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Contents below:
· International organizations & initiatives
· Research & educational institutions
· Professional associations
· NGOs
· Private sector
Also see:
· Freshwater-related research initiatives & programs at Academic programs & degrees
· Countries A>Z and World geography & transboundary regions for place-based freshwater information
International organizations & initiatives
Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture (WASAG)
· "a country-led initiative, launched at the UN Water Conference in New York in March 2023 by the
governments of Colombia, DR Congo, Ecuador, Gabon, Mexico and Zambia. It is part of the Water
Action Agenda and under the auspices of the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration.”
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
· fostering transboundary cooperation
· "GWP mobilises action on the global water crisis through a unique combination of social capital,
shared values, credibility within the global water community, bottom-up orientation, and expertise.
A network of networks, we ensure the ‘voices of water’ can influence local, national, regional, and
global development priorities. We are committed to our role as a neutral convener and respected
for our focus on inclusiveness and sustainability."
International Law Association (ILA)
Water Committee (click on "Water Resources Law (1990-2004)")
Berlin Rules on Water Resources
· Based on 1966 Helsinki Rules on the Uses of the Waters of International Rivers
International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)
Building River Dialogue and Governance (BRIDGE)
World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
UN Water [Interagency Mechanism on all Freshwater Related Issues, Including Sanitation]
Global Environment Monitoring System for freshwater (GEMS/Water)
Global Freshwater Quality Database (GEMStat)
IWRM Data Portal [Integrated Water Resources Management]
UNEP-DHI Centre on Water and Environment
Transboundary Waters Programme
Intergovernmental Hydrology Programme
UNICEF
· "...raises awareness, catalyzes collaboration, and scales critical lessons on water sustainability and climate resilience around the world."
UN Interagency Mechanism on all Freshwater Related Issues
UN University
Institute for Water, Environment and Health
US/China Clean Energy Research Center for Water-Energy Technologies
Cooperation in International Waters in Africa (CIWA)
Research & educational institutions
Global Water Center @ University of Nevada
Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST)
Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) [Asia]
Global Institute for Water Security @ Saskatchewan, University of
Global Water Futures (GWF) @ National Hydrology Research Centre [Canada]
IHE-Delft Institute for Water Education
Kyl Center for Water Policy @ Arizona State University
Meadows Center for Water and the Environment
Program in Water Conflict Management and Transformation @ Oregon State University
Shared Waters Lab @ Fletcher School, Tufts University
Water Policy Center @ Public Policy Institute of California
Professional associations
American Water Works Association
International Water Association
· “...an open, yet ordered platform in which both innovators and adopters of new technologies and
approaches can generate creative friction. It is a place for diffusion, benchmarking and evidence.
Our programmes develop research and projects focused on solutions for water and wastewater
management; we organise world-class events that bring the latest science, technology and best
practice to the water sector at large; we work to place water on the global political agenda and to
influence best practice in regulation and policy making; and we do this via the IWA’s global
membership.”
NGOs
Alliance for Global Water Adatation (AGWA)
Evidence Action → Dispensers for Safe Water
Freshwater Institute @ Conservation Fund
International Water Management Institute
· global water think tank
Soil & Water Conservation Society (SWCS)
Stockholm International Water Institute
Private sector
Aqualonis CloudFisher for fog harvesting
Good Stuff International (GSI)
Sustainable Water Solutions [Australia]