Helping operators to help one another: GWOPA’s role at the global level Tongatapu, PWWA, 2016 Dr Anne Bousquet

Outline What WOPs are: a label to be promoted Who we are: a Global platform for WOPs GWOPA’s services Global coordination and brokering Support to regional WOPs Platforms Sharing of good practices and Knowledge Management Finance linking and fund mobilization Advocacy and promotion of WOPs 4. GWOPA and PWWA

Not-for Profit Ptnrships 2 or more Operators Not-for Profit Ptnrships Twinning / Training What WOPs are. A label to be promoted Premise Operators Need Urgent Capacity Support Utilities face many similar challenges Many utilities have great expertise, and are willing to share Water Operators’ partnerships = peer-to-peer exchanges for Capacity Building, on a not-for-profit basis LABEL= Charter and Code of Conduct

2. What GWOPA is: a Global platform for WOPs The Global WOPs Alliance, UNSGAB initiative within Hashimoto Action Plan Led and hosted by UN-HABITAT upon request by former UN SG Global mechanism for coordination and support of WOPs In line with Hashimoto principles (non-profit partnerships, inclusivity)

2. What GWOPA is: a Global platform for WOPs A multi-stakeholder network of partners: GWOPA’s inclusive governance Alliance of partners for utilities’ capacity building: UNESCO-IHE, UNESCO-UNW, UNICEF, WHO, CAP-NET, IWA, WATERAID, GWP, WSP, regional devt bank, national cooperation agencies etc…

3. GWOPA’s services Global coordination and brokering Brokering Matchmaking Tools: The Pipeline Operator Profiles WOPs Profiles

3. GWOPA’s services b) Support to regional WOPs Platforms WOPs Around the World: Africa, Latin America, Caribbean, Asia, Central Asia, the Pacific, Arab Region, South Eastern Europe,

3. GWOPA’s services b) Support to regional WOPs Platforms Direct support to platforms (establishment, Secretariat, program) Direct support and implementation of WOPs with regional platforms for pilot themed WOP. Ex: PIP Climate change SSP WSP Pro-poor unit establishment etc

3. GWOPA’s services c) Sharing of good practices and Knowledge Management WOPs Case Studies, fact-sheets and WOP profiles online 5 year collaboration with UNESCO-IHE on learning approaches in CB, guidance tools for WOPs (BEWOP)

3. GWOPA’s services d) Finance linking and fund mobilization Direct financing of short term WOPs Referrals to financial institutions and partners such as AfDB-AWF, AFD, GIZ, EU-ACP Water Facility, etc. For platforms For WOPs For PIPs

3. GWOPA’s services e) Advocacy and promotion of WOPs

Stockholm Water Week World Water Forum HABITAT III …

4. GWOPA and PWWA On-going :exchanges between Pacific and the Caribbean 2016: Signing of a CA between GWOPA and PWWA (50,000 USD) implementation of 1 WOP Support to the Secretariat (on the basis of PWWA future work plan) - Direct support to 2 WOPs on PIP with OFID funding (2d phase) mentees to be identified

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