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UN-Water
Work Programme
2020-2021© UN-Water, 2020 Cover: Aqualonis Copies available from: UN-Water 7 bis, Avenue de la Paix, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland Tel: +41 22 730 8636 Email: unwater@un.org Web: www.unwater.org We gratefully acknowledge the contributions to the UN-Water Inter-Agency Trust Fund from the following entities:
Table of Contents
I. INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................5
II. PART 1 STRATEGIC OUTLOOK ........................................................................6
Setting the stage....................................................................................................6
UN-Water’s response and focus in 2020-2021......................................................6
III. PART 2 UN-WATER RESULTS AREAS 2020-2021.............................................7
Results Area 1 Informing policy processes and addressing emerging issues...7
Results Area 2 Supporting monitoring and reporting on water and sanitation..9
Results Area 3 Building knowledge and inspiring people to take action...........10
Results Area 4 Effective management of efforts aimed at improved
coordination and coherence among UN-Water Members and Partners at all
levels......................................................................................................................11
IV. PART 3 AN OVERVIEW OF UN-WATER’S GOVERNANCE.................................12
V. ANNEX 1 RESULTS MATRIX 2020-2021........................................................15
VI. ANNEX 2 INDICATIVE BUDGET 2020-2021....................................................53
VII. ANNEX 3 UN-WATER MEMBERS ...................................................................58VIII. ANNEX 4 UN-WATER PARTNERS ..................................................................59 IX. ANNEX 5 UN-WATER DONORS .....................................................................61 X. ANNEX 6 ACRONYMS...................................................................................62
Introduction 6 in-depth review at the High-level Political Forum
2018, and by the consolidation of the UN-Water
Integrated Monitoring Initiative for SDG 6.
This Work Programme is particularly important
UN-Water is the entity that coordinates the work as it represents a bridge between the UN-Water
of the United Nations on water and sanitation. Strategy 2014-2020 and the UN-Water 2030 Strategy.
It was formally established in 2003, building UN-Water’s overarching focus in the 2020-2021
on a long history of collaboration within the biennium is, through its Members and Partners,
United Nations. UN-Water is comprised of the to support the Decade of Action to deliver the
United Nations entities that have a focus on, or SDGs by 2030, as per the political declaration at
interest in, water-related issues (Members) and the SDG Summit in September 2019. UN-Water
other international organizations (Partners). will do so through its three main lines of work,
identified as areas where it best complements and
UN-Water fosters greater cooperation and
adds value to the activities of its Members and
information-sharing among its Members and
Partners by facilitating synergies and joint efforts:
Partners, focusing on all aspects of water and
sanitation, including surface and groundwater > 1. Informing policy processes and
resources, the interface between freshwater addressing emerging issues
and seawater, and water-related disasters.
> 2. Supporting monitoring and
Five years after Member States and the reporting on water and sanitation
international community agreed to ambitious
commitments – including the 2030 Agenda for > 3. Building knowledge and inspiring
Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement people to take action
on climate change, the Sendai Framework for
This Work Programme presents UN-Water’s action in
Disaster Risk Reduction, and the Addis Ababa
2020-2021 and is divided into three parts:
Action Agenda – the water-related goals and
targets are off track and, with business as usual,
> 1. UN-Water’s strategic outlook
will remain so. The need for coordination and
collaboration across sectors, regions, and relevant > 2. UN-Water’s expected results in 2020-2021
actors is therefore now greater than ever.
> 3. An overview of UN-Water and
The previous biennium 2018-2019 has been its governance structure
characterised for UN-Water by the launch of the
International Decade for Action on ‘Water for The Results Matrix, the Indicative Budget, lists
Sustainable Development’ 2018-2028, by the release of UN-Water Members and Partners, and a list of
of the UN-Water Sustainable Development Goal the acronyms used are included as annexes.
(SDG) 6 Synthesis Report 2018 to inform the SDG
UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-202 5Part 1 Strategic quality of water resources and the frequency
and severity of extreme events such as floods
Outlook
and droughts in many parts of the world.
Given the breadth and depth of these
challenges, and their integrated nature, it
is essential to work across sectors, regions
and with all relevant actors to ensure that
Setting the stage the solution to one challenge is also a part
of the solution to others; to make the best
The world is off track to achieve the SDGs by use of synergies and manage trade-offs
2030. In September 2019, world leaders at the between different development targets. This
SDG Summit called for accelerated action on all is particularly true for water and sanitation-
levels and by all stakeholders to fulfil the vision related issues, typically managed in a
and Goals of the 2030 Agenda, and requested fragmented manner. These challenges call
the United Nations Secretary-General to engage for a coordinated and integrated response
Governments, civil society, the private sector from the United Nations family in its support
and other stakeholders in generating solutions to the needs of its Member States³.
and accelerating action to address systemic
gaps in the implementation of the SDGs¹. Milestones during this biennium include
the review of the High-level Political Forum
That led to a global call by the Secretary- and ECOSOC, the celebration of the ten-year
General for a Decade of Action to deliver anniversary of the recognition of the human
the SDGs by 2030, which will advance rights to water and to sanitation, the celebration
across three fronts: mobilizing everyone, of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations,
everywhere; demanding urgency and raising and the President of the General Assembly’s
ambition, and; supercharging ideas to game- 2021 high-level meeting to promote the
changing solutions that have the potential implementation of the water-related goals and
to catalyse progress on several SDGs targets of the 2030 Agenda4. The process and
simultaneously, at speed and at scale. the preparatory work leading to the midterm
review of the Water Action Decade 2018-2018
In this context, SDG 6 on water and sanitation
in 2023 will also start in this biennium.
is one of the Goals alarmingly off track².
Achieving SDG 6 is essential for achieving
food security, ensuring healthy lives and UN-Water’s response and
healthy ecosystems, empowering women and
focus in 2020-2021
sustaining economic growth. The inextricable
link between climate change and water is UN-Water is committed to accelerating progress
becoming increasingly clear, with predicted on SDG 6 as an essential contribution to the
changes in temperature, precipitation and sea Decade of Action to deliver the SDGs by 2030.
level rise already impacting the availability and
1
A/RES/74/4.
2
UN-Water SDG 6 Synthesis Report 2018 on Water and Sanitation.
3
Report of the Secretary-General on repositioning the United Nations development system to deliver on the 2030 Agenda (A/72/684–E/2018/7).
4
A/RES/73/226.
6 UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021UN-Water focuses its interventions at the level of
the United Nations family and demonstrates that Part 2
UN-Water
the “the sum of our work is greater than its parts”5.
