PROJECT: UNDP-SIWI WATER GOVERNANCE FACILITYWork areas

The WGF team is working towards a world where water is shared and allocated sustainably, equitably and efficiently, making it universally available to meet everyone’s basic needs.

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Water Cooperation

Cooperation over shared waters is a critical aspect of water governance.

Modern aqueduct marches across Chinese agricultural landscape. — no caption

Water Resources

Good water governance is an accelerator towards achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

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Water and climate

Globally, there is increased recognition at both national and local levels that the climate crisis is also a water crisis.

Cross-cutting issues

Gender

Gender equality is key for sustainable, effective, and inclusive water governance. It means that everyone must have the same opportunities to access, manage and use water services and resources.

Building sanitation facilities, Guatamala. — no caption

Integrity

We define water integrity as the adherence of water stakeholders and institutions to governance principles of transparency, accountability, and participation, based on core values of honesty, equity and professionalism.

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Human rights

Water is a natural resource of critical importance for human dignity, health, a decent standard of living.

Other focus areas

Indigenous people

In many parts of the world, indigenous peoples face systemic discrimination and ongoing exclusion from political and economic power, resulting in ongoing marginalization.

Water and sanitation

Governance of water and sanitation is complex, involving many sectors and both formal and informal institutions. Despite significant investments over the past decades, many obstacles remain.

Sanitation governance

Sanitation governance refers to the rules, roles and relations that make sanitation systems work (or not) – at what cost and for whom.

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