Strengthen Regional Training Centers and Networks of Training Centers
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
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Description
The Alliance commits to support the establishment of stronger links between organizations at a global level delivering education and capacity development (CD) services with a special focus on water education and in support of the achievement of the SDG6 and all other water related SDGs.
This commitment will contribute to a more structural way to develop CD support to countries and provide substantial support to the Capacity Development Initiative (CDI) coordinated by UNESCO and UN DESA, with the support of the Alliance. We consider CD and the CDI as the main accelerator within the Global Accelerator Framework as strong capacities are needed to support also the other accelerators: Governance, Financing, Data & Information, and Innovation.
In particular, the Alliance commits to be a facilitator among existing training centers and CD networks active globally and especially in the Global South, in the countries/regions of concern.
The Alliance recognizes that effective CD is achieved by responding to needs on the ground through practical tools, tailored approaches, iterative measures for lifelong learning and curated knowledge products.
CD is one of the key instruments to addressing the complexity of water issues – focusing on inter-disciplinarily, systems thinking, problem analysis, from the individual to institutional levels. It needs to be systemic, long-term, and forward-looking, and requires local ownership for sustainability beyond any initiative. What is key to staying relevant is responding to a changing development landscape and the evolving needs of countries and partners. A process-oriented approach to CD for systemic change will require different approaches, for example prioritizing the development of skills which are needed to improve the governance of water such as leadership, communication, stakeholder engagement and coordination, planning & preparedness, coordination, MEL (monitoring, evaluation, and learning), data management, considering always the specific social and political norms and expectations of a particular context.
We continue to promote broad participation and engagement, analyzing the barriers to representation of all stakeholders in water, from women to indigenous communities.CD initiatives have the greatest potential of supporting vulnerable groups as active decision-makers in the otherwise heavily male-dominated arena of water decision-making, paying special attention to youths, social innovation, citizen science and the future generations of world water leaders.
With this commitment, the Alliance is not planning to create new water networks or replacing existing coordination mechanism, but serving as a central point of coordination and facilitation to improve even further the impact of these networks and partnerships, in line with the principles outlined in SDG17 “Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development”.
The Alliance commits to accelerate impact in particular by providing key support to the Capacity Development Accelerator by:
• Supporting a common understanding and encourage alignment on CD concepts and processes.
• Serving as a forum to offer specific instruments to implement the UN-Water Capacity Development Initiative, with a focus not only on the capacity of individuals but also at the level of organizations, institutions and in consideration of the enabling environment.
• Serving as a mechanism for sharing lessons learned, trends, and information on existing programmes (useful to avoid duplication of efforts).
• Supporting identification of resources to help implementing of CD activities, especially by using local experience hence contributing to more sustainable and long-term CD efforts.
• Supporting the creation of agreed upon Curricula and their revisions, and in addition make available open online courses and training material.
• Serving as a platform to discuss innovation in education and a consistent use in approaching knowledge sharing with the most state-of-the-art tools and instruments.
• Fostering capacity development in the use of technologies for sustainable water management.
• Discussion and advocacy on Financing capacity development.
• Leveraging and bridging of existing alumni and capacity development networks to reach out to local stakeholders.
• Making available online courses on water education, training materials, and multi-lingual and quality virtual campus for online and blended capacity development.
• Supporting innovative monitoring, evaluation, and learning of capacity development interventions, by using more qualitative impact evaluation techniques (e.g. story telling).
• Supporting better communication mechanisms within and outside the networks, to ensure all perspectives are considered. Improved communication will involve also simplifying the messages for e.g. decision makers
IHE Delft submits this voluntary commitment also on behalf of an Alliance of supporting organizations, namely Cap-Net UNDP and the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI).
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 17
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development
17.1
Strengthen domestic resource mobilization, including through international support to developing countries, to improve domestic capacity for tax and other revenue collection
17.1.1
17.1.2
17.2
Developed countries to implement fully their official development assistance commitments, including the commitment by many developed countries to achieve the target of 0.7 per cent of ODA/GNI to developing countries and 0.15 to 0.20 per cent of ODA/GNI to least developed countries; ODA providers are encouraged to consider setting a target to provide at least 0.20 per cent of ODA/GNI to least developed countries
17.2.1
17.3
Mobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources
17.3.1
Additional financial resources mobilized for developing countries from multiple sources
17.3.2
17.4
Assist developing countries in attaining long-term debt sustainability through coordinated policies aimed at fostering debt financing, debt relief and debt restructuring, as appropriate, and address the external debt of highly indebted poor countries to reduce debt distress
17.4.1
17.5
Adopt and implement investment promotion regimes for least developed countries
17.5.1
Number of countries that adopt and implement investment promotion regimes for developing countries, including the least developed countries
17.6
Enhance North-South, South-South and triangular regional and international cooperation on and access to science, technology and innovation and enhance knowledge sharing on mutually agreed terms, including through improved coordination among existing mechanisms, in particular at the United Nations level, and through a global technology facilitation mechanism
17.6.1
Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed
17.7
Promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies to developing countries on favourable terms, including on concessional and preferential terms, as mutually agreed
17.7.1
Total amount of funding for developing countries to promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies
17.8
Fully operationalize the technology bank and science, technology and innovation capacity-building mechanism for least developed countries by 2017 and enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology
17.8.1
17.9
Enhance international support for implementing effective and targeted capacity-building in developing countries to support national plans to implement all the Sustainable Development Goals, including through North-South, South-South and triangular cooperation
17.9.1
Dollar value of financial and technical assistance (including through North-South, South‑South and triangular cooperation) committed to developing countries
17.10
Promote a universal, rules-based, open, non-discriminatory and equitable multilateral trading system under the World Trade Organization, including through the conclusion of negotiations under its Doha Development Agenda
17.10.1
17.11
Significantly increase the exports of developing countries, in particular with a view to doubling the least developed countries’ share of global exports by 2020
17.11.1
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global exports
17.12
Realize timely implementation of duty-free and quota-free market access on a lasting basis for all least developed countries, consistent with World Trade Organization decisions, including by ensuring that preferential rules of origin applicable to imports from least developed countries are transparent and simple, and contribute to facilitating market access
17.12.1
Weighted average tariffs faced by developing countries, least developed countries and small island developing States
17.13
Enhance global macroeconomic stability, including through policy coordination and policy coherence
17.13.1
17.14
Enhance policy coherence for sustainable development
17.14.1
17.15
Respect each country’s policy space and leadership to establish and implement policies for poverty eradication and sustainable development
17.15.1
17.16
Enhance the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial resources, to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in all countries, in particular developing countries
17.16.1
Number of countries reporting progress in multi-stakeholder development effectiveness monitoring frameworks that support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals
17.17
Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships
17.17.1
Amount in United States dollars committed to public-private partnerships for infrastructure
17.18
By 2020, enhance capacity-building support to developing countries, including for least developed countries and small island developing States, to increase significantly the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts
17.18.1
Statistical capacity indicators
17.18.2
17.18.3
Number of countries with a national statistical plan that is fully funded and under implementation, by source of funding
17.19
By 2030, build on existing initiatives to develop measurements of progress on sustainable development that complement gross domestic product, and support statistical capacity-building in developing countries
17.19.1
17.19.2
Proportion of countries that (a) have conducted at least one population and housing census in the last 10 years; and (b) have achieved 100 per cent birth registration and 80 per cent death registration
SDG 14 targets covered
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Beneficiaries of our joint Voluntary Commitment are all the water training and education centres globally, mobilised through the global network available at Partner institutions.
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Gaetano, Liaison Office Manager