UN-Water adds value by mobilizing global,
local and people action, by working across and
interlinking different sectors, and by supporting
Results Areas
the reform of the United Nations Development
System, specifically providing technical
2020-2021
assistance to the United Nations Resident
Coordinators and Country Teams. As per its Terms
of Reference, three lines of work guide UN-Water’s
Four results areas steer the actions of
actions, to ensure that UN-Water focuses its
UN-Water. They are seen as areas where
resources to where it has the greatest impact:
UN-Water, as a collective body, can add value to
> 1. Informing policy processes and addressing the activities of its Members and Partners. The
emerging issues (Results Area 1) – for example, UN-Water results areas are presented below,
by providing consolidated and coherent policy together with their expected outcomes, main
advice and technical input to inform decision- activities and outputs. Their full description
making at national and international levels. can be found in the Results Matrix in Annex
1 and the Indicative Budget in Annex 2.
> 2. Supporting monitoring and reporting on water
and sanitation (Results Area 2) – for example,
by providing an integrated and harmonized Results Area 1 Informing
framework for monitoring and reporting on policy processes and
water and sanitation in the 2030 Agenda. addressing emerging issues
> 3. Building knowledge and inspiring people to Outcome: Enhanced capacity of the United
take action (Results Area 3) – for example, Nations system to respond systematically,
by raising awareness on the importance collectively and in a timely way to Member States’
of water and sanitation through the United requests, providing technical input to policy
Nations international observances World processes and addressing emerging issues.
Water Day and World Toilet Day, and the Water
Action Decade 2018-2028 campaigns. During recent years Member States are
increasingly turning to UN-Water for
consolidated expertise of the United Nations
system to support global policy processes.
For this reason, UN-Water has identified a
need to work more proactively on identifying
emerging issues, to inform policy processes
and develop collaborative response options.
5
Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of UNICEF.
UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021 7Main Activity 1.1 Providing Main Activity 1.3 Addressing
substantive input to and emerging issues
participating in relevant policy
To address emerging issues and stimulate
processes and events, with forward-looking discussions on the same,
special focus on the Decade UN-Water produces analytical briefs,
of Action to deliver the SDGs highlighting implications across sectors.
These briefs address ‘new’ issues and review
UN-Water is committed to playing an important trends related to existing challenges.
role for the Decade of Action to deliver the SDGs
by 2030. It plays an active role in facilitating the
coordinated engagement of the United Nations Main Activity 1.4 Providing
in relevant water and sanitation-related global technical input to the Inter-
processes, including, during this biennium,
agency and Expert Group on
the President of the General Assembly’s one-
day high-level meeting in 2021 to promote
SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDGs)
the implementation of the water-related goals The Member State-led process of developing
and targets of the 2030 Agenda. UN-Water an SDG indicator framework has highlighted
supports relevant processes by providing UN-Water’s ability to consolidate technical
substantial inputs, either as a convenor or input from the United Nations family, and to
through its periodical assessments or tailor- respond systematically, collectively and in
made reports. It enables a more coordinated a timely way to the many requests coming
contribution of United Nations bodies and from the Inter-agency and Expert Group on
actively promotes the role of the United Nations SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) and the United
family in solving global water and sanitation Nations Statistics Division (UNSD).
challenges, for example by producing joint
policy recommendations to Member States.
Main Activity 1.5 Supporting
Results Area 1
Main Activity 1.2 Supporting
the United Nations reform The UN-Water Technical Advisory Unit is part of
the UN-Water Management Team and supports
UN-Water has identified the need to strongly and facilitates all UN-Water operations. In
support the reform of the United Nations particular, the Programme Officer supports
Development System at country and regional the work on policy processes and emerging
levels, including by providing dedicated issues, acts as liaison with the United Nations
technical assistance to the United Nations Headquarters processes, and directly supports
Resident Coordinators and Country Teams. the work of the UN-Water Secretary.
8 UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021Results Area 2 Supporting Main Activity 2.2 Engaging
monitoring and reporting Member States and enhancing
on water and sanitation national capacity in collection,
reporting, and use of sustainable
Outcome: Coherent and comprehensive monitoring
and reporting systems in place and widely
water and sanitation-related data
recognized to deliver a sound basis for decision-
Credible water sector data underpin advocacy,
making at the global, regional and national levels.
stimulate political commitment, inform
decision-making at all levels and trigger
One of UN-Water’s key functions is to provide
well-placed public and private investments
coherent and reliable data, information and
towards optimum health, environment and
assessments on water-related trends and
economic gains. Member States are the
management issues. UN-Water is therefore
main beneficiaries of improved access to
providing the coordination platform to its
and availability of high quality data and any
Members’ initiatives, mechanisms and
monitoring initiative must therefore be sensitive
programmes that collect data and information
to national needs. To ensure the sustainability
on the various components of the water cycle.
of monitoring systems and processes at this
level, a strong focus on capacity development
Main Activity 2.1 Implementing is necessary, as well as joint advocacy efforts
to highlight the benefits of monitoring.
a coherent, integrated and
efficient monitoring framework
for water and sanitation- Main Activity 2.3 Reporting
related SDG targets on global progress towards
The UN-Water Integrated Monitoring Initiative
water and sanitation-related
for SDG 6 harmonises monitoring efforts targets in the 2030 Agenda
into a coherent monitoring framework for
In the framework of the UN-Water Integrated
consolidated SDG 6 progress reporting. It
Monitoring Initiative for SDG 6, the indicators’
provides the coordination platform across
custodian agencies provide reporting on
SDG 6, bringing in and linking the experience
water and sanitation in the 2030 Agenda,
and expertise of the WHO/UNICEF Joint
aimed at informing policy makers about the
Monitoring Programme for Water Supply,
status of water and sanitation-related goals
Sanitation and Hygiene (JMP), the UN-Water
and targets. As part of this effort, the United
Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation
Nations World Water Development Report
and Drinking-Water (GLAAS), FAO AQUASTAT,
(WWDR, published by UNESCO on behalf of
UNEP GEMS/Water, the Transboundary
UN-Water) remains the reference publication
Waters Assessment Programme, the reporting
of the United Nations family, released on an
under the Convention on the Protection and
annual basis and based on the theme of World
Use of Transboundary Watercourses and
Water Day. The WWDR is the result of strong
International Lakes, and the global reporting
collaboration among UN-Water Members and
on Integrated Water Resources Management.
