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Project
GO-WATER
Through GO-WATER, SIWI offers capacity development on water governance. The programme aims to reduce poverty and inequality by improving water security and resilience.
CONTACT
The GO-WATER Programme, or Building Governance Capacity for Improved Water Security, started in 2021 to strengthen the water sector in the Global South. With increasing pressure from water scarcity and climate change, there is a growing demand for capacity development and improved governance.
The GO-WATER programme is active in six focus countries (Iraq, Sudan, Uganda, Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru) to strengthen the institutional capacity of a select number of key government water institutions. The programme also encourages regional exchange to advance water governance knowledge. GO-WATER is funded by Sida and open for additional collaborating partners to join.
The programme works directly with national ministries and government agencies responsible for water services, water resources management and other agencies responsible for water use such as agriculture or the environment. It also involves representatives from civil society organizations, relevant private sector stakeholders and academic partners. This type of stakeholder coalition is important to build trust and create action across the water sector.
Many parts of the world experience mounting pressure on their water sources, triggered by rising populations, economic growth, and climate change. Estimates from the World Resources Institute show that nearly one quarter of the global population experience “extremely high levels” of baseline water stress. By 2050, that number could rise to more than half, according to a study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Global warming means both that access to water becomes more unpredictable and that weather extremes are a growing threat to infrastructure and services.
To manage a more unpredictable future, and to ensure water security and resilience, water sector institutions must become more effective and adaptive. Developing capacity is however challenging, and low-income countries in the Global South have the greatest needs for capacity development since they are most affected by climate-induced weather extremes.
Learn more about GO-WATER
We are currently working in Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, and Uganda where we support government water organizations, by strengthening institutional capacity.
Read our programme summary