The Global Water Fund is an international organization, founded in New York in March 2003 and now with a presence in London and Paris. The Fund was created as a reaction to the United National World Summit on Sustainable Development, which took place in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2002 and the 3rd World Water Forum, which was held in Kyoto, Japan in 2003. 
The messages from these two international conferences have been consistent. Not enough is being done by the international community to provide clean water to ALL people of the world.
The main objective of the Global Water Fund is to provide solutions for the growing water crisis by bringing the ‘water’ discussion out of UN and academic circles and taking it to those who can influence change: governments, the private sector, and civil society. We design solutions for business development and government policy and strive to implement changes in political and legal frameworks.
The Global Water Fund develops and maintains close working relationships with key players who can influence change - senior government officials, representatives from the US Congress, industry leaders, top UN officials, leaders in academic institutions, the donor community and civil society. Believe more can be accomplished by working together, part of the GWF strategy is to bridge partnerships where the greatest impact is possible.
The following is a brief list of capabilities. See specific sectors for more information.
- Developing alternative investments for socially-minded investors
- Implementing new models of business development strategies
- Working with government officials, the private sector, and indigenous communities to identify local technical and financial solutions for implementation, such as rainwater harvesting and micro-financing
- Assessing risk profiles and potential for new markets for low-end consumers
- Identifying technical products to address water and sanitation issues
- Forging relationships with executive committees in order to create public-private partnerships to address social and economic issues
- Facilitating dialogue exchanges with appropriate stakeholders in order to affect political and legal frameworks
- Bringing water providers into national strategy plans
• Improving donor coherence and coordination for national strategies - Monitoring performance to provide accountability and transparency
- Identifying best practices
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