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.

World Hydrological Cycle Observing System (WHYCOS)

Implementation period: 1993

WHYCOS aims at building and reinforcing the technical and human capabilities of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) in data collection and management and promotes...

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4: Accelerate progress and transformational change

Geographical Scope

Global level

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

Country-level (national, subnational and local)

Supporting adapting to climate change in transboundary basins

Implementation period: 2006

Promoting water and transboundary water cooperation in climate change adaptation.

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3: Align UN system support for integration

Geographical Scope

Global level

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

Country-level (national, subnational and local)

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)