IHP-IX 2.3. Development of water-related teaching materials for all education levels to enhance understanding of water's importance.

Teaching and learning materials on water-related matters for formal, non-formal and informal education at all levels elaborated towards a better understanding of the importance of water in lives and communities. 1. Compilation, harmonization, and dissemination, including to university libraries and for early, primary, and secondary education, of UNESCO Water Family-based training materials and others related to importance of the interactions of water in lives, communities and ecosystem processes. 2. Development of a series of modules, using the available new technologies and innovative learning processes, based on the existing material and developing new learning material and tools catering to the priorities and needs of the Member States and partners, including the development of a multilingual glossary on water, Case Studies in Socio-Hydrology, Compendium of Case Studies, and custom-made module together with, and for use by, Pan African Virtual and E-University (PAVEU). 3. Initiation of a “Guest lecturer on demand series” for promotion of water security concepts in tertiary education, made available to Member States and stakeholder institutions. 4. Preparation, dissemination and use in capacity building of joint training material on floods, droughts and climate resilient water management, and other water-induced disasters, such as landslides, bridging disaster risk reduction, climate resilience and water management.

Contributing Action Number

CA2.10

Primary Entry Point

2: Engage better for countries

Additional Entry Point(s)

1: Lead and inspire collective action

4: Accelerate progress and transformational change

Output(s)

Output 1.2: Action is inspired by compelling and unified UN system communications and messaging on water

Output 2.1: Expertise and resources are fully leveraged by the UN system to support countries, with emphasis on the water and sanitation needs of developing countries

Output 2.2: Diverse stakeholders and partnerships are mobilized by the UN system to support countries’ progress on water and sanitation

Output 4.3: Institutional and human resources capacity development support that responds to national needs and priorities is provided by the UN system, contributing to a skilled water and sanitation workforce

Output 4.4: Enabling environments for water and sanitation innovation are supported by the UN system, including policies, partnerships, and transfer of technology to remove barriers, with emphasis on technology transfer needs of developing countries

SDG 6 Target(s)

Cross-cutting work on SDG 6

SDG target 6.A: Expand international cooperation and capacity-building

SDG target 6.B: Support stakeholder participation

Water-related work on other SDGs

Type of Engagement

Normative support (e.g. development of normative guidance, guidelines and standards)

Implementation (e.g. direct support and service delivery, pilot or larger scale)

Capacity development and technical assistance

Geographical Scope

Global level

Regional, transboundary and sub-regional (multi-country) level

Country-level (national, subnational and local)

More Information

https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000384615

https://openlearning.unesco.org/

Leading Entity

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

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.