To help countries better understand the water-related losses and damages they face, which will inform risk reduction and adaptation measures, as well as water resource management plans.

With a growing impact of the climate emergency, water-related disasters are only expected to increase in their frequency, impact and magnitude. This necessitates a significant strengthening of the data ecosystem that underscores water-related disasters, both to better understand the extent and nature of water-related losses and damages, and to inform risk reducing and adaptive measures to prevent future hazards. UNDRR will hence: 1. Establish a new generation hazardous event and losses and damages tracking system for water-related disasters. 2. Enhance national capacities to collect and report official statistics on water-related disasters using Sendai Framework Monitor that contributes to SDG monitoring.
Leading Entity
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Collaborating Entity(ies)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Contributing Action Number
CA2.19
Primary Entry Point
2: Engage better for countries
Output(s)
Output 4.2: High-quality, disaggregated water and sanitation data and information are available and shared transparently through strengthened national and sub-national monitoring systems and regional and global platforms with support from the UN system
SDG 6 Target(s)
SDG target 11.5: Reduce number of deaths, people affected and economic losses caused by disasters, including water-related disasters
Type of Engagement
Data collection and analysis
Geographical Scope
Country-level (national, subnational and local)
More information
https://sendaimonitor.undrr.org
https://undrr.org/L-DTracking

Leading Entity

United Nations System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation

The Contributing Actions are key initiatives supporting the United Nations System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation, aligning individual and joint efforts across UN entities and partnering organizations to advance global water and sanitation goals. These actions are integrated into the Collaborative Implementation Plan (CIP) Results Framework 2025-2028, which provides a structured approach to achieving system-wide impact through coordinated UN efforts.
The Priority Collaborative Actions outlined in the framework focus on enhancing water security, improving governance, strengthening climate resilience, and accelerating progress on sanitation and hygiene. By fostering system-wide collaboration among UN agencies, these actions help drive policy coherence, knowledge sharing, and innovative solutions to address the world’s most pressing water challenges.