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The GEF IW Community Platform is the interactive online platform where stakeholders, communities of practice (CoPs) can gather, collaborate and share their knowledge and experiences in transboundary waters management.


The Communities of Practice (CoPs) act as a catalytic coalition among GEF IW projects to promote learning that meets project-level priorities. They are designed to build on existing knowledge from inside and outside the GEF portfolio and be responsive to the learning needs of the GEF IW projects. The CoPs provide an opportunity to link the various projects according to their learning needs, and knowledge and experience available.

GEF IW Community Platform iconIW:LEARN is providing the online GEF IW Community Platform, which comes with well-integrated tools and secure access, to GEF IW projects and CoPs to enable them to collaborate across the globe.

The community platform features:

  • Strong e-mail integration iconSimple, intuitive and lightweight interface
  • Easy-to-use set of well-integrated tools
  • Capability to collaborate securely with practitioners, collaborators, and individuals who are external to a project or organization

To know more about the features of the online community platform or send a request to join the community platform, contact the IW:LEARN Team. Please take the time to read these Terms of Use carefully.

Ongoing CoPs and Discussions:
  • Groundwater CoP
    The GEF Groundwater Community of Practice (CoP) is aimed at facilitating the exchange of knowledge and experience on groundwater resources management from the GEF IW portfolio and beyond. This CoP is facilited and moderated by UNESCO-IHP
  • IW:LEARN Technical Advisory Group: TDA-SAP Methodology & Course Revision
    This is the community workspace for the IW:LEARN Technical Advisory Group's work on the TDA-SAP Methodology and Course Revision. The IW:LEARN Technical Advisory Group will provide technical guidance and assistance, where necessary, to the IW:LEARN3 Project Coordination Unit on selected activities of the GEF IW:LEARN3 project, including this revision of the TDA-SAP methodology but also the project manager's manual.
  • IW:LEARN Toolkit CoP
    The purpose of this workspace is to provide users of the IWLEARN Website Toolkit a venue to share knowledge and experiences, make resources and updates on the Toolkit available to users. This will also serve as a hub to socialize with each other online, as well as post questions and requests to the IWLEARN Team.
  • Legal and Institutional Frameworks CoP
    An online community moderated by the GEF funded, UNDP implemented project “Good Practices and Portfolio Learning in GEF Transboundary Freshwater and Marine Legal and Institutional Frameworks.
  • Nutrient Management CoP
    The purpose of the nutrient management community of practice(CoP) is to discuss insights and share information, while developing "tools and frameworks” that become part of the common knowledge base required to address challenges facing policy makers and farmers due to increasing nutrient loading in coastal zones worldwide.
  • Surface Freshwater CoP
    This workspace is provided to the Surface Freshwater Community of Practice (CoP) for accommodating the learning resources and tools that support dissemination and knowledge exchange.
  • The CTI Learning Resource Network CoP
    This is the COP of the Coral Triangle Initiative Learning Resource Network (CTI LRN). It serves as a knowledge hub that promotes learning, knowledge exchange, and communication initiatives among stakeholders in the Coral Triangle region.
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Groundwater & Surface Freshwater CoPs

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The GEF Global Surface Freshwater and Groundwater CoPs are coordinated by IUCN and UNESCO-IHP, respectively, opening access to the broad thematic networks of professionals globally. To join these CoPs, please contact directly the moderators:

Nutrient Management CoP

The purpose of CoP is to discuss insights and share information, while developing "tools and frameworks” that become part of the common knowledge base required to address challenges facing policy makers and farmers due to increasing nutrient loading in coastal zones worldwide.

To join, please directly contact:
Mr. Chuck Chaitovitz