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Final report from the Global Thematic Consultation on Water
The Global Thematic Consultation on Water recently released its final report: “Last November, the UN launched an unprecedented series of discussions about the post 2015 development framework. These discussions are taking many forms across the UN, within Governments and through civil society. The aim is than an inclusive, open and transparent process with multiple stakeholder … Continue reading
The role of water in the Post-2015 agenda – perspectives from The Broker
By Frans Bieckmann, co-founder, executive director and editor in chief of The Broker. “Water management is an essential part of environmental policy, preventing conflicts about scarce resources, agriculture and food supply and geopolitical interests. In this context a Dutch comparative advantage, its great experience in the field of water management, can be extolled abroad. This … Continue reading
Conclusions of Water Consultation sent to HLP and OWG
The Global Thematic Consultation on Water in the post-2015 development agenda held its concluding meeting in the Netherlands, 21-22nd March. Its outcome document “Advance Summary of the Consultation’s Synthesis Reports” is to be submitted to the Post-2015 High Level Panel (HLP) and the Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s). Some of the … Continue reading
German Development Institute briefing paper: Why is the Water-Energy-Land Nexus Important for the Future Development Agenda?
From the German Development Institute: The concept of sustainable development and the idea of an integrated approach that satisfies the complex linkages between water, energy and land should be part of a post-2015 development agenda. Water, energy and land are essential for many life supporting functions and key for satisfying basic human needs and development. … Continue reading
Everyone Everywhere: A vision for water, sanitation and hygiene post 2015.
WaterAid has recently released its vision for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in the post-2015 framework: Everyone, Everywhere: A vision for water, sanitation and hygiene post-2015. It calls for WASH to be placed at the heart of any future post 2015 framework. The report emphasises the critical linkages between WASH and a wide range of … Continue reading
Water in the post 2015 agenda
Beyond 2015 have recently released a position paper on Water in the post-2015 Development agenda: “This Beyond 2015 position paper addresses the three dimensions of the UN thematic consultation on water, namely Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH); Water Resources Management; and Wastewater and Water Quality. This Beyond 2015 paper focuses on setting out the importance … Continue reading
AMCOW recommends Water goals and targets for post 2015
An African regional consultation on water, convened by the African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) in Tunis on March 1st, under the auspices of the Global Thematic Consultation on Water, has resulted in a series of proposals for the post 2015 agenda. It called for a standalone goal on water, and outlined a common African stance … Continue reading
Water security: from abstract concept to meaningful metrics
In this working paper, Nathaniel Mason and Roger Calow, both of ODI, present an overview of options for developing more rigorous metrics for progress in water security, which they say is essential if we are to translate the idea from an abstract concept to a meaningful tool to guide policy and practice post-2015. Download: ‘Water … Continue reading
End Water Poverty – Post-2015 Blog Week Summary
Written by Jen Williams of End Water Poverty. When End Water Poverty decided to hold a post-2015 blog week, my main hope was that our guest bloggers would be able to shed some light on the decision making process for the post-2015 development agenda. There are numerous conversations going on about what the post-2015 agenda … Continue reading
MY World Survey: Summary of Results May 2013
By May 16th 2013, the MY World survey had mobilized over 570 000 participants in 190 countries to vote for their most important priorities. The data that the survey is generating yields important information not only on global priorities, but also how these differ by characteristics: by gender, age, education level, and location. This paper provides information on the current findings … Continue reading
