Room 6

Setting up a multi-stakeholders platform at local level for :
? Stakeholders engagement
? CWIS planning, implementation and monitoring
? Fund raising, budget allocation, accountability and integrity in the WASH services

According to the OECD Principles on Water Governance, effective, efficient and inclusive water governance is key to guarantee enhanced water security and better access to safe drinking water and sanitation services. As “one cannot improve what cannot be measured” measuring the economic, social and environmental impacts of water governance, would provide evidence on tangible results to governments, citizens, businesses and services. The session will discuss existing tools, methodologies and guidelines to measure the impacts of water governance.

The present value of the additional investments needed until 2030 to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of achieving universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all is approximately 2 trillion USD.

Spoiler alert: national budget and Official Development Aid dedicated to water won’t cut it.

Therefore, a special attention should be given to the complementary sources of financing that represent decentralized solidarity on water and sanitation programs.

Due to the drastic changes of soci-economy (population growth, urbanizations, etc.) and the increasing severity of the mpact of climate change (watere extremes), the adequate water resources management has been put of great importance in many parts of the world.
In addition, water-related disaster risk reduction against floods and droughts is also becoming urgent issues to be tackled with to achieve the sustanable and resilient society of the future.

International cooperation invests substantial efforts and resources in the water sector, with for instance 9.3 billion dollars in Official Development Assistance allocated to the sector for 2019 alone .

The 2F3 session's main objective is to promote water resource management experiences/initiatives in rural areas, implemented in climatic contexts characterized by frequent water scarcity, possible root-cause of migratory phenomena, both internal (from rural to urban) and to neighboring countries.

Sharing experiences and policy proposals recommendations to strengthen the impact of actions towards universal access to safe drinking water in rural areas.