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• Founded in 1881, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) is the authoritative resource on safe water, providing knowledge, information and advocacy to improve the quality and supply of water in North America and beyond. AWWA advances public health, safety and welfare by uniting the efforts of the full spectrum of the water community.
• AWWA is an international nonprofit and educational society and the largest and oldest organization of water professionals in the world. Its more than 60,000 members represent the full spectrum of the water community: treatment plant operators and managers, scientists, environmentalists, manufacturers, academicians, regulators, and others who hold genuine interest in water supply and public health.
• In 1991, the AWWA founded Water For People, a nonprofit international development organization that helps people in developing countries improve their quality of life by supporting the development of locally sustainable drinking water resources, sanitation facilities, and health and hygiene education programs.

• Established by the Institute of Global Environment and Society (IGES) in 2005, the mission of the Center for Research on Environment and Water (CREW) is to quantify and predict water cycle and environmental consequences of earth system variability and change through focused research investments in observation, modeling, and application. In collaboration with the Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere, CREW integrates research across traditional disciplines in an end-to-end program that transitions theoretical research to academic/public education and real-world application, through partnerships with universities, government, and international agencies.
• CREW's goal of improved and applicable predictions of the water and energy cycles requires decisive progression from observations to improved understanding and modeling, and eventually to better prediction and application.
• Paul Houser, Ph.D., EarthWater's Director of Atmospheric Sciences and Technical Advisory Board member, is the Director of CREW.

• The Global Water Partnership is a working partnership among all those involved in water management: government agencies, public institutions, private companies, professional organizations, multilateral development agencies and others committed to the Dublin-Rio principles.
• Today, this comprehensive partnership actively identifies critical knowledge needs at global, regional and national levels, helps design programs for meeting these needs, and serves as a mechanism for alliance building and information exchange on integrated water resources management.
• The mission of the Global Water Partnership is to "support countries in the sustainable management of their water resources."

• The Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa was founded in 2000 to mobilize public and private support in the United States for increased levels of assistance to Africa. The Partnership seeks to create consensus among Africans and Americans about the steps needed to increase the effectiveness of aid, and bring about real progress in the fight to end hunger and poverty in Africa.
• African Water Shortage:
  • Over 300 million Africans lack access to adequate water supply and / or sanitation
  • 40% of Africa's healthcare costs are attributable to the above
  • On average, women and children spend 2 to 6 hours daily collecting water, which is often of questionable quality
  • The average American individual uses 100 to 176 gallons of water per day; in contrast, the average African family uses 5 gallons of water per day
  • One child dies every 15 seconds from diseases resulting from inadequate drinking water (many of these deaths occur in Africa)
  • Lack of water for agriculture and livestock contributes to Africa's chronic food shortage
• EarthWater Global has joined the Partnership's Infrastructure Working Group with the objective of utilizing megawatershed technology to alleviate Africa's acute water shortages.
• Alexander Ray Love, Member of EarthWater's Board of Advisors, was founding Executive Director and currently co-chairs the Infrastructure Working Group.

• The IWA creates innovative, pragmatic and sustainable solutions to challenging global water needs.
• Through its partners and affiliations, The World Bank, The World Health Organization as well as the United Nations agencies (UNEP, UNDP, UNESCO), IWA is at the forefront in connecting the broad community of water professionals around the globe - integrating the leading edge of professional thought on research and practice across national boundaries and across the drinking water, wastewater and stormwater disciplines.
• IWA is a founding member of the World Water Council and is involved in the Global Water Partnership and the Collaborative Council on Water Supply and Sanitation.

Sustainable Water Alliance

• A catalyst for change in the water sector, the Sustainable Water Alliance is developing a consultancy network focusing on the following: (1) publicizing best practice in water tariff reform around the world; (2) developing new financial models for low-income communities; (3) encouraging conservation and potable water reuse as the most sustainable solutions to water scarcity; (4) supporting renewable water technologies; and (5) advocating the adjudication of water rights to protect nature and allow for the peaceful transfer of water between users.
• EarthWater is a Founding Member of the Sustainable Water Alliance.

• The World Water Council is an international multi-stakeholder platform. It was established in 1996 on the initiative of renowned water specialists and international organizations, in response to an increasing concern about world water issues from the global community.
• The World Water Council's mission is "to promote awareness, build political commitment and trigger action on critical water issues at all levels, including the highest decision-making level, to facilitate the efficient conservation, protection, development, planning, management and use of water in all its dimensions on an environmentally sustainable basis for the benefit of all life on earth."
• By providing a platform to encourage debates and exchanges of experience, the Council aims to reach a common strategic vision on water resources and water services management amongst all stakeholders in the water community. In the process, the Council also catalyses initiatives and activities, whose results converge toward its flagship product, the World Water Forum.