United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
UNDP’s work on water and ocean governance focuses primarily on the challenges related to SDG 6 – sustainable management of water and sanitation for all – and SDG 14 – to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources. Our projects and programmes bring a diverse suite of actors together to jointly protect ecosystems and ensure the sustainable use of water and ocean resources to build equitable, inclusive and sustainable societies.
The UNDP Water & Ocean Governance Programme (WOGP) helps countries achieve integrated, climate-resilient, sustainable and equitable management of water and ocean resources, and universal access to safe water supply and sanitation. Focusing on governance, WOGP supports the enabling environments and long-term and comprehensive partnerships for the sustainable use and protection of freshwater and marine resources, and the efficient and equitable provision of related services.
Preventing deforestation in Peru
In the three Peruvian regions, 69 native communities have joined the initiative, working together with the Ministry of Agriculture and regional governments to protect more than 300,000 hectares of forest (WRM). Through this work, Peru is contributing to the world’s fight against climate change by helping to prevent deforestation, whilst at the same time fulfilling its commitments to promoting and protecting the collective rights of indigenous populations.
UN-Water launch Analytical Brief on Unconventional Water Resources UN-Water Water scarcity is recognized as a key challenge to sustainable development and as a potential cause of social unrest and of conflict within and between countries. At the same time water is increasingly considered as an instr … Read more
2019 Human Development Report says business as usual will not solve new generation of inequalities UN-Water 9 January, 2020 The 2019 Human Development Report, from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is entitled “Beyond income, beyond averages, beyond today: inequalities in human develo … Read more
Side-event on ‘Climate-resilient water management approaches’ at COP25 UN-Water 19 December, 2019 On 10 December 2019, the UN-Water Expert Group on Water and Climate, organised the side event “Climate-resilient Water Management Approaches” at the twenty-fifth session of the Conference of … Read more
Rainwater harvesting as a method of climate change adaptation UN-Water 24 October, 2019 Jamaica is increasingly hard hit by drought. Its 2018 Social and Economic Survey says that average rainfall was below the 30 year mean for most parishes. A steady water supply can build resilience by helping to … Read more
Launch of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 Data Portal UN-Water 27 August, 2019 During the World Water Week in Stockholm the UN-Water SDG 6 Data Portal was launched in the session ‘Looking forward to Phase 2 of SDG 6 monitoring’ hosted earlier today. The SDG 6 Data Portal is one of the flagship … Read more
