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.
Support action platform for Source-to-Sea management
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
