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Global Water Partnership (GWP)

  • Type: INGO
  • Field: EESD
  • Region: Europe
  • Location: Stockholm, Sweden
  • Internship Title: Network Operations Intern
  • Duration: Minimum 3-6 months
  • Number of Interns: 1
  • Special Requirement: Master completed (within 6 months) or enrolled into a programme in the field of International Development studies, Political Science, or Human Geography with interest in the social sciences, environmental law, governance processes.
  • Application Status: Available
  • Remote Internship: Unacceptable
The Global Water Partnership (GWP) is a global action network with over 3,000 Partner organisations in 179 countries. The network has 69 accredited Country Water Partnerships and 13 Regional Water Partnerships.
 
The network is open to all organisations involved in water resources management: developed and developing country government institutions, agencies of the United Nations, bi- and multi-lateral development banks, professional associations, research institutions, non-governmental organisations, and the private sector.
 
GWP’s action network provides knowledge and builds capacity to improve water management at all levels: global, regional, national and local. GWP does not operate alone. Its networking approach provides a mechanism for coordinated action and adds value to the work of many other key development partners.
 
We are an ‘on-the-ground’ network that mobilises government, civil society, and the commercial sector to engage with each other to solve water problems.
 
Usually those problems stem from the demands of competing water users so it’s about how to manage, or govern, the resource itself. Our focus is on improving the way water is managed across sectors – it’s called the integrated approach.
 
Our comparative advantage is a large and diverse multi-stakeholder network that can deploy 20 years of knowledge and experience in applying the cross-sectoral integrated water resources management approach to sustainable development.
 
We’ve succeeded when water is managed sustainably while at the same time maximising social and economic welfare.
 
Vision
The vision of Global Water Partnership (GWP) is for a water secure world. 
 
Mission
To advance governance and management of water resources for sustainable and equitable development. 
 
Values
The values of Global Water Partnership (GWP) are inclusiveness, openness, transparency, accountability, respect, gender sensitivity, and solidarity. These values are at the heart of GWP’s ambition and essential to Global Water Partnership’s (GWP) commitment to the poor and disadvantaged. 
Internship Tasks:
The selected candidate will support the GWP’s Knowledge and Learning agenda and activities. This will include working on the redevelopment of GWP´s IWRM ToolBox, an online platform with more than 85 tools on integrated water resources management. The candidate will also contribute to developing a series of publications and mapping resources that will feed into the ToolBox and work as part of the Knowledge and Learning Team.  
 
Tasks will include: 
● Support the development of new tools related to water and the thematic areas explored in the ToolBox. 
● Support for developing case studies for the ToolBox. 
● Support mapping and uploading knowledge resources for the ToolBox.   
● Support the development of user guides for the ToolBox, e.g., guide on how to submit a case study.   
 
