IICD Foundation
From Akvopedia
| The International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) | |
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| Location: | The Netherlands |
| Type: | NGO |
| Class: | International NGO |
| Key work: | information, comunnication, knowledge transfer, Business development |
| Website: www.iicd.org | |
The Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP) is an independent body set up by the Dutch private and public sectors in the Netherlands to act as a national coordination and information centre for water-related issues abroad. The principal aims of the NWP are to harmonise the activities and initiatives of the Dutch water sector abroad and to promote Dutch expertise in water worldwide.
The NWP is the channel through which government bodies, NGOs, knowledge institutes and private organisations in the water sector share information on their activities and services.
The NWP has 162 members: 86 private sector companies, 28 public authorities, 19 knowledge institutes, 20 NGOs and 9 water supply companies.
Main activities
- Sustainable development by harnessing the potential of ICT
- Embedding experience to sector and national policies
- Translating experience into lessons learned and accountability
- Leveraging experiences to new programmes through partnerships & business development
