Contributing Actions to the United Nations System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation

UN-Water Members and Partners’ activities are categorised as Contributing Actions towards the United Nations System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation. These actions are integrated into the Collaborative Implementation Plan (CIP) Results Framework 2025-2028. In this section, you can discover who does what.

Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction

01 November 2024

The Global Platform and the Regional Platforms for Disaster Risk Reduction are the main forums at global and regional level for knowledge and practice sharing...

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2: Engage better for countries

Geographical Scope

Global level

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.

Implementation period: 1994

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...

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2: Engage better for countries

Geographical Scope

Country-level (national, subnational and local)

Leveraging of the Principles for Resilient Infrastructure to help countries identify and address vulnerabilities in their infrastructure systems.

Implementation period: 2024

Water-related disasters account for nearly 95% of infrastructure loss and damage. These hazards severely affect water infrastructure, leading to health risks, economic setbacks, and environmental...

Primary Entry Point

2: Engage better for countries

Geographical Scope

Country-level (national, subnational and local)