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Briefing on capacity development in response to SDGs Uta Wehn de Montalvo 30 May 2013

Briefing on capacity development in response to SDGs Uta Wehn de Montalvo 30 May 2013. Content Background on SDGs Water-related SDG Water-related SDG & capacity development Next steps. Background on SDGs End of Millennium Development Goals (2015) Two follow-up processes :

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Briefing on capacity development in response to SDGs Uta Wehn de Montalvo 30 May 2013

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  1. Briefing oncapacitydevelopment • in response to SDGs • Uta Wehn de Montalvo • 30 May 2013

  2. Content Background onSDGs Water-related SDG Water-related SDG & capacitydevelopment Next steps

  3. Background onSDGs End of Millennium Development Goals (2015) Two follow-up processes: High level panel on Post 2015 development agenda advise on a global development framework part of the UNSGs initiative beyond 2015 mandated by the MDG summit in 2010 final report: 2013 2. Open Working Group on SDGssuggested at Rio+20 conference (2012) workstarted spring 2013, report: Sep 2014

  4. Background onSDGs “Global Conversation” 11 global thematic consultations and up to 100 country consultation. Aim: bring together broad range of stakeholders, review progress on the MDGs discuss future challenges and priorities in a new development framework, mainly on-line and via social media.

  5. Water-related SDG • AMCOW “[to] ensure a water secure world for all” • UN Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation (UNSGAB): A Global Goal on Water • UN Global Compact’s CEO Water Mandate • Jeffrey Sachs and the Sustainable Development Solutions Network

  6. Water-related SDG • OWG: 2 options for water (stand alone vs. spread) • Global Thematic Consultations: Facilitated by UN-Water and co-led by UNICEF and UN-DESA; • thematic discussions in three streams on: • WASH • Waste Water, and • Water Resources Management

  7. Water-related SDG & capacitydevelopment • Capacitydevelopmentnotincluded in initialdiscussions • UNESCO-IHE Expert Meeting on water-related SDGs and capacity development (6-7 February 2013) • Recommendations: • CD as target or indicator • make a business case for capacity development • -> scenarios to feed into water-related SDG work of the Open Working Group on SDGs • involvement in discussions of other thematic groups on SDGs

  8. Water-related SDG & capacitydevelopment • National Stakeholder Consultations on Water: • Facilitated by GWP in 22 countries • Capacity building: sharing experience, institutional strengthening (Kenya, Peru, Mozambique, Georgia) • “Water-related capacity development, both at the individual and institutional levels, will be fundamental in the realization and implementation of the Post-2015 Development” • OWG: Incl. focus on CD, secure implementation of SDGs

  9. Next steps • incr.easingrealisation of importance of CD forattaining a (water)-related SDG • CD communityadvise UN Water, OWG and others • seek and expand high level involvement at the following events and activities ASAP: • Open Working Group on SDGs • drafting groups for Budapest Water Summit, 9-11 October 2013 • International High Level Conference on Water Cooperation, 20-22 August 2013, Dushanbe

  10. Purpose of 5th Symposium Thankyouforyourattention. Dr. Uta Wehn de Montalvo UNESCO-IHE u.wehndemontalvo@unesco-ihe.org

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