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Global Water Operators Partnership Alliance (GWOPA)

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Website
Global Water Operators' Partnership Alliance
Structure
Multi-stakeholder partnership and platform
Host organization
UN Habitat
P.O. Box 30030 GPO Nairobi
00100 Kenya
Kenya (Republic of Kenya)
gwopa@gwopa.org
Focus
Water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
Languages
english
Key initiatives/output
1. Supporting establishment of regional Water Operator Partnerships 2. Knowledge Management 3. Geo Referenced Utility Benchmarking System (GRUBS) google based platform 4. Capacity building and training 5. Financial Guidance and Linking 6. Advocacy and Communication
Network services
Face-to-face networking, training, sector news, document download
Origins and rationale of network
Following the “Hashimoto Action Plan” that it launched in Mexico in March 2006, the UN Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB) initiated a global mechanism to promote Water Operators Partnerships (WOPs). Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan requested UN-HABITAT to lead the development, and host the secretariat, of the global WOPs mechanism . During the Stockholm World Water Week in August 2007, the Chair of UNSGAB, offically launched GWOPA as a global mechanism to scale up WOPs.
Objectives
By using suitable exchange and transfer mechanisms, the the partnership will exchange and distribute know-how, skills and software resources amongst WSS operators to enhance the global capacity to improve performance for the benefit of the poor.
Key partner organizations
Public utilities such as African Water Association, Arab Countries Water Utilities Association, WSUP, Carribean Water and Wastewater Association, Inter-American Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering; NGOs such as  Africa Water Network, Reclaiming Public Water Network (RPWN), Transnational Institute; Private operators and associations such as AquaFed , Sénégalaise Des Eaux
Membership
Is membership required to participate fully in the network?
Yes
Who is eligible to be a member?
Open access
Are restricted membership options available?
No
Is there a fee /subscription required?
Yes
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