The Global Water Partnership Organisation has committed to turning Namibia into the political and diplomatic capital of water in the world.
A Global Investment Facility was launched to mobilise US$15 billion by 2030.
The organisation's global board announced during a courtesy visit to President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah.
While announcing the move of GWPO offices from Sweden to Namibia, the Chairperson of the Board, Pablo Bereciartua, highlighted that Namibia has all the capacity to host and be in the forefront of a global organisation.
To demonstrate their commitment, board members from across the world, led by Chief Executive Officer Alex Simalabwi, are currently in Namibia to oversee the establishment of the organisation's headquarters.
"We have launched today in our meeting in the new facilities you have provided us. And the board has launched the Global Investment Facility. That platform is a platform that is going to be influencing, we believe, close to US$15 billion by 2030. So this is a way of not only speaking about water but really trying to push for a concrete agenda that changes the lives of the real people on the ground. And this is our first priority."
GWPO further aims to collaborate with Namibia on transboundary water cooperation in the Okavango and Zambezi river basins, mobilise resources for the Kunene Region, rural water and sanitation, and innovate large-scale projects.
"We are more than willing to work together on issues like the potential transboundary water from the Ocabamba and from the Zambezi. Also, the potential mobilisation of resources for the Kunume Dam. Also in solutions for the rural provision of water and sanitation. And in big potential projects like desalination coupled with energy."
President Nandi-Ndaitwah noted that water remains a national priority and a key driver of sustainable development.
She underscored the country's commitment to hosting GWPO offices, a move aimed at strengthening global coordination and management of water resources.
"We really feel that we are in good hands in as far as the water is concerned, which is one of our critical enablers for our development. We have accepted to host this organisation on the understanding that the board and the secretariat are also ready to work with us in order to ensure that the organisation has served its purpose."
The thirty-year-old organisation has a presence in about 180 countries with seventy-five national partnerships and a network of over 3,000 member organisations.