Sanitation and Water for All - a UNICEF-hosted global partnership’s Post

I'm thrilled to share insights from our latest Pacific water security project that showcases the power of community engagement in sustainable water management. 🌍   In Niue, we’re not just addressing water challenges; we’re cultivating a collective vision for the island’s water future. Through deep and ongoing engagement with the Government of Niue and a wide range of community representation in the ideation and decision-making process, we’re ensuring that solutions are not only effective but also place relevant and environmentally sustainable.   Key takeaways: Community Involvement: Empowering the voices of end users leads to more resilient solutions. Sustainability: We’re committing to practices that protect our natural resources for generations to come. Collaboration: Partnerships between stakeholders foster innovation and shared goals. This project is a fantastic example of how we can tackle pressing environmental challenges while building a strong sense of community. 🌏💧   Check out the full article to learn more about this inspiring initiative: https://lnkd.in/gT5jWs7g   Shout out to our amazing OneGHD team - Tony Cauchi Michael Syred Grace Tudreu Sejuti Saha   #WaterManagement #Sustainability #CommunityEngagement #GHD #Niue #Collaboration

In 2023, the Water Research Commission (WRC) strategy was approved for implementation with the key focus on a stakeholder centric approach that drives strategic outcomes of an innovation driven water sector and climate resilience and adaptation in South African. Several engagements took place during the year with South African Local Government Association, Sol Plaatje University (SPU), Office of the Premier and various district and local municipalities to assess specific needs for the province. Key needs identified were limited capacity and skills, limitations in water supply availability, lack of integration of climate resilience and adaptation approaches into provincial and water sector long term plans and practice, drinking water quality issues, high non-revenue water, and sanitation service management and delivery. The WRC was able to match research, development, and innovation interventions to support development in the province over the next 5 years.  Thus, the WRC will be hosting in partnership with Sol Plaatje University, DWS regional Office, and SALGA NC a follow up engagement in Kimberley, Northern Cape on 12 -13 March 2024. This event forms part of the activities of National Water Week and seek to strengthen provincial water and sanitation resilience through research and innovation. 

The world can’t afford a water dry Summit of the Future | SIWI - Leading expert in water governance The Summit of the Future, next September, is supposed to be the place where the world agrees on concrete steps to rethink governance and strengthen cooperation in order to "deliver a better present and safeguard the future". SIWI has provided input into the outcome document that will be discussed at the Summit. https://lnkd.in/d2dEMXyZ

The provision of clean water and safe sanitation is a wicked problem. Why wicked? It’s a problem that is resistant to resolution – there is no single solution and there are changing requirements. For challenges like this, linear solutions need help – and this is where qualitative methods like foresight literacy, design lead facilitation and systems thinking become useful. At the SAICE Durban Branch AGM, we discussed how to unpack this challenge - we used the Four Futures Archetype model by Jim Dator. It is used to create scenarios to be designed or planned for from scratch. It is simple, but challenges participants worldviews in order for us to adapt against risks, and anticipate for opportunities. A number of participants asked for a copy of the slides - please see below. SAICE | Zutari | Association of Professional Futurists - APF

SACNASP's CEO, Dr Nompumelelo Obokoh and the Legal Manager, Mr Tsapo Seima had the honor of meeting with the Honorable Minister, Mr. Senzo Mchunu of Water and Sanitation. The organization was extended an invitation to participate in the Water Services Authority (WSA) Summit, hosted by the Minister on January 18 and 19, 2024. Minister Mchunu led the WSA Summit in response to the findings of the Blue and No Drop Reports, along with the Green Drop Progress Assessment Report released in December 2023. The summit aimed to address the outcomes of these reports and formulate strategic responses with active involvement of representatives from provincial and local governments. Among the challenges and areas identified for intervention, was the issue of inadequately trained and unqualified personnel in some municipalities. The role of SACNASP is becoming increasingly relevant in response to the growing need for professionalisation in the water sector. Continuous development of water service scientists is crucial for maintaining high standards of delivery, and SACNASP plays a pivotal role in upholding scientific integrity. #DWS #waterislife #waterquality #waterscience #professionaldevelopment

Climate action can significantly impact water management by promoting sustainable water use, enhancing resilience against climate-induced water scarcity, and supporting the protection of natural water buffers. It involves integrating water considerations into climate policies, adopting nature-based solutions, and addressing the challenges of changing precipitation patterns and increased evaporation due to rising temperatures. Save our Water!!

