Who does what

Through its Members and Partners, UN-Water works to strengthen Member States in their efforts to ensure sustainable water and sanitation for all. This section provides an overview of who does what with a special focus on the collective support to deliver on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals. You can filter your search by Sustainable Development Goals (below) and Members and Partners (below) or search by example activities.

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

The Hydrology and Water Resources Programme (HWRP) of WMO promotes the effective use of hydrology in sustainable development to reduce the risk and impacts of water-related disasters and to support effective environmental management at international, regional, national and basin levels.

AquaFed – The International Federation of Private Water Operators

AquaFed, the International Federation of Private Water Operators, brings together more than 400 private water and wastewater services providers from all over the world.

CDP Worldwide

By 2030, CDP aims to drive corporations, financial markets and governments to decouple growth from the depletion of freshwater resources and allocate capital towards a water secure economy.

Conservation International

Conservation International works to protect and restore the freshwater ecosystems around the world that supply critical services to the people who depend on them most.

Global Water Partnership (GWP)

GWP supports countries to realise the organization’s vision of a water secure world by helping them to advance their governance and management of water resources for sustainable and equitable development.

IHE Delft Institute for Water Education

IHE Delft provides Education, training and scientific research specifically for professionals working in the water and environment sectors, as well as Water sector capacity development.

International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR)

The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) is a worldwide independent organization of engineers and water specialists working in fields related to the hydro-environmental sciences and their practical application.

International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH)

IAH aims to be a leading international society for the science and practice of hydrogeology and to be a globally recognised information source and facilitator for the transfer of groundwater knowledge.

International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (IGRAC)

Since 2014 IGRAC has provided various inputs to the SDGs process, including position papers, articles the contributions to the indicators of the targets 6.3.2 (water quality), 6.4.2 (water stress), 6.5.2 (transboundary waters) and 6.6.1 (ecosystems).

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) is an independent, international research institute with National Member Organizations in Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe.