IHP-IX 4.9. Implementing integrated water resources management through transboundary cooperation to achieve SDG target 6.5.

Implementing integrated water resources management at all levels, through transboundary cooperation as appropriate by Member States, supported, in coordination with UN-Water and UNECE, to achieve SDG target 6.5. 1. Capacity building in transboundary cooperation to support the technical and political actors in implementing integrated water resources management at all levels in transboundary settings, and experience sharing and dialogue to connect transboundary water actors through multi-track and multisectoral approaches, to enhance mutual trust and mutual understanding. 2. Capacity building for promotion of SDG 6.5 targets and for proper monitoring and reporting of the SDG 6.5.2 indicator. 3. Global reporting on the SDG 6.5.2 indicator to UNSD Database (2023, 2026, 2029), Periodic progress reports on transboundary water cooperation status and SDG indicator, for UN-Water, with UNECE. 4. Continued collaboration on promotion of transboundary cooperation, publication and promotion of the UN-Water policy brief on transboundary cooperation, with UNECE and contributions from the UNESCO Water Family. 5. Providing support and capacity building to countries, including through knowledge generation, compilation and publication of state and trends on water cooperation, including recommendations, guidelines, and good practices and using monitoring and using integrated water resources management through transboundary cooperation, when applicable, as a basis to foster cooperation.