VWI will be present at the 10th World Water Forum taking place in Bali. Valuing Water Initiative will organize a session on ‘Sustainability Reporting for Water Security’. The session will bring together leaders from the disclosure, stewardship, corporate, government and investor communities to explore how the CSRD and related rules can be a catalyst for: 🌎 Greater transparency & accountability: Detailed disclosure data spotlights areas for improvement and allows civil society, financiers and regulators to hold companies responsible for their water practices; 💧 Initiating dialogue with companies: The new rules provide the water community with a unique opportunity to engage with companies to identify improvements, share best practices and promote sustainable water management throughout their value chains; 💦 Investing in water security: When the first reports are published in 2025, the CSRD will generate unprecedented levels of data on the water impacts of corporate value chains. These reports will help make clear to investors the scale of the water crisis and the financial materiality of water insecurity. This data can be used as a tool for mobilizing investment in water security on the scale necessary and aligning financial incentives with more sustainable water practices. Please join us in person during our session on Monday 20 May, 13.00 hrs local time in the Dutch Pavillion.   The #valuingwaterinitiative explores the ways water is valued by financial sector actors to better understand, value and manage water. This event aligns with the five valuing water principles emphasizing the need to incorporate the value of water in decision-making impacting water. #valuingwater #worldwaterforum   Iris Bijlsma Joe Ray Sofía de la Rosa Solano Floor Crispijn

"At the current speed" Who do we want to point the finger at? When you read 'Sustainable Development Goals Report 2024', Goal 6 - report on Clean water and sanitation, it will make you reflect after seeing the words 'At the current speed'. We made many plans for 'accelerating change ' last year. A year later we criticize our own plans by calling it 'At the current speed'.. what happened to the speed plan we had? What happened to the 'working four times faster' approach to achieve SDG 6 on time? Or the concept was just well known around directors, managers, and water experts. Where was the role of the community? I still believe solving the water and sanitation crisis needs everyone’s effort and commitment. It's time to localize water information to the communities for a better future. ➡️ Read more: https://lnkd.in/dMqMEjrH #WaterCrisis #SDGreport United Nations Water WaterAid East Africa Simavi Sanitation and Water for All - a UNICEF-hosted global partnership J. D'Alba Axel Böhm Krystol Carfaro Prof. Dr. Khin-Ni-Ni Thein Colin Herron Ojonugwa Yahaya BURHANI M MUSTAPHA

🔊 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐍𝐈𝐖𝐀) “Increasing water security for more than a hundred million people worldwide by 2030”. This is the goal of the Netherlands International Water Ambition (Nederlandse Internationale Water Ambitie - NIWA) that four Dutch ministries - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Infrastructure and Water Management, Economic Affairs and Climate and Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality - established in 2019. We are now halfway through and this year the NIWA will be evaluated. NWP (Netherlands Water Partnership) and Water Alliance support this and invite you to share your vision and insights during a NIWA stakeholder consultation that will take place at the Hotel Babylon The Hague, from 13:30 to 17:30, on 24 June. This consultation will be hosted by Partners for Water on behalf of the four Dutch ministries mentioned above. What progress has been made? What does the Dutch water sector involved in tackling the water-related challenges need to be successful and increase their business and impact? During the stakeholder consultation, the discussion will focus on the sector-specific and social challenges that must be addressed in the coming years under the NIWA. Your input is requested! Participate in the discussion and register to attend at https://lnkd.in/e2AtcVEr

In 2022 EAS supported Vanuatu to complete their Forest Reference Level (FRL). We achieved this by reviewing the outcomes of the National Forest Inventory (NFI), National FRL and National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS) work programmes. We provided advice on how the reports produced by these programmes could be improved, and the detail required to support a successful FRL submission to the UNFCCC. Our team then provided the structure required to align with the expectations of the UNFCCC guidelines for submission of the National FRL and used the outcomes of the completed work packages to produce a draft FRL on Vanuatu’s behalf. We ensured the technical approach undertaken to establish the FRL was consistent with the UNFCCC Warsaw Framework for REDD+, the latest IPCC good practice guidelines including the TACCC principles (Transparency, Accuracy, Consistency, Completeness and Comparability), and guidance and the Government of Vanuatu forest policy and legal frameworks. We are thrilled to see Vanuatu have successfully completed FRL verification through the UNFCCC and have produced a final FRL submission furthering the initial work completed by EAS. 🙌 https://lnkd.in/g6SzJx6d