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UN-Water Brief, Progress & Lessons Learnt

UN-Water Brief, Progress & Lessons Learnt. by Pasquale Steduto Chair UN-Water. 3rd Meeting Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes Rome, 22 October 2008. Operating from almost 5 years. UN-Water, established in 2003, is

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UN-Water Brief, Progress & Lessons Learnt

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  1. UN-WaterBrief, Progress &Lessons Learnt by Pasquale Steduto Chair UN-Water 3rd Meeting Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes Rome, 22 October 2008

  2. Operating from almost 5 years... UN-Water, established in 2003, is '… the inter-agency mechanism for follow up of the WSSD water-related decisions and the MDGs concerning water …' ....terms of reference '…promoting coherence in and coordination of, UN system actions … complementing and add value to existing programmes and projects ...facilitating synergies and joint efforts, ...enhancing efficiency and avoid overlaps...'

  3. Scope of UN-Water • Freshwater • Sanitation • Water-related disasters and extreme events

  4. How UN-Water works • It is a “coordination mechanism” • Governance: • Senior Programme Managers in charge of water in 25 UN agencies, funds and programmes • Rotating chair (2 years) • Permanent Secretariat • (UN-DESA) • Holds biannual meetings

  5. UN-Water operates mainly through “Task Forces” addressing “thematic initiatives” • Indictors, Monitoring, Reporting • Transboundary waters • Climate Change • Sanitation • Gender • National level UN • Coordination

  6. UN-Water activities are implemented by members and partners • UN-Water includes also 4 special programmes WWAP JMP UNW-DPC UNW-DPAC UNESCO Perugia WHO/ UNICEF UNU Bonn UNDESA Zaragoza

  7. UN Water Sectors Agencies System FAO Food production Integrated Multi-sector Complex Hygiene and sanitation WHO Ecosystems UNEP ................ .......

  8. UN-Water Financial Resources Agencies own resources • basic interagency coordination • maintenance of interagency communication • addressing “UN delivering as one” ≈ 0.3 M$ per year Donors resources • Targeted actions of global relevance • boosting on-going processes • responding to emerging issues/specific demands ≈ 2.8 M$ per year DfID, NORAD, SIDA +Italy, Germany, Spain for specific programmes

  9. Water Monitoring Mapping Existing Global Systems and Initiatives Major Outputs • Policy briefs and Major documents • Web site

  10. Monitoring Reports IWRM World Water Development Report – March 2009 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme Report – May 2008 Global Annual Assessment on Sanitation and Drinking Water (GLAAS) – September 2008

  11. World Water Day 2007 • International Year of Sanitation 2008 • Participation to global meetings ...Ongoing • Key indicators for the whole water-sector trend • Single entry-point on Water Information System

  12. Key lessons learnt • Initial UN-internal commitment is essential • Encouragement from wider support • Focus on the significant added values of coordination • Focusing on the drivers behind building efficient collaboration • A shared vision and work programme • A clear governance structure • Moving towards results based management • Communication is a strategic issue • Support to the key functions

  13. ...in summary Issues for consideration • UN-Water is recognized as a modern “model” of coordination mechanism • Sharing experiences • slim • flexible • cost effective • adding value • Improving vertical collaboration and internalization • Utilizing UN-Water to address emerging issues • The long-term role of UN-Water

  14. Thank You www.unwater.org

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