{"id":27,"date":"2026-02-09T19:44:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/south-asia\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2026-03-30T13:33:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T12:33:53","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/south-asia\/about\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who we are"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-bf6b1e01 alignwide uagb-is-root-container\">\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-f103238545c11cdb4d821f0f5d8e86fd\"><strong>The Global Water Partnership (GWP) was founded in 1996, is a global action network advancing water governance and climate-resilient investments for a sustainable and equitable future. 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