Partners and represents the coherent and
integrated response of the United Nations
UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021 9family to water-related issues and emerging Main Activity 3.1 Supporting
challenges. Depending on needs and demand,
the International Decade for
during this biennium UN-Water may also release
a new edition of the SDG 6 Synthesis Report.
Action on ‘Water for Sustainable
Development’ 2018-2028
As per General Assembly resolution 71/222,
Main Activity 2.4 Supporting
Member States decided to proclaim the
Results Area 2
period from 2018 to 2028 the International
The UN-Water Technical Advisory Unit is Decade for Action on ‘Water for Sustainable
part of the UN-Water Management Team Development’, to commence on World Water
and supports and facilitates all UN-Water Day, 22 March 2018. In the same resolution,
operations. In particular, the Global UN-Water, as part of its core mandate, is
Monitoring Officer supports all monitoring requested to support the Secretary-General
and reporting activities within UN-Water. in planning, organizing and implementing the
Decade. UN-Water will serve as the United
Nations family’s coordination platform for the
Results Area 3 Building Decade. As per General Assembly resolution
knowledge and inspiring 73/226, UN-Water also plays a critical role
people to take action in support of the Secretary-General to
implement the activities related to the midterm
Outcome: Building on the efforts of UN-Water comprehensive review of the implementation
Members, Partners and other key stakeholders, of the Water Action Decade 2018-2028.
coherent and coordinated outreach activities
and products delivered and promoted to
mobilize the public, civil society, private Main Activity 3.2 Maintaining
sector and Member States to take action. a knowledge hub on
water and sanitation
The objective of these activities is to increase
the impact and effectiveness of UN-Water’s UN-Water aims to be the first point of contact
communication and awareness raising activities when stakeholders at all levels require the most
and materials by making more information up-to-date thinking on water-related issues,
accessible, disseminating the information, channelling inquiries to the relevant UN-Water
engaging with a wider range of stakeholders Members or Partners where appropriate.
and contributing to a more coherent and This activity covers the consolidation and
coordinated United Nations involvement in provision of UN-Water expertise online.
major activities and international conferences.
10 UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021Main Activity 3.3 Delivering Main Activity 3.5 Supporting
and supporting global Results Area 3
campaigns and activities
The UN-Water Technical Advisory Unit is
Each year, UN-Water is responsible for part of the UN-Water Management Team
organizing and creating the campaign materials and supports and facilitates all UN-Water
and acting as the coordination platform for operations. In particular, the Communications
the United Nations international observances Manager supports all activities related to
of World Water Day and World Toilet Day. building knowledge and inspiring action.
The increased attention on social media on
these two observances during recent years
illustrates that the impact of a coordinated
Results Area 4 Effective
and collaborative communications effort management of efforts aimed
can indeed be greater than the sum of many at improved coordination
uncoordinated efforts. UN-Water is also and coherence among
supporting the response to the Secretary- UN-Water Members and
General’s call to action for WASH in healthcare
Partners at all levels
facilities and, particularly in this biennium,
the celebration of the ten-year anniversary of Outcome: An efficient, non-bureaucratic
the recognition of the human rights to water mechanism providing value added support
and to sanitation, and the celebration of the to Members and Partners and contributing
75th anniversary of the United Nations. to the positive impact of United Nations
family operations on water-related issues.
Main Activity 3.4 Strengthening The objective of these activities is to provide
the UN-Water corporate brand the operational and institutional support to
all other areas of work. The presence of an
UN-Water corporate branding of its products efficient and non-bureaucratic mechanism is an
is important to visually show the “one voice indispensable success element of UN-Water.
of the United Nations on water issues”.
This activity covers the production and
dissemination of UN-Water communication Main Activity 4.1 Improving
materials, outreach and support to a wide coordination and coherence
range of stakeholders, including the media,
among UN-Water
and the branding of other UN-Water products
such as policy briefs, analytical briefs, annual
Members and Partners
reports and other governance documents. The biannual meetings of UN-Water serve as
the main decision-making fora, also providing
an opportunity for Members and Partners to
share information on their activities, debate
challenges and look ahead to emerging issues.
The online UN-Water Inventory is an up-to-date
tool to share information on ‘who does what’
UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021 11among the UN-Water Members and Partners on
water and sanitation-related issues. In between Part 3 An
Overview of
the meetings the UN-Water Joint Steering Group
(JSG) steers the operational management
UN-Water’s
of UN-Water, with specific oversight and
management of the UN-Water Inter-Agency
Trust Fund. UN-Water reports regularly on
its activities to the High Level Committee on
Programmes (HLCP) and to the United Nations
Governance
System Chief Executives Board for Coordination
(CEB). The UN-Water Chair is a United Nations
UN-Water – a brief introduction
Executive Head and member of the CEB.
UN-Water is the mechanism that coordinates
the work of the United Nations on water
Main Activity 4.2 Ensuring and sanitation. It was formally established
effective management in 2003, building on a long history of
collaboration within the United Nations.
The UN-Water Inter-Agency Trust Fund is
UN-Water is comprised of the United Nations
administered by the United Nations Office
entities that have a focus on, or interest in,
for Project Services (UNOPS) Geneva office.
water-related issues as Members and other
This activity covers UNOPS’ direct support
international organizations as Partners.
costs to manage the Trust Fund. This
activity also covers the development of the UN-Water complements and adds value to
UN-Water Work Programmes themselves, existing programmes and projects by facilitating
which describe the UN-Water activity plan synergies and joint efforts, so as to maximize
and budget and provide the accountability United Nations family-wide coordinated action
framework through the use of a Results Matrix. and coherence, and to reduce overlap and
UN-Water also prepares a UN-Water Annual duplication. By doing so, UN-Water seeks to
Report as a means of enhancing transparency increase the effectiveness of the support
and providing information on UN-Water’s provided to Member States in their efforts
activities. During this biennium, the UN-Water towards achieving international agreements
2030 Strategy and the associated resource on water. Examples of such agreements
mobilization strategy will be finalised. include the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable
Development and its Sustainable Development
Goal 6 on water and sanitation, the Paris
Main Activity 4.3 Supporting
Agreement under the United Nations Framework
Results Area 4 Convention on Climate Change, and the Sendai
Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
The UN-Water Technical Advisory Unit,
coordinated by the Chief Technical
In order to carry out the work along its three
Adviser, supports and facilitates
main lines (please refer to Part 1), UN-Water’s
all UN-Water operations.
activities are organized around Expert Groups
and Task Forces. The Expert Groups, each
focusing on a cross-cutting issue in need of
12 UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021coordination, gather technical experts from separate from the UN-Water Members; neither
across the United Nations family and other should if become a financing mechanism
international organizations, and represent for projects of its Members and Partners.
the United Nations’ collective expertise on
the given issue. The Expert Groups provide a
platform to exchange information, knowledge Organization and governance
and experience, to cross-fertilize activities of
UN-Water is a coordinating mechanism rather
individual agencies and avoid duplication. Task
than a formal organization, and its activities are
Forces are time-bound in nature and focus
primarily implemented through its Members
inter-agency collaboration on the delivery of
and Partners. The UN-Water Senior Programme
a specific product (e.g. a report or an event).
