response to growing water challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. The Government has initially committed $20m over 4 years to the AWP. DFAT has contracted eWater Limited (eWater), a not-for-profit company with the Australian and four State Governments as members, to set-up and manage the AWP. AWP set-up commenced in May 2015, and development activities formally commenced in late September 2015. The establishment of the AWP is being overseen by an AWP Committee which is made up of members from eWater and DFAT plus an additional seven (independent) members. Further information about the Australian Water Partnership, its governance, scope and objectives are available at: The AWP is administered by a management team, under the CEO, who will be responsible for administering this Partnering process on behalf of the AWP Committee. The purpose of this document is to describe the process for formation of the AWP, and provide guidance on how Australian organisations and businesses may become a Partner. NOTE: In this REOI, the term Partner an organisation which wishes to collaborate with the AWP to achieve the AWP’s objectives and has a corresponding meaning where used in other forms (such as a verb or the term Partnership). No legal relationship of partnership or agency or sharing is intended to, nor will, be created between the Partners and the AWP or between any Partners in the AWP. Partnering approach and opportunities The AWP will comprise Partners in the water and development sectors - public and private - from across Australia and in the Indo-Pacific region. Partners may be multi-lateral international organisations, country governments and organisations, or Australian organisations and
response to growing water challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. The Government has initially committed $20m over 4 years to the AWP. DFAT has contracted eWater Limited (eWater), a not-for-profit company with the Australian and four State Governments as members, to set-up and manage the AWP. AWP set-up commenced in May 2015, and development activities formally commenced in late September 2015. The establishment of the AWP is being overseen by an AWP Committee which is made up of members from eWater and DFAT plus an additional seven (independent) members. Further information about the Australian Water Partnership, its governance, scope and objectives are available at: The AWP is administered by a management team, under the CEO, who will be responsible for administering this Partnering process on behalf of the AWP Committee. The purpose of this document is to describe the process for formation of the AWP, and provide guidance on how Australian organisations and businesses may become a Partner. NOTE: In this REOI, the term Partner an organisation which wishes to collaborate with the AWP to achieve the AWP’s objectives and has a corresponding meaning where used in other forms (such as a verb or the term Partnership). No legal relationship of partnership or agency or is intended to, nor will, be created between the Partners and the AWP or between any Partners in the AWP. Partnering approach and opportunities The AWP will comprise Partners in the water and development sectors - public and private - from across Australia and in the Indo-Pacific region. Partners may be multi-lateral international organisations, country governments and organisations, or Australian organisations and sharing
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