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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development

Accelerate use of digital solutions for a sustainable future for water

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    Description
    Description

    Together with strategic partners, DHI will research, develop and implement digital tools and solutions that support an efficient, sustainable and futureproof global water sector. Innovative use of data and technology can benefit public and private decision makers in moving towards sustainable and resilient water management that can support growth and prosperity as well as protect biodiversity and mitigate climate change effects.

    DHI commits to accelerate the use of digital solutions for a sustainable future for water by:

    • developing digital tools and solutions which integrate water data from source to sea with coherent information systems that can support water and climate services;
    • improving early warning systems and further developing data-driven disaster risk management solutions to reduce or mitigate negative impacts of natural hazards; and
    • establishing and implementing integrated global water information services that allow for improving water and land management, adapting to climate change and improving socio-economic and environmental resilience.

    DHI is committed to holistic management of water in cities, along the coast, in oceans and freshwater ecosystems and will thus apply a source to sea methodology and will – to the extent possible – identify interlinkages with commitments made at the UN Oceans Conference 2022 and other key initiatives such as Egypt/WMO´s Action on Water Adaptation or Resilience (AWARe) initiative, the UN Secretary General´s Early Warning for All Initiative and global water information and data platforms.

    Expected Impact

    The main target groups of this commitment are river basin organizations, public authorities at national, regional, and local levels, private companies, cities, research organizations, and water utilities.

    The long-term effect and impact will include:

    1. Contribution to the aspirations of the major international agendas such as the Climate Action agenda, the Africa Water Vision 2025, the Africa Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want, the Water Action Agenda of the UN 2023 Water Conference and finally the 2030 Agenda with particular focus on the implementation of SDGs 6, 7, 9, 13, and 14;
    2. Integrated water resources planning and management, coupled with multi-sectoral coordination, water resources infrastructure (drinking water supply, wastewater treatment, non-revenue water), community, governance structure and inclusivity-enabling policy environment;
    3. Common water resources data collection, assessment, monitoring, strategic basin-level analysis and basin-wide early warning systems, supporting multi-purpose uses of water and prediction of future climate change impacts;
    4. Holistic source-to-sea management;
    5. Ecosystems/watershed/wetlands restoration and protection-enhancing nature-based solutions.
    Partners
    • Action Platform for Source-to-Sea Management
    • African Network of Basin Organisation / Réseau Africain des Organismes de Bassin
    • Danish Water Forum
    • Danish Water Industries Federation
    • Global Water Partnership
    • International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research
    • International Center for Biosaline Agriculture
    • International Water Association
    • Making Cities Resilient 2030
    • Northern Water Network
    • Smart Water Networks Forum
    • State of Green
    • UNEP
    • UNEP-DHI Centre on Water & Environment
    • Young Water Professionals Denmark
    • Additional strategic partners TBD
    Additional information

    The following links are examples on DHIs contribution to the transformation of the water sector together with strategic partners based on digital tools and solutions.

     

    Goal 6

    Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

    Goal 6

    6.1

    By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all

    6.1.1

    Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services

    6.2

    By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations

    6.2.1

    Proportion of population using (a) safely managed sanitation services and (b) a hand-washing facility with soap and water

    6.3

    By 2030, improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally

    6.3.1

    Proportion of domestic and industrial wastewater flows safely treated

    6.3.2

    Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality

    6.4

    By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity
    6.4.1

    Change in water-use efficiency over time

    6.4.2

    Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources

    6.5

    By 2030, implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate

    6.5.1

    Degree of integrated water resources management 

    6.5.2

    Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation

    6.6

    By 2020, protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes
    6.6.1

    Change in the extent of water-related ecosystems over time

    6.a

    By 2030, expand international cooperation and capacity-building support to developing countries in water- and sanitation-related activities and programmes, including water harvesting, desalination, water efficiency, wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse technologies
    6.a.1

    Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance that is part of a government-coordinated spending plan