Managers (one representative per UN-Water
Member) are the decision-making body of
UN-Water’s Terms of Reference UN-Water. The daily operations of UN-Water
are run by the UN-Water Management Team
The scope of UN-Water’s work encompasses composed of Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary and
all aspects of water and sanitation, including a Technical Advisory Unit. The UN-Water Joint
surface water and groundwater resources and Steering Group (composed of Chair, Vice-Chair,
the interface between freshwater and seawater. Secretary and four rotating UN-Water Senior
It covers freshwater resources, in terms of Programme Managers) serves as a forum to
their quality and quantity, their development, steer the operational management of UN-Water.
assessment, management, monitoring and
use (including, for example, domestic uses, Since 2012, the UN-Water Chair is a United
agriculture and ecosystem requirements). Nations Executive Head, increasing
UN-Water’s work also encompasses UN-Water’s outreach capacity inside
sanitation (both access to and use of and outside the United Nations.
sanitation by populations and the interactions
All governance documents, including the
between sanitation and freshwater), water-
Organizational Chart, are available on the
related disasters, emergencies and other
UN-Water website: http://www.unwater.
extreme events and their impact on human
org/about-unwater/governance/
security. The full description of UN-Water’s
Terms of Reference is available at:
UN-Water Members
https://www.unwater.org/publications/
un-water-terms-reference/ The Members of UN-Water are the United
Nations agencies, funds, programmes
UN-Water’s Dos and Don’ts is an annex to
and conventions that include water as
the UN-Water’s Terms of Reference, further
part of their mandate. In addition to
clarifying which activities UN-Water should (and
their steering function for UN-Water as a
should not) engage in. For example, UN-Water
whole, Members are the primary means of
should not implement projects and activities as
implementation of UN-Water’s mandate.
if UN-Water were an independent organization
UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021 13UN-Water Partners The UN-Water Inter-
Agency Trust Fund
The Partners to UN-Water are organizations
from the public and private sectors and civil The UN-Water Inter-Agency Trust Fund was
society that are active in UN-Water’s scope of set up in 2010 in the UNOPS Geneva office.
work. Partners take an active role in UN-Water Since then, UN-Water’s administrative costs,
Meetings, engage in Expert Groups and transaction costs and reporting have been
Task Forces and provide support to specific significantly reduced and streamlined.
activities. Their collaboration with UN-Water Please refer to the UN-Water Annual Reports
is guided by a set of Partner Criteria. for detailed financial information.
Collaboration with other United More information on UN-Water
Nations mechanisms and entities
More information about UN-Water and its
As specified in the Terms of Reference, activities is available at: www.unwater.org
UN-Water interfaces with other inter-agency
mechanisms, including UN-Energy, UN-Oceans,
the Environment Management Group and
others, on issues of common concern.
14 UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021Annex 1 Outcome: Coherent and comprehensive monitoring
and reporting systems in place and widely
Results Matrix
recognized to deliver a sound basis for decision-
making at the global, regional and national levels.
2020-2021 Results Area 3 Building knowledge and
inspiring people to take action
Outcome: Building on the efforts of UN-Water
Members, Partners and other key stakeholders,
coherent and coordinated outreach activities
Overview UN-Water
and products delivered and promoted to
Results Areas mobilize the public, civil society, private
sector and Member States to take action.
Results Area 1 Informing policy processes
and addressing emerging issues
Results Area 4 Effective management of
efforts aimed at improved coordination
Outcome: Enhanced capacity of the United
and coherence among UN-Water
Nations system to respond systematically,
Members and Partners at all levels
collectively and in a timely way to Member States’
requests, providing technical input to policy
Outcome: An efficient, non-bureaucratic
processes and addressing emerging issues.
mechanism providing value added support
to Members and Partners and contributing
Results Area 2 Supporting monitoring
to the positive impact of United Nations
and reporting on water and sanitation
family operations on water-related issues.
UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021 15Results Area 1 Informing > Total number of downloads of
Analytical and Policy Briefs
policy processes and
addressing emerging issues > Average number of UN-Water
Members and Partners contributing
OUTCOME FOR RESULTS AREA 1
to Analytical and Policy Briefs
Enhanced capacity of the United Nations
system to respond systematically, collectively
and in a timely way to Member States’
requests, providing technical input to policy
processes and addressing emerging issues.
