Provide a multi-stakeholder technical platform for sharing knowledge, experience and good practice in water governance at all levels of government.
Advise governments on the steps needed for effective water reforms through peer-to-peer dialogue and stakeholder engagement across the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.
Provide a consultation mechanism to raise the profile of governance on the global water agenda and promote continuity of discussions on governance between World Water Forums.
Support the implementation of the OECD Principles of Water Governance in interested member and non-member countries by identifying best practices and using the related framework of indicators.
OECD Water Governance Initiative
The OECD Water Governance Initiative (WGI) is an international multi-stakeholder network of 100+ delegates gathering in a policy forum to share experience on reforms, projects, lessons and good practices in support of better water governance.
The WGI aims to:
How it works:
The WGI operates according to a three-tier structure, including the Secretariat, the Chair and the Steering Committee. The initiative is chaired by Barbara Pompili, former Minister for the Ecological Transition of France. The WGI works in close co-operation and co-ordination with the OECD Regional Development Policy Committee (RDPC).
Programme output
+100
members
From national governments, basin and local authorities, regulators, donors and international financial institutions, NGOs, international organisations and institutions, service providers, as well as academics and independent experts.
20
meetings
Served to exchange knowledge and best practices, define and implement policy standards, raise the profile of water governance in the global agenda and provide policy advice.
+10
years of work
Since its foundation in 2013, the WGI evolved from vision to action and implementation. The OECD WGI programme of work is based on a coherent narrative on water governance across 4 consecutive phases: Vision (2013-15); Action (2015-18); Implementation (2019-21); and Localisation (2022-24). Co-produced outcomes are presented at the World Water Fora.
Contact us
Oriana Romano, Head of Unit, Water Governance, Blue and Circular Economy