    6.b

    Support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management

    6.b.1

    Proportion of local administrative units with established and operational policies and procedures for participation of local communities in water and sanitation management

    Goal 7

    Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

    Goal 7

    7.1

    By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services

    7.1.1

    Proportion of population with access to electricity

    7.1.2

    Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technology

    7.2

    By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix
    7.2.1

    Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption

    7.3

    By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency
    7.3.1

    Energy intensity measured in terms of primary energy and GDP

    7.a

    By 2030, enhance international cooperation to facilitate access to clean energy research and technology, including renewable energy, energy efficiency and advanced and cleaner fossil-fuel technology, and promote investment in energy infrastructure and clean energy technology
    7.a.1

    International financial flows to developing countries in support of clean energy research and development and renewable energy production, including in hybrid systems

    7.b

    By 2030, expand infrastructure and upgrade technology for supplying modern and sustainable energy services for all in developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States, and land-locked developing countries, in accordance with their respective programmes of support

    7.b.1

    Installed renewable energy-generating capacity in developing and developed countries (in watts per capita)

    Goal 9

    Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

    Goal 9

    9.1

    Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all
    9.1.1

    Proportion of the rural population who live within 2 km of an all-season road

    9.1.2

    Passenger and freight volumes, by mode of transport

    9.2

    Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and, by 2030, significantly raise industry’s share of employment and gross domestic product, in line with national circumstances, and double its share in least developed countries

    9.2.1

    Manufacturing value added as a proportion of GDP and per capita

    9.2.2

    Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment

    9.3

    Increase the access of small-scale industrial and other enterprises, in particular in developing countries, to financial services, including affordable credit, and their integration into value chains and markets
    9.3.1

    Proportion of small-scale industries in total industry value added

    9.3.2

    Proportion of small-scale industries with a loan or line of credit

    9.4

    By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action in accordance with their respective capabilities

    9.4.1

    COemission per unit of value added

    9.5

    Enhance scientific research, upgrade the technological capabilities of industrial sectors in all countries, in particular developing countries, including, by 2030, encouraging innovation and substantially increasing the number of research and development workers per 1 million people and public and private research and development spending
    9.5.1

    Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP

    9.5.2

    Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants

    9.a

    Facilitate sustainable and resilient infrastructure development in developing countries through enhanced financial, technological and technical support to African countries, least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States
    9.a.1

    Total official international support (official development assistance plus other official flows) to infrastructure

    9.b

    Support domestic technology development, research and innovation in developing countries, including by ensuring a conducive policy environment for, inter alia, industrial diversification and value addition to commodities
    9.b.1

    Proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added

    9.c

    Significantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in least developed countries by 2020

    9.c.1

    Proportion of population covered by a mobile network, by technology

    Goal 13

    Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

    Goal 13

    13.1

    Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries

    13.1.1

    Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population

    13.1.2

    Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030

    13.1.3

    Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies

    13.2

    Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning

    13.2.1

    Number of countries with nationally determined contributions, long-term strategies, national adaptation plans and adaptation communications, as reported to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

    13.2.2

    Total greenhouse gas emissions per year

    13.3

    Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning

    13.3.1

    Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment

    13.a

    Implement the commitment undertaken by developed-country parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to a goal of mobilizing jointly $100 billion annually by 2020 from all sources to address the needs of developing countries in the context of meaningful mitigation actions and transparency on implementation and fully operationalize the Green Climate Fund through its capitalization as soon as possible

    13.a.1

    Amounts provided and mobilized in United States dollars per year in relation to the continued existing collective mobilization goal of the $100 billion commitment through to 2025

    13.b

    Promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning and management in least developed countries and small island developing States, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities


     

    13.b.1

    Number of least developed countries and small island developing States with nationally determined contributions, long-term strategies, national adaptation plans and adaptation communications, as reported to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