CORE INDICATORS FOR
RESULTS AREA 1
The number of relevant processes and forums
(such as the Decade of Action to deliver the
Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, the
High-level Political Forum on Sustainable
Development, UNFCCC Conferences of the
Parties, Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk
Reduction, and IAEG-SDG process) that
UN-Water provides input to gives an indication
of UN-Water’s outreach within the sector:
> Total number of relevant processes and
forums that UN-Water provides input to
The number of relevant assistance and
support that UN-Water provides for the
reform of the United Nations Development
System at country and regional levels:
> Total number of technical assistance
activities to the United Nations Resident
Coordinators and Country Teams
The number of UN-Water Analytical and
Policy Briefs published and downloaded
gives an indication of the scope and
relevance of UN-Water’s work on informing
policy processes and emerging issues:
> Total number of Analytical and
Policy Briefs published
16 UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021Main Activity 1.1 Providing substantive input to and participating in relevant policy processes and events, with special focus on the Decade of
Action to deliver the SDGs
INDICATOR
COORDINATING BUDGETS (USD), INDICATORS, MEANS OF
OUTPUTS ASSUMPTIONS RESULTS
ENTITY/ENTITIES BASELINES, TARGETS VERIFICATION
REPORTING
1.1.1. Expert Group on the Budget: 100,000 UN-Water Meeting UN-Water Members and
SDG 6 2030 Agenda Reports Partners participate and
Indicator 1: SDG 6 global acceleration
Global Ac- contribute actively in the work
framework launched Website records
celeration
Adequate funding is available
Framework Baseline: 0 Progress reports
from Expert SDG 6 Global Acceleration
Target: 1
Groups and Task Framework contributes to the
Indicator 2: SDG 6 global acceleration Forces Decade of Action to deliver
framework online commitment platform is the Sustainable Development
The SDG 6 Global
operational and linked to the Decade of Ac- Goals by 2030
Acceleration
tion to deliver the Sustainable Development
Framework ad-
Goals by 2030
dressed in the con-
Baseline: 0 text of the United
Nations System
Target: 1 Chief Executives
Board for Coordi-
nation (CEB)
UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021 17INDICATOR
COORDINATING BUDGETS (USD), INDICATORS, MEANS OF
OUTPUTS ASSUMPTIONS RESULTS
ENTITY/ENTITIES BASELINES, TARGETS VERIFICATION
REPORTING
1.1.2. Input Expert Group on Water Budget: - UN-Water Meeting UN-Water participates in the
on climate and Climate Change Reports process as appropriate
Indicator 1: Input to UNFCCC Conferences of
and water
the Parties (COP), 2030 Agenda and Sendai Progress reports UN-Water Members and
related processes provided from Expert Partners participate actively
issues to Groups and Task in the work
the UN- Baseline: 0
Forces
FCCC, 2030 UN-Water 2019 Water and Cli-
Target: 1
COP outcome mate Policy Brief downloaded
18 UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021
Agenda
Indicator 2: Number of UN-Water Members documents and referenced
and Sendai
and Partners contributing to the input
processes Website records UN-Water funds are already
Baseline: 34 and downloads available to the Expert Group
of the Water and
Target: 34 Climate Policy
Brief (2019) and
Indicator 3: Water mentioned in relevant
UN World Water
documents associated with UNFCCC, 2030
Development
Agenda and Sendai processes
Report 2020
Baseline: 0
Target: As necessary
1.1.3. Expert Group on the Budget: - Email UN-Water is invited to pro-
Consolida- 2030 Agenda correspondence vide input and support to
Indicator: Number of contributions to the
ted water High-level Political Forum
High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Website records
and sani- on Sustainable Development
Development
tation-re- activities, including related
Baseline: 0 events and the Global Sus-
lated
tainable Development Report
technical Target: 2
input to the UN-Water Members and
High-level Partners participate actively
Political in the work
Forum on Water and sanitation-related
Sustaina- activities consolidated and
ble Deve- made available on UN-Water
lopment as website
needed1.1.4. Input Expert Group on the Budget: - Email UN-Water is invited to provide
to SDG 2030 Agenda correspondence input to SDG reviews at all le-
Indicator: Number of submissions to SDG
reviews at vels, including the High-level
review processes
all levels Political Forum on Sustaina-
as needed Baseline: 0 ble Development, as well as
the SDG Progress Report
Target: As necessary
UN-Water Members and
Partners participate actively
in the work
1.1.5. Expert Group on the Budget: 15,000 Website records UN-Water Members and Part-
Input to 2030 Agenda ners participate and contribu-
Indicator 1: UN-Water input document sub- UN-Water Meeting
post-2020 te actively in the work
mitted to the secretariat of Convention on Reports
global Biological Diversity (CBD) Adequate funding is available
biodiversi- Email
ty frame- Baseline: 0 correspondence UN Water Members and Part-
work ners actively provide input to
Target: 1
the negotiations
Indicator 2: Number of UN-Water Members
The inputs provided to the
and Partners contributing to the input
secretariat of CBD are welco-
Baseline: - med and taken up
Target: 5
Indicator 3: A freshwater related target
is reflected in the post-2020 biodiversity
framework
Baseline: 0
Target: As necessary
UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021 19INDICATOR
COORDINATING BUDGETS (USD), INDICATORS, MEANS OF
OUTPUTS ASSUMPTIONS RESULTS
ENTITY/ENTITIES BASELINES, TARGETS VERIFICATION
REPORTING
1.1.6. Input UNDRR Budget: 10,000 UN-Water Meeting UN-Water participates in the
to the Reports process as appropriate
Indicator 1: Input to the Sendai Framework
Sendai
for Disaster Risk Reduction provided Progress reports UN-Water Members and
Framework from Expert Partners participate actively
for Disas- Baseline: 0
Groups and Task in the work
ter Risk
Target: 1 Forces
Reduction Adequate funding is available
as needed Indicator 2: Number of UN-Water Members SDG Indicators
20 UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021
and Partners contributing to the input Metadata
Baseline: - repository
Target: 5 Sendai Framework
outcome docu-
ments
1.1.7. Input Task Force on Water Budget: 10,000 UN-Water Meeting UN-Water is invited and
to the Action Decade Imple- Reports participates in the process as
Indicator: Input to the 2021 PGA high-level
2021 PGA mentation appropriate
meeting provided Progress reports
high-level from Expert UN-Water Members and
meeting Baseline: 0
Groups and Task Partners participate actively
Target: 1 Forces (i.e. World in the work
Water Day 2021
Adequate funding is available
Task Force)
Website record
Interaction with
PGA office
1.1.8. Input FAO, IFAD, WFP Budget: 10,000 UN-Water Meeting UN-Water participates in the
to 2021 Reports process as appropriate
Indicator: Input to 2021 UN Food Systems
UN Food
Summit provided Website record UN-Water Members and
Systems Partners participate actively
Summit Baseline: 0
in the work
Target: As necessary
Adequate funding is available1.1.9. Expert Group on the Budget: - UN-Water Meeting UN-Water is mentioned in GA
Response 2030 Agenda Reports resolutions
Indicator 1: Number of General Assembly
to requests
resolutions that are responded to Email UN-Water Members and
from the correspondence Partners participate actively
United Baseline: 0
in the work
Nations
Target: As necessary
General Adequate funding is available
Assembly Indicator 2: Number of requests from
