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Engaging globally for local solutions

We facilitate multi-sector cooperation around water resources and infrastructure by connecting U.S. experts to their global peers for knowledge and innovation exchange.

U.S. Water Partnership (USWP), as a global water solutions center, facilitates a cross-sector approach to address these complex and interconnected water challenges. By combining expert partner inputs, priorities, and strengths, USWP catalyzes innovative solutions to water finance, service delivery, security, and policy concerns.

Who We Are

The USWP Team

Chris Rich

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Timothy Buckley

International advisor

Cindy-Ann Hersom

Communications Advisor

Rachel Bryant

Water Security Fellow

Our Key Achievements since 2012

130+ multi-sector partners
$1 BN in financial and in-kind resources
30+ countries provided best technology and practices
Promoting sustainable water management for 10 cities
– home to 21 MM+ people

Our Focus Areas

Partnering globally for local solutions

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Adaptation
and
Resilience

Convening
and
Collaboration

Awareness
and Capacity
Building

Human
Health and
Livelihoods

Coordinating basin-level water resource management and supporting models and practices that improve quality, equitable access, and economies.

Increasing capacity to address local water security and drive economic value.

Activating sector experts and influencers to develop scalable solutions for governments, institutions, and individuals.

Supporting communities to promote resilience and mitigate water-related disasters.

What We Offer

Our expert network of water and resilience specialists provide data, technology and tools for solutions that serve local needs globally.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING AND PROGRAMMING

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING AND PROGRAMMING

Facilitation of technical exchanges and collaborations

Design, development and implementation support for integrated programming

Access to emerging technology and tools

ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE

ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE

Advisory and facilitation to better understand systemic water challenges

Information exchanges, data, and analytics to guide decision-making

Communications channels for issue promotion, education, and outreach

PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Expert convening and partnership facilitation to establish high impact alliances

Identification of public-private co-investment opportunities

Relationships that drive thought leadership and capacity building

In Memory of Our Honorable Co-Chairs

Secretary
Madeleine K. Albright

Secretary
Colin Powell

Our National Executive Committee

Ambassador
Paula J. Dobriansky

Vice Chair

Senior Fellow,
Harvard University’s Belfer Center

Sherri Goodman

Senior Fellow at the
Woodrow Wilson International Center

Ambassador
Rich Armitage

President,
Armitage International

The Honorable
William K. Reilly

Former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

Henry "Hank"
Habicht

Managing Co-Founder,
Water Finance Exchange 

Ambassador
Lincoln Bloomfield

Chairman Emeritus,
Stimson Center

Ambassador Elizabeth Frawley Bagley

Co-Chair of the
Global Leadership Council

General Jim Jones

National Security Advisor,
Obama Administration

The Honorable
Maria Otero

Trustee,
Kresge Foundation

In Memoriam

General Gordon R. Sullivan

Founder and Chairman of the Board at the Marshall Legacy Institute

We're mourning the passing of USWP NEC member and former Army Chief of Staff Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan. General Sullivan passed away at the age of 86. General Sullivan had a distinguished Army career and was a leader at the Pentagon for the environment and climate security. We were privileged to have had General Sullivan with us at USWP.

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Arlington, Virginia 22206
Phone: (703) 379-2713 | Email: info@uswaterpartnership.org

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