GWOPA continued its support in 2014 to WaterLinks, the WOPs platform in Asia and the Pacific, notably in the implementation of a climate change-themed WOP between the national utility of Sri Lanka and Yarra Valley in Australia.

Recognizing the regional diversity of the platforms, GWOPA’s efforts in 2014 were directed to consolidating well-performing platforms, such as WOP-LAC, and to increase the direct support to strengthen existing and growing platforms such as WOP-Africa and Cari-WOP.

GWOPA took the initiative in August 2012 to lead the formation of the UN-Water Task Force on Capacity Development for Water Operators (TF-CDWO) under the umbrella of the UN-Water Thematic Priority Area on Drinking Water and Sanitation.

On the eve of the 7th International Steering Committee, regional WOPs platforms within the Global WOPs Alliance came together to exchange experiences and identify ways to foster greater collaboration.

During the first week of March 2015, three teams from African operators participating in the WOPs supported by OFID and GWOPA conducted exchange visits within the framework of their WOPs.

In response to the need to address non-revenue water (NRW), WaterLinks developed a Master Class on this topic, which was held on Feb. 24-26, 2015 in Oakwood Hotel, Pasig, Philippines.

GWOPA is governed by an International Steering Committee that provides strategic direction to the Secretariat.

What is WOP-LAC?

WOP-LAC is the Regional Platform of the Global Water Operators' Partnership (GWOPA) for Latin America and the Caribbean. Established in October 2007, the Inter-American Development Bank hosted the secretariat under the Aqua Initiative launched to support the Millennium Development Goals related to drinking water and sanitation in the Latin American and Caribbean regions.

Since August 2013, the Secretariat is in charge of the Latin American Association of Water and Sanitation Operators (ALOAS) with the support of UN-Habitat. WOP-LAC is a non-profit organization, which attracts funds from diverse sources, is financially sustainable, understands the needs and strengths of its members and is recognized as a strategic contributor to the improvement of the water and sanitation sector in LAC

The organizational structure of the WOP-LAC is made up of: a Secretariat, a Steering Committee  and a Plenary Assembly

Actions of the WOP-LAC

The program of actions of the WOP-LAC, is divided into three different windows:

• Window 1 - Twinning between Water Operators and Sanitation (WOPs).
• Window 2- Promotion of good practices through Training and Participation
• Window 3- Administration, management and promotion of the Platform.

Bolétines

Bulletin 4 (Spanish)  /  Bulletin 3 (Spanish)  /  Bulletin 2 (Spanish)  /  Bulletin 1 (Spanish)

Cari-WOP

WOP-LAC is the regional platforms for WOPs in Latin America and the Caribbean.

On Thursday 30 October 2014, UN Habitat together with our hosts from the City Council of Barcelona, the Sant Pau Foundation and a wide range of local development actors, gathered to celebrate World Cities Day.