UN-Water substantive input is
as they Members States for substantive input from
requested
arise UN-Water
Baseline: 0
Target: As necessary
1.1.10. Technical Advisory Unit Budget: 30,000 Email Members of the core group
Response correspondence participate actively in the
Indicator: Requests from the United Nations
to requests work
Executive Committee responded to
from the Relations with Executive
United Baseline: 1
Committee are established
Nations
Target: 2
Executive
Committee
1.1.11. Expert Group on Budget: - Website records UN-Water Members and
UN-Water Transboundary Waters Partners participate actively
Indicator 1: UN-Water Policy Brief on the Progress reports
Policy Brief in the work
Water Conventions published from Expert
on the Groups and Task
Water Con- Baseline: 0
Forces
ventions
Target: 1
Indicator 2: Number of downloads of
UN-Water Policy Brief on the Water Conven-
tions
Baseline: 300
Target: 400
UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021 21INDICATOR
COORDINATING BUDGETS (USD), INDICATORS, MEANS OF
OUTPUTS ASSUMPTIONS RESULTS
ENTITY/ENTITIES BASELINES, TARGETS VERIFICATION
REPORTING
1.1.12. Expert Group on Budget: 20,000 Website records UN-Water Members and
UN-Water Transboundary Waters Partners participate actively
Indicator 1: UN-Water Policy Brief on trans- Progress reports
Policy Brief in the work
boundary waters cooperation published from Expert
on trans- Groups and Task Adequate funding is available
boundary Baseline: 0
Forces
waters
Target: 1
coopera-
tion Indicator 2: Number of downloads of
22 UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021
UN-Water Policy Brief on transboundary
waters cooperation
Baseline: 300
Target: 400
1.1.13. UN Women Budget: 20,000 Website records UN-Water Members and
UN-Water Partners participate actively
Indicator 1: UN-Water Policy Brief on Gender
Policy Brief in the work
and Water published
on Gender UN-Women takes up coordi-
and Water Baseline: 0
nating entity role
Target: 1
Adequate funding is available
Indicator 2: Number of downloads of
UN-Water Policy Brief on Gender and Water
Baseline: 200
Target: 3001.1.14. Expert Groups/Task Budget: - Website records UN-Water Members and
Other Forces Partners participate actively
Indicator 1: Total number of Policy Briefs Progress reports
possible in the work
published from Expert
UN-Water Groups and Task
Policy Baseline: 0
Forces
Briefs as
Target: 2
needed
Indicator 2: Total number of downloads of
Policy Briefs
Baseline: 200
Target: 300
1.1.15. Technical Advisory Unit Budget: 100,000 Email Adequate funding is available
Backstop- correspondence
Indicator: Number of events supported by
ping activi-
UN-Water at UN HQ Website records
ties in New
York Baseline: 0
Target: 4
Progress
reporting
UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021 23Main Activity 1.2 Supporting the UN reform
INDICATOR
COORDINATING BUDGETS (USD), INDICATORS, MEANS OF
OUTPUTS ASSUMPTIONS RESULTS
ENTITY/ENTITIES BASELINES, TARGETS VERIFICATION
REPORTING
1.2.1. Task Force on Country Level Budget: TBC UN-Water Meeting UN-Water Members and Partners
Technical Engagement Reports participate actively in the work
Indicator: Number of Country Teams receiving
assistan-
technical assistance Progress reports UN-Water Members with country
ce to UN
from Expert Groups presence actively contribute in
Country Baseline: 0
and Task Forces country
Teams
24 UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021
Target: As necessary
Communications be-
tween the Technical
Advisory Unit and
Country Teams
1.2.2. Expert Group on Regional Budget: TBC UN-Water Meeting UN-Water Members and Partners
Streng- Level Coordination Reports participate actively in the work
Indicator 1: Workplan developed for the Expert
thened
Group Progress reports
Regional
from Expert Groups
Coordina- Baseline: 0
and Task Forces
tion
Target: 1
Indicator 2: Activities indicated in the workplan
advanced
Baseline: 0
Target: 1
Progress
reportingMain Activity 1.3 Addressing emerging issues
INDICATOR
COORDINATING BUDGETS (USD), INDICATORS, MEANS OF
OUTPUTS ASSUMPTIONS RESULTS
ENTITY/ENTITIES BASELINES, TARGETS VERIFICATION
REPORTING
1.3.1. Expert Group on Water Budget: 20,000 Website records UN-Water Members and Partners
UN-Water Scarcity participate actively in the work
Indicator 1: UN-Water Analytical Brief on Water Progress reports
Analytical
Efficiency published from Expert Groups
Brief on
and Task Forces
Water Baseline: 0
Efficiency
Target: 1
Indicator 2: Number of downloads of UN-Water
Analytical Brief on Water Efficiency
Baseline: 300
Target: 400
1.3.2. Task Force on Unconventio- Budget: - Website records UN-Water Members and Partners
UN-Water nal Water Resources participate actively in the work
Indicator 1: UN-Water Analytical Brief on Uncon- Progress reports
Analytical
ventional Water Resources published from Expert Groups
Brief on
and Task Forces
Uncon- Baseline: 0
ventional
Water Target: 1
Resources Indicator 2: Number of downloads of UN-Water
Analytical Brief on Unconventional Water
Resources
Baseline: 300
Target: 400
UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021 25INDICATOR
COORDINATING BUDGETS (USD), INDICATORS, MEANS OF
OUTPUTS ASSUMPTIONS RESULTS
ENTITY/ENTITIES BASELINES, TARGETS VERIFICATION
REPORTING
1.3.3. Other Expert Groups/ Task Forces Budget: - Website records UN-Water Members and Partners
possible participate actively in the work
Indicator 1: Total number of Analytical Briefs Progress reports
UN-Water
published from Expert Groups
Analytical
and Task Forces
Briefs as Baseline: 0
needed
Target: 2
26 UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021
Indicator 2: Total number of downloads of Ana-
lytical Briefs
Baseline: -
Target: -
Progress
reportingMain Activity 1.4 Providing technical input to the Inter-agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDGs)
INDICATOR
COORDINATING BUDGETS (USD), INDICATORS, MEANS OF
OUTPUTS ASSUMPTIONS RESULTS
ENTITY/ENTITIES BASELINES, TARGETS VERIFICATION
REPORTING
1.4.1. Input Expert Group on the 2030 Budget: - Email The IAEG-SDGs continues to
to the Agenda correspondence seek advice from UN-Water
Indicator 1: Number of submissions to the IAEG-
IAEG-SDGs
SDGs process UN-Water is invited to The IAEG-SDGs continues to
participate/present invite the Expert Group on the
Baseline: 0
at the IAEG-SDGs 2030 Agenda to their meetings
Target: As necessary meetings
UN-Water continues to be
Indicator 2: Number of invitations extended included in the process for SDG
for UN-Water to participate in IAEG-SDGs-SDGs 6 inputs to the IAEG-SDGs
meetings
Baseline: 4
Target: 4
Progress
reporting
UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021 27Main Activity 1.5 Supporting Results Area 1
INDICATOR
COORDINATING BUDGETS (USD), INDICATORS, MEANS OF
OUTPUTS ASSUMPTIONS RESULTS
ENTITY/ENTITIES BASELINES, TARGETS VERIFICATION
REPORTING
1.5.1. Pro- Technical Advisory Unit Budget: 450,000 UN-Water Meeting Adequate resources are available
gramme Reports
Indicator: Number of years without staff changes
Officer
(P4, New Baseline: 3.25
York)
Target: 5.25
28 UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021
Progress
reportingResults Area 2 Supporting > Total number of updates of global
SDG 6 indicators included in the
monitoring and reporting
annual SDG Progress Reports
on water and sanitation
> Total number of visits to the
OUTCOME FOR RESULTS AREA 2
SDG 6 Data Portal
Coherent and comprehensive monitoring
and reporting systems in place and
widely recognized to deliver a sound
basis for decision-making at the global,
regional and national levels.
