The Water Knowledge Hub is a global peer-to-peer knowledge exchange platform that supports water security and climate resilience by promoting the implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) worldwide.

The Water Knowledge Hub is for anyone interested in adopting better practices for the management of water or learning more about how to improve water management at a local, national, regional or global level.

More specifically it addresses the user needs of these four primary target audiences:

• Government officials
• Civil society and grassroot organizations 
• Academia and students 
• Regional and Country Water Partnerships

The Water Knowledge Hub is home to a growing network of community portals and microsites – dynamic, peer-to-peer spaces dedicated to specific areas of water management. Examples include the Community of Learning and Practice on Drought Management  or the Community of Learning and Practice on Drought Management. 

Each portal or microsite comes with its own branding, unique URL, registration page, and dedicated community space, while seamlessly benefiting from the rich knowledge base and advanced technological environment of the Water Knowledge Hub. Members of these communities are automatically part of the wider Hub, thus gaining access to a vibrant ecosystem of knowledge, exchange, and collaboration.

If you’re looking to elevate your community and connect with water experts worldwide, we’d be delighted to host your portal or microsite on the Water Knowledge Hub. Feel free to contact us for more information at waterknowledgehub@gwp.org 

Go to our Water Action Network  to find professionals in your related field and/or browse our communities and join the ones relevant to your interests.

To experience this, you will first need to register as a member of the Water Knowledge Hub. We look forward to having you!

Members of the Water Knowledge Hub are encouraged to share their experiences and submit their case study via the online form. More information about the submission and review process are available here.

We also encourage you to join a community to share your thoughts, resources, events, or opportunities with others. 

Here you can find a couple examples on how to cite content published on the IWRM Action Hub. If a resource or case study is specific to the GWP Toolbox, please follow the guidelines below.

Citing a Tool:

• GWP (2025). [Tool Code: Tool Name]. Accessed [Date information retrieved] from [link to tool page].

Example:

• GWP (2025). Tool A3.01: National IWRM Plans. Accessed (1 January 2025) from https://www.gwptoolbox.org/learn/iwrm-tools/national-iwrm-plans

Citing a Case Study:

• Author(s)/Organisation(s) (Year published). Title. On Water Knowledge Hub. Accessed [Date information retrieved] from [link to case study]

Example:

• Diaz, L.R., (2013). Argentina: Drinking water supply system for rural population of Eastern Tucuman. On Water Knowledge Hub. Accessed (1 January, 2022) from https://www.gwptoolbox.org/case-study/argentina-drinking-water-supply-s…

Citing other Hub Pages:

• GWP (2025). [Page Name]. On Water Knowledge Hub. Accessed [Date information retrieved] from [link to page].

Example:

• GWP (2025). IWRM Explained. On Water Knowledge Hub. Accessed (1 January 2022) from https://www.gwptoolbox.org/learn/iwrm-explained

Citing a Resource:

For technical references and official documents please check the resource itself which most often contains the preferred citation format. Otherwise, we advise you to follow one of the standard citation formats (APA, MLA, Chicago etc.) that best fits your purpose. If no citation format is available, please cite as follows:

• Publisher (Year published). Title. On Water Knowledge Hub. [Date information retrieved] from [link to resource].

Example:

• Value Reporting Foundation (2021). International Integrated Reporting Framework. On Water Knowledge Hub. Accessed (1 January 2025) from https://www.gwptoolbox.org/resource/international-integrated-reporting-…

For academic resources published in peer-reviewed journals, use the resource’s own citation. Please select ‘View Resource’ on a resource page and you will be redirected to the publishing site. This is often included as a “Suggested Citation” in the bottom of the article or as ‘Cite’ button on the publishing site page.

Example:

Erin L O’Donnell, At the Intersection of the Sacred and the Legal: Rights for Nature in Uttarakhand, India, Journal of Environmental Law, Volume 30, Issue 1, March 2018, Pages 135–144, https://doi.org/10.1093/jel/eqx026