;
- The Deltas Climate Resilience Programmes for enhancing climate resilience of delta regions. “Enabling Delta Life” is a joint project with the Delta Alliance, supported by the Netherlands Ministry of Development Cooperation.
By supporting activities for improved management of water resources, for example through drought and flood management, the WACDEP contributes to enhanced resilience to climate change, aligning actions to support the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Specific examples of activities undertaken in 2015 that are relevant to climate change adaptation and NAPs are:
- Capacity building and knowledge sharing for national and regional level stakeholders on project preparation related to water security and climate resilience, with GWP Central Africa
- Workshop on Integrating Water Security in the National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), with GWP Central America
- Investment prioritization for water security and climate resilience in the Kagera River Basin, with GWP Eastern Africa
- Development of a Regional Framework for Investment for Climate Resilience and Water Security (CReWSIP), with GWP Caribbean
AREAS OF SUPPORT FOR COUNTRIES
GWP specific support to countries in the NAP process takes place through the collaboration with the UNDP-UNEP NAP-Global Support Programme (NAP-GSP). The NAP-GSP support Least Developed Country Parties and non-LDCs to advance on the NAP process, bringing greater focus and coordination to country-led efforts in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. GWP support especially with expertise on water resources and climate change adaptation, and the country support is based on three main pillars: i) institutional support; ii) technical support; iii) knowledge brokering.
Contact information
Susanne Skyllerstedt
Programme Officer – Water, Climate and Development Programme
Global Water Partnership (GWP)
Visiting address: Linnégatan 87D, Stockholm
Post address: PO Box 24177, 104 51 Stockholm, SWEDEN
Phone: +46 8 121 386 13
Cell phone: +46 76 677 86 13
E-mail: susanne.skyllerstedt@gwp.org
Website: http://www.gwp.org/