CORE INDICATORS FOR
RESULTS AREA 2
The number of events where a UN-Water
monitoring and reporting presentation
is given, together with the number of
downloads of monitoring and reporting
publications, give an indication of the
scope and results of UN-Water’s work on
communicating the importance of monitoring,
with countries and other stakeholders:
> Total number of downloads of SDG 6
monitoring and reporting publications
> Number of events where a
UN-Water SDG 6 monitoring and
reporting presentation is given
The inclusion of updated SDG 6 data in
the annual SDG Progress Reports and the
development of a joint reporting framework
for SDG 6 and a joint portal for SDG 6 data,
give an indication of UN-Water’s work
on integrating and harmonizing SDG 6
monitoring and reporting and coordinating
UN data collection and management:
UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021 29Main Activity 2.1 Implementing a coherent, integrated and efficient monitoring framework for water and sanitation-related SDG targets
INDICATOR
COORDINATING BUDGETS (USD), INDICATORS, MEANS OF
OUTPUTS ASSUMPTIONS RESULTS
ENTITY/ENTITIES BASELINES, TARGETS VERIFICATION
REPORTING
2.1.1. Integrated Monitoring Initia- Budget: targeted funds IMI-SDG6 KPI UN-Water Members and Partners
Integrated tive Steering Committee Indicator 1: Number of UN Member States submit- reporting participate actively in the moni-
ting / validating data 2019-2022 (total by indicator
Monitoring and average) toring work
Initiative Baseline: Adequate funding is available
for SDG 6.1.1: 125; 6.2.1: 125; 6.3.1 domestic: 0; 6.3.1 non-do- Countries prioritize monitoring of
6, data mestic: 0; 6.3.2: 0; 6.4.1: 30; 6.4.2: 30; 6.5.1: 0; 6.5.2: water and sanitation, and support
30 UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021
67; 6.6.1: 0; 6.a.1: 141; 6.b.1: 109
collec- monitoring efforts at the country
In average: 52
ted and level
Target:
analyzed 6.1.1: 125; 6.2.1: 110; 6.3.1 domestic: 100; 6.3.2: 100;
Countries and other monitoring
6.4.1: 100; 6.4.2: 100; 6.5.1: 175; 6.5.2: 90; 6.6.1: 100; partners are willing to share data
6.a.1: 100; 6.b.1: 100
UNSD requests UN-Water and
In average: 100
the custodian agencies of SDG 6
Indicator 2: Number of UN Member States with data
values in custodian agency databases (total by indi- global indicators to provide input
cator and average) to the SDG Progress Report
Baseline:6.1.1: 98; 6.2.1: 89; 6.3.1 domestic: 75.27;
6.3.1 non-domestic: 0; 6.3.2: 48; 6.4.1: 162.12; 6.4.2:
162.12; 6.5.1: 172; 6.5.2: 61; 6.6.1: 193; 6.a.1: 141;
6.b.1: 109
In average: 109
Target: 6.1.1: 125; 6.2.1: 110; 6.3.1 domestic: 100;
6.3.1 non-domestic: 70; 6.3.2: 100; 6.4.1: 162.12;
6.4.2: 162.12; 6.5.1: 175; 6.5.2: 90; 6.6.1: 193; 6.a.1:
141; 6.b.1: 109
In average: 130
Progress
reportingMain Activity 2.2 Engaging Member States and enhancing national capacity in collection, reporting, and use of sustainable water and sanitation-
related data
INDICATOR
COORDINATING BUDGETS (USD), INDICATORS, MEANS OF
OUTPUTS ASSUMPTIONS RESULTS
ENTITY/ENTITIES BASELINES, TARGETS VERIFICATION
REPORTING
2.2.1. Raised Integrated Monitoring Budget: 50,000 IMI-SDG6 KPI UN-Water Members and
awareness Initiative Steering Indicator 1: Total number of downloads reporting Partners participate