Requirements:
● Master completed (within 6 months) or enrolled into a programme in the field of International Development studies, Political Science, or Human Geography with interest in the social sciences, environmental law, governance processes.  
● Interest in water and environmental governance, especially in developing country settings.    
● An excellent command of English language, written and spoken.  
● Experience in research and knowledge management is an asset.  
● Willingness to learn new skills or improve existing skills.  
● Motivated for work and ability to work independently/remotely.   
● Interest in water resources management, any of GWP’s overall focus areas, and/or other environmental sustainability issues.
● Knowledge of the 2030 Development Agenda and Integrated Water Resources Management is an advantage.
2013-09-01 | Stockholm, Sweden – Consulting Partners Annual Meeting / Consulting Partners’ Annual Meeting
2012 | Stockholm, Sweden – Consulting Partners’ Annual Meeting
2011 | Stockholm, Sweden – Consulting Partners’ Annual Meeting
2010 | Stockholm, Sweden – Consulting Partners’ Annual Meeting
2009 | Stockholm, Sweden – Consulting Partners’ Annual Meeting
2008-06-26 | St George’s, Grenada – Caribbean regional consultation forum toward the 5th world water forum
2008-06-19 | San Salvador, El Salvador – Central America regional consultation forum toward the 5th world water forum
2008-06-16 | San Salvador, El Salvador – Water information summit
2008 | Stockholm, Sweden – Consulting Partners’ Annual Meeting
2006-11-06 | Athens, Greece – Conference of the water directors of the Euro-Mediterranean and Southeastern European countries
2006-06-18 | Stockholm, Sweden – Consultative partners annual meeting / Consulting Partners’ Annual Meeting
2005-12-01 | Bratislava, Slovakia – Regional conference on wastewater treatment and WFD implementation in CEE Danube countries
2005-10-18 | Zhengzhou, China – International Yellow river forum on keeping the healthy life of the river and modern river basin
2005-08-29 | Nusa Dua, Indonesia – Southeast Asia water forum
2005-05-23 | Antigua, Guatemala – Consultative partners annual meeting / Consulting Partners’ Annual Meeting
2004-12-06 | Tokyo, Japan – International conference on integrated water resources management
2004-10-11 | Istanbul, Turkey – Capacity building symposium on integrated water management and irrigation
2004-07-13 | Dhaka, Bangladesh – South Asia water forum
2004 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Consultative partners annual meeting / Consulting Partners’ Annual Meeting
2003-11-17 | Chiang Mai, Thailand – Southeast Asia water forum
2003-08-15 | Stockholm, Sweden – Consulting partners annual meeting / Consulting Partners’ Annual Meeting
2003-04-09 | Dhaka, Bangladesh – Meeting
2002-12-17 | Islamabad, Pakistan – South Asia water forum
2002-10-07 | Mexico City, Mexico – Forum on water for the Americas in the 21st century
2002-06-17 | Accra, Ghana – Consulting partners annual meeting / Consulting Partners’ Annual Meeting
2002-05-14 | Xian, China – International symposium on integrated water resources management
2001-08-16 | Stockholm, Sweden – Consulting partners annual meeting / Consulting Partners’ Annual Meeting
2001-06-08 | Tokyo, Japan – Workshop on climate change and water resources management
2000 | Stockholm, Sweden – Consulting Partners’ Annual Meeting
1999-08-12 | Stockholm, Sweden – Consulting partners annual meeting / Consulting Partners’ Annual Meeting
1998 | Marseille, France | Stockholm, Sweden – Consulting Partners’ Annual Meeting
1997 | Stockholm, Sweden | Marrakech, Morocco – Consulting Partners’ Annual Meeting
1996 | Stockholm, Sweden – Consulting Partners’ Annual Meeting
Relations with Inter-Governmental Organizations

Associate member of: E-XM7495 – NDC Partnership.

Links with:
E-XE4596 – African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW);
F-XF0077 – Asian Development Bank (ADB);
E-XE2032 – Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE);
E-XF3184 – CIHEAM – International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM);
E-XE9680 – Comité Regional de Recursos Hidraulicos del Istmo Centroamericano (CRRH);
F-XF4947 – Euro-Mediterranean Information System on Know-how in the Water Sector (EMWIS);
B-XB0971 – FAO;
E-XE2805 – Inter-State Commission Water Coordination of Central Asia (ICWC);
F-XF3178 – International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO);
U-XE5924 – Joint WHO/FAO/UNEP/UNCHS Panel of Experts on Environmental Management for Vector Control (PEEM);
U-XF3177 – Mediterranean Water Network (MWN);
E-XE2491 – Mekong River Commission (MRC);
E-XK1605 – Plan Bleu pour l’environnement et le développement en Méditerranée (Plan Bleu);
E-XE4188 – Scientific Information Centre of Interstate Coordination Water Commission of Central Asia (SIC ICWC);
E-XE3382 – UNDP;
F-XM1735 – Volta Basin Authority (VBA);
E-XE1852 – Water Center for the Humid Tropics of Latin America and the Caribbean;
B-XB3548 – WHO;
B-XB3556 – World Meteorological Organization (WMO);
E-XE4317 – World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP).
Cooperates with: Niger Basin Authority (NBA)(West Africa Water Partnership)
Cooperates with: UN-Water
Cooperates with: Water and Sanitation Programme (WSP)
Observer status with: Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission – Helsinki Commission (HELCOM)(Central and Eastern Europe)
Observer status with: UN DESA
Member of: International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR)
Partner of: Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS)

Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Links with:
E-XF6940 – African Network for Basin Organizations (ANBO);
D-XD8744 – African Water Association (AfWA);
E-XE0038 – All India Women’s Conference (AIWC);
D-XJ6906 – Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWUA);
F-XJ8218 – Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF);
G-XM7141 – Association des Jeunes Volontaires au Service du Monde Environnemental (AJVSME);
D-XD6273 – Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA);
F-XF3821 – Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN);
F-XJ3036 – Euro-Mediterranean Irrigators Community (EIC);
F-XJ8219 – European Water Partnership (EWP);
B-XM0973 – Gender and Water Alliance (GWA);
F-XJ5809 – Green Ark Committee (GRC);
F-XF5170 – Green Cross International (GCI);
E-XE3965 – IHE Delft Institute for Water Education;
G-XM7231 – Initiative: Eau;
U-XF4382 – Inter-American Water Resources Network (IWRN);
B-XB1193 – International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR);
E-XE4435 – International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA);
G-XJ4905 – International Center for Integrated Water Resources Management (ICIWaRM);
F-XF6918 – International Flood Network (IFNet);
F-XE1042 – International Lake Environment Committee Foundation (ILEC);
E-XE3163 – International Office for Water (IOW);
D-XD5788 – International Rainwater Catchment Systems Association (IRCSA);
F-XF1436 – International Secretariat for Water (ISW);
A-XA2654 – International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN);
E-XE0387 – International Water Management Institute (IWMI);
E-XE2445 – International Water-Related Associations’ Liaison Committee (IWALC);
F-XM0559 – Latin American Water Education and Training Network (LA-WETNET);
B-XF2316 – Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI);
F-XF4120 – Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development (MIO-ECSDE);
E-XE4434 – Mediterranean Network of Basin Organisations (MENBO);
E-XJ2383 – Nile Capacity Building Network in Integrated Water Resources Management (Nile-IWRM Net);
G-XN8066 – Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI);
U-XJ5857 – Water and Climate Coalition (WCC);
F-XM2032 – Water Integrity Network (WIN);
E-XE1527 – Water and Sanitation for Africa (WSA);
C-XC0047 – World Water Council (WWC);
G-XJ0348 – World Water Institute (AAI);
U-XF6358 – Youth Water Action Team (YWAT).
Member of: Network of Asian River Basin Organizations (NARBO)
Member of: WaterNet
Partner of: Africa-EU Innovation Alliance for Water and Climate (AfriAlliance)
Partner of: European Centre for River Restoration (ECRR)
Cooperates with: Global Institute for Water, Environment and Health (GIWEH)
Cooperates with: International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH)
Cooperates with: International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance (IRHA)
Cooperates with: Network for Capacity Building in Integrated Water Resources Management (CAP-Net)
Cooperates with: Rainwater Partnership
Cooperates with: Sanitation and Water for All (SWA)
Cooperates with: Society for Conservation and Protection of Environment (SCOPE)
Memorandum of Understanding with: Nile Basin Discourse (NBD)

Members:
Open to all organizations involved in the field, including government institutions in developing and developed countries, UN agencies, multilateral development banks, professional associations, research institutes, NGOs and the private sector. Partners (over 3,000) in over 180 countries and territories. Membership countries not specified.

Member Organizations:
Coalition Clean Baltic, Fundación Agreste, Institut International d’Ingénierie de l’Eau et de l’Environnement