Progress report for
Finland‘s Special Envoy for Water
Achievement at a glance
Special Envoy for Water has been active and succesful in:• Coordination of the implementation of Finnish Water Way in cooperation with the ministries and other partners
• Strengthened coherence of Finland's international water activities and affairs; chairing the meetings of Finland’s international water working group
• Communicated and liaised with the international water community, in order to provide coordinated one-voice support to international community
• Identified opportunities for actions together with international partners (such as 4th Baghdad International Water Conference)
• Promoted stakeholder discussion and the visibility of SDG 6 across the implementation of Agenda 2030
• Acted on behalf of ministries as a high-level representative at international events and connections (SWWW 2023, Water4All Steering Committee etc.)
• Water Diplomacy as preventive peace mediation, multiple active processes.
Challenges faced in implementation
Available financing for international water affairs remais to be a challenge.Next Steps
Virpi TurunenBeneficiaries
Relevant Finnish Ministries and national stakeholders, with emphasis to coordinate SDG 6 implementation, in order to increase the effectiveness and efficiency.
Actions
National coordination:- Preparation of the implementation plan to the Finnish Water Way Strategy , including stakeholder hearing
- Four formal national coordination meetings held annually (including all relevant stakeholders of the water field)