Reimagine WASH: Making services climate resilient to tackle water scarcity
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Description
In terms of method, it sets out a coherent approach for supporting countries in strengthening the evidence base to inform the identification and prioritization of options for Climate Resilient WASH Programming. The approach is stepwise, commencing with a climate enabling environment assessment for WASH, that analyses climate and WASH policies and the climate financing landscape at the country level. A “Climate and Water Scarcity Task Force for WASH” is also proposed to be formed, to subsequently drive the development of a robust “Climate Rationale for WASH” for each recipient country. This is achieved through a “Climate and Water Scarcity Risk Assessment” and linked “Risk-Informed Bottleneck Analysis Tool - WASHBAT”. Through a multistakeholder dialogue, the WASH BAT has been developed and adapted to systematically assesses the enabling environment for WASH service delivery, by identifying and tracking the barriers to delivering sustainable and climate-resilient services at national, regional, service provider, and community levels. Following the development of the “Climate Rationale for WASH”, support is proposed to be extended for the preparation of high-quality climate financing proposals.
In the short run, this initiative seeks to focus on seven priority Country Offices to build their internal capacity and improve their programming approaches to make WASH climate-resilient.
Looking forward, this project is catalytic funding to kickstart the innovative programming approaching and operationalize key strategic partnerships over the next months for upscaling and “out-scaling” to reach many more countries during 2021 and the new Strategic Plan cycle 2022-2025.
In addition, it is expected that this project will prepare the sector’s ability to increase their “Green ODA” investments in WASH. Despite the fact that many of the climate change impacts are felt through water, investments in climate change adaptation in the WASH sector have been so far limited.
Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) - Non-governmental Organization(NGO)
UNICEF COs, governmental and non-governmental partners of recipient countries, namely Uganda, State of Palestine, Madagascar, Sudan, Central African Republic, Mauritania, Chad
SDGS & Targets
Goal 6
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
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
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
6.6.1
Change in the extent of water-related ecosystems over time
6.a
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 13
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
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
SDG 14 targets covered
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- Africa
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- West Asia
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Alejandro Jiménez, Director, Water and Sanitation
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