| Country Water Partnership Poland |
Located in the Baltic Sea Basin, Poland has a mean annual water resources per capita of approximately 1,600m3, almost three times less than the mean value for Europe.
In addition, the available resources are subject to great year-to-year variability. Devastating floods and local water scarcities are frequent. Water quality management is one of the key problems, creating problems for people’s livelihoods and the environment. Several river basin authorities were established in 1991.
The main objectives of Country Water Partnership Poland are to promote the principles of IWRM and provide a forum for bringing water stakeholders together for knowledge exchange and implementation of action programs. It comprises about 100 members representing government, water authorities, academia, non-governmental ecological organizations and various sectors of economy.
The current programs deal with water, environment and sustainable development of rural regions, water governance improvements, and promotion of economic instruments in the area water and environmental management. Actions include stakeholder meetings, baseline studies, local pilot actions, guidelines and publications, all contributing to achieving the overall partnership’s objectives. |
Country Water Partnership Poland |
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Established: February 2001
Ass. Prof. Tomasz Okruszko
c/o University of Life Sciences – SGGW
159 Nowoursynowska Str
02 766 Warsaw, Poland
Tel: +48 22 59 35 300
Fax: +48 22 6605 362
E-mail: Mail to GWP Poland
Website: www.gwppl.org
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