Evaluation of the implementation of the Global Water Partnership (GWP) Strategy 2020-2025

Volume III (this document) provides annexes required by the Terms of Reference, and by Sida:
1. Terms of Reference (ToR)
2. Description of deviations from the original ToR (and agreed in Inception Report)
3. Explanation of the utilisation-focused approach implementation
4. Ethical considerations ensuring no harm was done
5. Evaluative source criticism and critical assessment of methods and tools
6. Documents list
7. People consulted (anonymised)
8. The Inception Report which also includes:
The Evaluation Matrix
The Stakeholder Analysis and Plan (Appendices 9 and 11).

Purpose and Use

The evaluation independently assessed the Global Water Partnership’s (GWP) performance against its 2020–2025 Strategy, focusing on effectiveness, relevance, coherence, and sustainability. It aimed to inform strategic decisions, strengthen accountability, and guide GWP’s 2026–2030 strategy.

Conclusions

GWP has delivered on its vision of a water-secure world, driving systemic change in water governance, climate resilience, and transboundary cooperation. Its decentralised model and convening role proved highly relevant and coherent with national priorities. Sustainability is strongest where reforms are legally and institutionally embedded, though uneven capacity and finance pathways remain challenges. Greater integration of gender, youth, and learning into formal systems is needed.

Recommendations

Refine the Theory of Change; codify and scale successful models; strengthen investment mobilisation and financial structuring; deepen institutional learning; accelerate inclusion of women, youth, and Indigenous Peoples; reinforce decentralised delivery; and secure predictable core funding. Sweden is encouraged to maintain strategic engagement through thematic collaboration, knowledge partnerships, and global fora