George Sanga
Regional Coordinator
Global water Partnership - Eastern Africa
Entebbe, Uganda
About
I am a dedicated Team Leader who believes that sustainability is imperative to achieving the SDGs especially in my core areas of expertise - water and climate resilience. My career path includes working with reputable global and regional organizations in a multistakeholder setting which includes the not-for-profit, the private and public sectors respectively, with skills in leadership, management, strategic development, and governance. I'm currently leading the Global Water Partnership (GWP) strategy implementation in the SDGs, climate and water agenda in 10 countries of the Eastern Africa and Nile River Basin regions, interacting with nearly 400 partner organizations including governments, donors, private sector and CSOs. I'm committed towards achievement of the SDGs through sustainable development, management and use of natural resources, supported by actionable policies, strategies and financing mechanisms. To this end, I'm actively involved in working with a range of partners towards achieving our collective goals.
My organisation
The Global Water Partnership (GWP) is a global action network with over 3,000 Partner organisations in 180 countries. The network has 77 accredited Country Water Partnerships and 13 Regional Water Partnerships.
The network is open to all organisations involved in water resources management: developed and developing country government institutions, agencies of the United Nations, bi- and multi-lateral development banks, professional associations, research institutions, non-governmental organisations, and the private sector.
GWP's action network provides knowledge and builds capacity to improve water management at all levels: global, regional, national and local. GWP does not operate alone. Its networking approach provides a mechanism for coordinated action and adds value to the work of many other key development partners.
We are an ‘on-the-ground’ network that mobilises government, civil society, and the commercial sector to engage with each other to solve water problems.
Usually those problems stem from the demands of competing water users so it’s about how to manage, or govern, the resource itself. Our focus is on improving the way water is managed across sectors – it’s called the integrated approach.
Our comparative advantage is a large and diverse multi-stakeholder network that can deploy 20 years of knowledge and experience in applying the cross-sectoral integrated water resources management approach to sustainable development.
We’ve succeeded when water is managed sustainably while at the same time maximising social and economic welfare.