Our Partners

The International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO) is a non-profit association under French law, created in 1994 and based in Paris. It has 192 Members from 88 countries, organized into Regional networks to encourage exchanges based on specific geographical contexts. The International Office for Water (OiEau) is in charge of its Permanent Technical Secretariat.

The INBO’s objectives are to develop permanent relations with river basin management stakeholders; promote sound water management in cooperation programmes; facilitate implementation of institutional and financial management, programming, data banks, and model development tools; promote information and training programmes in water management; encourage population education (especially for the youth); and, evaluate ongoing actions and disseminate their results.

The World Water Council is an international multi-stakeholder organization, created in 1996 and based in Marseille. Its working languages are English and French. Itl has 260 member organizations, which come from 52 countries across 5 continents.

The World Water Council's mission is to gather the international community to convince decision-makers that water is a political priority for the sustainable and equitable development of the planet.  The Council’s activities have 3 main purposes, which are to mobilize political action and hydrodiplomacy, to promote water security, and to organize the World Water Forum.

The Global Water Partnership (GWP) was founded in 1996 to foster integrated water resources management (IWRM), it is an international network which promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land and related resources in order to maximise economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems.  The GWP supports the sustainable management of water resources through its diverse network of over 3,000 partners in 183 countries.

The Global Water Partnership – Mediterranean (GWP-Med) was established in 2002 as the Mediterranean Regional Water Partnership of the GWP Network. GWP-Med facilitates a multi-stakeholder platform that brings together almost 100 water institutions and organisations. GWP-Med is present in 7 Mediterranean countries with the Secretariat being based in Athens, Greece. GWP-Med aims to promote action and facilitate dialogue on IWRM; provide technical support to policy making; implement demonstration activities; and contribute to skills and knowledge development. 

On January 13, 2012, SEMIDE and GWP signed a cooperation agreement to enhance water management practices and knowledge sharing in the Mediterranean region.