among Committee of SDG 6 monitoring and reporting actively in the work
Member publications from UN-Water and custodian Member States are
States on agencies’ websites interested in learning
the impor- more about SDG 6 and
Baseline: 0
tance of monitoring
monitoring, Target: 100,0001
Adequate funding is
high-quality Indicator 2: Number of events where a
available
data and UN-Water SDG 6 monitoring and reporting
evidence- presentation is given Custodian agencies are
based able to track the number
Baseline: 0
decision- of downloads of SDG 6
Target: 752 monitoring and reporting
making to
achieve publications
water and
sanitation-
related
goals and
targets in
the 2030
Agenda
1 Benchmark 2018-2019: 86,163 downloads from UN-Water and 4 agencies in 2018; 35,945 from UN-Water in 2018-2019.
2 Benchmark 2019: 80 events.
UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021 31INDICATOR
COORDINATING BUDGETS (USD), INDICATORS, MEANS OF
OUTPUTS ASSUMPTIONS RESULTS
ENTITY/ENTITIES BASELINES, TARGETS VERIFICATION
REPORTING
2.2.2. Com- Integrated Monitoring Budget: 100,000 See 2.2.1 and See 2.2.1 and 2.3.2
munication Initiative Steering Indicator: See 2.2.1 and 2.3.2 2.3.2
with policy Committee
makers
about the
status of
water and
sanita-
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tion-rela-
ted goals
and targets
(in all rele-
vant fora,
across
sectors)2.2.3. Integrated Monitoring Budget: targeted funds See 2.1.1 (1) Member States are
Increased Initiative Steering Indicator 1: See indicator 2.1.1 (1) interested in learning
technical Committee more about the Integrated
Indicator 2: Average number of SDG 6 IMI-SDG6 KPI
and insti- Monitoring Initiative and
global indicators reported on by Member reporting
tutional further develop their
States during the last 5 years
capacity capacity for integrated SDG
in-country Baseline: 6.9 6 monitoring
to monitor Target: 8 Member States are able to
water and Indicator 3: Number of countries with an participate in integrated
sanita- overall focal point for SDG 6 monitoring SDG 6 monitoring activities
tion-related and identify an overall focal
Baseline: 118
goals and point
targets in Target: 140
Adequate resources are
the 2030
available
Agenda
2.2.4. Integrated Monitoring Budget: targeted funds IMI-SDG6 KPI Member States are interested
Lessons Initiative Steering Indicator 1: Number of Member States reporting in learning more about
exchanged Committee represented in a digital platform for exchange the Integrated Monitoring
and and capacity building Initiative and further
capacity develop their capacity for
Baseline: 0
built integrated SDG 6 monitoring,
across Target: 40 and actively share their
countries Indicator 2: Number of Member States experience with other
and participating in joint SDG 6 activities (e.g. Member States on the same
regions workshops, webinars, learning exchange, etc.) Member States are able to
Baseline: 43 participate in integrated SDG
6 monitoring activities
Target: 75
Adequate resources are
available
Progress
reporting
UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021 33Main Activity 2.3 Reporting on global progress towards water and sanitation-related targets in the 2030 Agenda
INDICATOR
COORDINATING BUDGETS (USD), INDICATORS, MEANS OF
OUTPUTS ASSUMPTIONS RESULTS
ENTITY/ENTITIES BASELINES, TARGETS VERIFICATION
REPORTING
2.3.1. Integrated Monitoring Budget: targeted funds IMI-SDG6 KPI SDG 6 custodian agencies have
Indica- Initiative Steering Indicator 1: Number of indicators reported on reporting enough validated country-level
tor-based Committee in indicator-specific reports data to produce reports
reports for Adequate funding is available
Baseline: 0
water and
sanita- Target: 11
34 UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021
tion-related Indicator 2: Average number of downloads of
goals and indicator-specific reports
targets in
Baseline: 0
the 2030
Target: 1,000
Agenda
(including
UN-Water
GLAAS
and WHO/
UNICEF
JMP)
2.3.2. Technical Advisory Unit Budget: 60,000 IMI-SDG6 KPI UN-Water Members and
SDG 6 Data Indicator: Numbers of visits to SDG 6 Data reporting Partners are willing to share
Portal Portal data and standardize structural
maintained and descriptive metadata as
Baseline: 0
and im- necessary
proved Target: 3,000
Adequate funding is available2.3.3. TBC Budget: targeted funds IMI-SDG6 KPI UN-Water Members and
SDG 6 Indicator 1: Number of downloads of 2021 PGA reporting Partners participate actively in
Synthesis briefing the work
Report as Member States are interested
Baseline: 0
needed in learning more about the
Target: 10,000
status of SDG 6 and to actively
Indicator 2: Number of UN-Water Members and contribute to the discussion
Partners contributing to the 2021 PGA briefing on how to further stimulate
Baseline: 0 progress towards SDG 6
Target: 15 Adequate funding is available
2.3.4. UNESCO Budget: targeted funds Website records UN-Water Members and
United Indicator 1: Number of downloads of the UN Progress reports Partners participate actively in
Nations WWDR from Expert Groups the work
World and Task Forces Adequate funding is available
Baseline: 0
Water De-
velopment Target: 100,000
Report Indicator 2: Average number of UN-Water
Members and Partners contributing to the
Report
Baseline: 0
Target: 20
Progress
reporting
UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021 35Main Activity 2.3 Reporting on global progress towards water and sanitation-related targets in the 2030 Agenda
INDICATOR
COORDINATING BUDGETS (USD), INDICATORS, MEANS OF
OUTPUTS ASSUMPTIONS RESULTS
ENTITY/ENTITIES BASELINES, TARGETS VERIFICATION
REPORTING
2.4.1. Integrated Monitoring Budget: targeted funds IMI-SDG6 progress SDG 6 custodian agencies
Coordina- Initiative Steering Indicator 1: Number of annual indicator- and financial recognize the value of
tion, Stra- Committee specific workplans or joint SDG 6 activities in reporting continuous coordination and
tegic Advi- place, per year integration of SDG 6 monitoring
sory Group, efforts and are able to agree
Baseline: 0 Donor agreements
work plans, on a joint work programme and
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budgets Target: 10 work modalities to this end
and financ- Indicator 2: Proportion of work programme Donors recognize the value of
ing agree- funded continuous coordination and
ments in integration of SDG 6 monitoring
Baseline: 60%
place for efforts and prioritize funding
Target: 70%
monitoring these efforts
of SDG 6
Sector experts are willing to
participate in the Strategic
Advisory Group
2.4.2. Technical Advisory Unit Budget: targeted funds UN-Water Meeting Adequate resources are
Global Indicator: Number of years without staff Reports available.
Monitoring changes
Officer (P4,
Baseline: 3.6
Geneva)
Target: 5.62.4.3. Technical Advisory Unit Budget: targeted funds UN-Water Meeting Adequate resources are
Adminis- Indicator: Number of years without staff Reports available
trative changes
Assistant
Baseline: 2.5
(G4, Gene-
va) Target: 4.5
2.4.4. Technical Advisory Unit Budget: targeted funds Consolidated Adequate resources are
Office rent Indicator: Total expenditure on office rent in Financial Reports available
USD from UNOPS
Baseline: 0
Target: 0
Progress
reporting
UN-WATER WORK PROGRAMME 2020-2021 37Results Area 3 Building
knowledge and inspiring
people to take action
OUTCOME FOR RESULTS AREA 3
Building on the efforts by UN-Water Members,
Partners and other key stakeholders, coherent
and coordinated outreach activities and prod-
ucts delivered and promoted to mobilize the
public, civil society, private sector and Member
States to take action.
CORE INDICATORS FOR
RESULTS AREA 3
The activity of Expert Groups and Task Forces,
as the main modalities for UN-Water Members
and Partners to work together, gives a strong
indication of the scope of UN-Water’s work:
> Percentage of Expert Groups and Task
Forces with an updated mailing list
> The use of the UN-Water websites,
website materials, and professional
networks, gives an indication of
UN-Water’s role as a knowledge hub
> Total number of page views
on UN-Water websites
> Total number of downloads from
the UN-Water websites
The number of people that are potentially
reached by UN-Water messages on social media
gives an indication of the success of communi-
cation and awareness raising campaigns:
> Total number of authors and
mentions in online conversations
for World Water Day per year
> Total number of authors and
mentions in online conversations
for World Toilet Day per year
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