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Established in 1996, the Global Water Partnership (GWP) is a working partnership among all those involved in water management: government agencies, public institutions, private companies, professional organizations, multilateral development agencies and others committed to the Dublin-Rio principles.
Today, this comprehensive partnership actively identifies critical knowledge needs at global, regional and national levels, helps design programs for meeting these needs, and serves as a mechanism for alliance building and information exchange on integrated water resources management.
The mission of the Global Water Partnership is to "support countries in the sustainable management of their water resources."

The Global Water Partnership - Mediterranean (GWP-Med) is an open regional platform bringing together eleven major Mediterranean networks of different disciplines, and over thirty-eight other organizations, institutions, and companies. GWP-Med was established in 2002 as the successor of MEDTAC, founded in 1998.
The Partnership contributes to the promotion of integrated approaches to water resources management in the Mediterranean by bringing the major stakeholders in water together to discuss and work together on outstanding water issues.

Organizations and agencies working on water issues in the Mediterranean can become partners of GWP and GWP-Med. Partners include states, government agencies, regional and local government institutions, training and research institutions, companies and organisations in the public and private sectors, civil society including non-government organizations, international and professional organizations, and bilateral and multilateral development agencies.

IWRM may be defined as “a process which promotes the co-ordinated development and management of water, land and related resources in order to maximise the resulting economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems”.