How can countries capitalise on the formal SDG 6 monitoring process to design action and investment opportunities that accelerate progress towards climate-resilient water security?
This year, twelve countries are undertaking multi-stakeholder processes to answer that question as they embark on national action planning, assisted by the SDG 6 IWRM Support Programme. This program is implemented by GWP in coordination with the UNEP-DHI Centre, under the leadership of UNEP.
The goal: To design actionable, investment-ready action plans that mobilise resources from national budgets, multilateral development banks, the private sector, and bilateral funders.
Diverse national approaches to advancing SDG 6
The twelve countries participating in the Stage 2 process include Armenia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Georgia, Jordan, Lao PDR, Lesotho, and Uganda. Each country faces unique water and climate challenges and is utilizing the following tools for guidance:
“The Stage 2 process in Jordan aims to be transformative for the country’s water future. We are facilitating a low-cost but high-impact process aiming to assist Jordan with establishing a National Water Investment Fund to ensure financial sustainability for IWRM initiatives.”— Dr. Anthi Brouma, Deputy Regional Coordinator of GWP-Med
This process is directly aligned with the Global Transformation Agenda on climate-resilient water investments, which seeks to leverage USD 15 billion in investments by 2030.
From Plans to Partnerships: Progress in Cambodia and Lao PDR
A recent highlight was the stakeholder workshop where Cambodia and Lao PDR presented draft Action Plans. Participants identified synergies and explored how to align implementation with financial and technical support from global development partners.
New Countries join the push for investment-ready water plans
In May, Cameroon, Jordan, Lesotho, and Uganda announced the start of their national action planning processes. This Stage 2 kick-off meeting provided a platform for these nations to share how they intend to access water investments to meet national targets.
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