    Goal 14

    Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

    Goal 14

    14.1

    By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution

    14.1.1

    (a) Index of coastal eutrophication; and (b) plastic debris density

    14.2

    By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans

    14.2.1

    Number of countries using ecosystem-based approaches to managing marine areas

    14.3

    Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels

    14.3.1
    Average marine acidity (pH) measured at agreed suite of representative sampling stations

    14.4

    By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics

    14.4.1
    Proportion of fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels

    14.5

    By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information

    14.5.1
    Coverage of protected areas in relation to marine areas

    14.6

    By 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of the World Trade Organization fisheries subsidies negotiation

    14.6.1

    Degree of implementation of international instruments aiming to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

    14.7

    By 2030, increase the economic benefits to Small Island developing States and least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism

    14.7.1

    Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP in small island developing States, least developed countries and all countries

    14.a

    Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries

    14.a.1
    Proportion of total research budget allocated to research in the field of marine technology

    14.b

    Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets

    14.b.1

    Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional framework which recognizes and protects access rights for small‐scale fisheries

    14.c

    Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of "The future we want"

    14.c.1

    Number of countries making progress in ratifying, accepting and implementing through legal, policy and institutional frameworks, ocean-related instruments that implement international law, as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources

    Collaboration with river basin organisations on common shared water resources to enable effective adaptation, mitigation and climate resilience with build of the surface and groundwater resources, water infrastructure and early warning systems. 

    Collaboration with major cities to improve climate resilience through non-revenue water data and information management and to develop integrated urban flood management systems.

    Staff / Technical expertise
    Technical expertise in digitalization, modelling, forecasting, hydrology, IT systems
    In-kind contribution
    Technology transfer and advisory services
    Other, please specify
    Capacity building and training, Academy courses (online and on-site)
    Financing (in USD)
    TBD. Funding to be mobilised together with strategic partners
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    Timeline
    22 March 2023 (start date)
    22 March 2028 (date of completion)
    Entity
    DHI A/S
    SDGs
    Region
    1. Africa
    2. Europe
    3. Asia and Pacific
    4. North America
    5. Latin America and the Caribbean
    6. West Asia
    Other beneficiaries

    River basin organizations, public authorities at national, regional and local levels, private companies, cities, ports and marine terminals, research organizations, water utilities.

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    Albania
    Albania
    Angola
    Angola
    Benin
    Benin
    Botswana
    Botswana
    Brunei Darussalam
    Brunei Darussalam
    Bulgaria
    Bulgaria
    Burkina Faso
    Burkina Faso
    Burundi
    Burundi
    Cambodia
    Cambodia
    Cameroon
    Cameroon
    Central African Republic
    Central African Republic
    Chad
    Chad
    Côte d'Ivoire
    Côte d'Ivoire
    Czech Republic
    Czech Republic
    Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Denmark
    Denmark
    Egypt
    Egypt
    Eritrea
    Eritrea
    Ethiopia
    Ethiopia
    CAPRE Foundation
    Greece
    Greece
    Guinea-Bissau
    Guinea-Bissau
    Hungary
    Hungary
    India
    India
    Kenya
    Kenya
    Lao People's Democratic Republic
    Lao People's Democratic Republic
    Malawi
    Malawi
    Malaysia
    Malaysia
    Mali
    Mali
    Mauritania
    Mauritania
    Montenegro
    Montenegro
    Morocco
    Morocco
    Mozambique
    Mozambique
    Myanmar
    Myanmar
    Namibia
    Namibia
    Niger
    Niger
    Nigeria
    Nigeria
    Peru
    Peru
    Romania
    Romania
    Rwanda
    Rwanda
    Senegal
    Senegal
    South Sudan
    South Sudan
    Spain
    Spain
    Sudan
    Sudan
    Thailand
    Thailand
    The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
    The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
    Tunisia
    Tunisia
    Turkey
    Turkey
    Uganda
    Uganda
    Vietnam
    Vietnam
    Zambia
    Zambia
    Zimbabwe
    Zimbabwe
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    Louise Heegaard, Partnerships and Funding Mobilization Expert