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.
Integrated land, water and coastal management approach
Protecting livelihoods and food production and enhancing climate resilience – through the conservation, sustainable use, and access and benefit sharing of natural resources, biodiversity and ecosystems, in line with international conventions and national legislation
2019 Human Development Report says business as usual will not solve new generation of inequalities UN-Water The 2019 Human Development Report, from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is entitled “Beyond income, beyond averages, beyond today: inequalities in human development in the 21s … Read more
Side-event on ‘Climate-resilient water management approaches’ at COP25 UN-Water 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 the Parties (COP2 … Read more
Rainwater harvesting as a method of climate change adaptation UN-Water 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 shore up food se … Read more
Launch of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 Data Portal UN-Water 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 products of UN-W … Read more
6th International Symposium on Knowledge and Capacity for the Water Sector UN-Water IHE Delft is now accepting abstracts for the 6th International Symposium on Knowledge and Capacity Development for the Water Sector. Hosted on May 27-29, 2020 in Delft, the Netherlands, the Symposium aims to build on … Read more
