Global Water Operators’ Partnerships AllianceGWOPA

Jose Luis Martin-Bordes, Programme Officer

International Annual UN-Water Zaragoza ConferencePreparing for the International Year 20138-10 January 2013

What are WOPs?

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WOPs are solidarity-based peer support partnerships that help operators develop their capacities to play their important role in meeting the Millennium Development Goals

and moving towards the fulfillment of the Right to Water and Sanitation.

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GWOPA: Supporting WOPs globally

GWOPA is an UNSGAB initiative: a global mechanism to scale-up peer support between water operators to address capacity gaps towards the MDGs and the UNGA Res. on Human Right to Water and SanitationLed and hosted by UN-HABITAT since 2007 upon request of former UN Secretary GeneralA multi-stakeholder alliance of partners mainly supporting urban utilities through systematized WOPs.

GWOPA’s Activity Areas

Financial Guidance

Bench-marking

Advocacy Supporting

Regions

Knowledge Mgmt

Training

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GWOPA’s approach to KM

Understand Needs

Draw from Practice

Develop Tools and Products

Disseminate Knowledge

Working with the Alliance Partners to:

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What are the WOPs knowledge products?

Knowledge about WOPs

Tools to engage in WOPs

Resources for Water Operators’

• Databases

• Impact Studies

• Guidelines

• Templates

• Decision support tools

• Electronic networking

and matchmaking tools

• Operator best practices

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Initial GWOPA KM Initiatives:

WOPs Case Studies

WOPs Database

Electronic sharing & networking

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Benchmarking

• Development of GRUBS V2:

• Including GRUBS City-Level: disaggregating indicators and enhancing analytical capabilities

• Enhancing usefulness for utilities and for matchmaking, etc…

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Advocacy &Communication

• Convening and active participation in international meetings

• Mobilizing political and financial support to WOPs

• Reaching out to new partners and stakeholders

• Web platform, E-newsletter, etc.

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Financial Guidance

• Assisting platforms in the establishment processes and resource mobilization

• Technical support to utilities in financial management, and referral of utilities to donors who would support recommended interventions

• Identifying support from donors to WOPs and linking utilities and WOP platforms to such support

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Supporting Regions

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Generalized funding and implementation cycle

for a WOPs programme

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Contacts : GWOPA Secretariat

Jose Luis Martin-Bordes: jose.martin@unhabitat.org

http://gwopa.org

Thank you

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