The Global Facility for Transboundary Waters helps countries move from self-interest to joint action through a practical four-step pathway.
Build a shared understanding of water resources and risks with basin and aquifer diagnostics, vulnerability mapping, and political‑economy analysis.
Identify cooperative solutions by quantifying the economic benefits of working together and the costs of inaction—using nexus and benefit assessments to shape multisector investment plans.
Promote agreement by facilitating dialogue, strengthening water diplomacy and negotiation capacity, supporting stakeholder participation, and advising legal and institutional frameworks.
Catalyze action by designing cooperative investment roadmaps, convening finance roundtables, and providing technical advice to prepare and de-risk joint projects.
The Facility operates across global, basin, and country levels. Globally, it convenes stakeholders and curates knowledge, including:
hosting the bi-annual Global Forum on Transboundary Waters
organizing thematic exchanges
maintaining a roster of experts
In basins and countries, the Facility provides technical assistance and capacity building to riparian governments and river basin organizations, especially where complementary support is needed. The Facility connects analytics with financing instruments to translate cooperative engagements into tangible investments.
A few features distinguish the Facility’s support. It addresses the full hydrologic cycle by integrating “blue water” (surface and groundwater) with “green water” (soil moisture and atmospheric flows) management, and places emphasis on transboundary aquifers and on fragile or conflict-affected settings where cooperation can help reduce risks and build resilience. The Facility also supports individual riparians to strengthen sustainable management of transboundary resources and resilience.
