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TableofContents

Acronyms

1. Whoweare

2. Whatwedo

3. Whywedoit

4. Decade’sUNMilestonesfrom2005to2011

5. 2010­2011:UNW­DPACcalendarhighlights

6. Activitiesandcampaignsbyfocusareafor2010­2011

6.1. WaterQuality

6.2. WaterandCities

6.3. TheHumanRighttoWaterandSanitation

6.4. WaterandtheGreenEconomy

6.5. WaterandClimateChange

6.6. WaterandInternationalCommitments

7. Mainaudiencesin2010­2011

7.1. Wateroperators

7.2. Localauthorities

7.3. Generalpublic

7.4. Media

8. Howwedoit

9. Products

9.1. UNDocumentationCentreonWaterandSanitation

9.2. “WaterforLife”UN­WaterBestPracticesAward

9.3. Documentaryfilmsandvideos

9.4. Socialmedia

9.5. “WaterforLife”Decade’swebsite

9.6. Publications

10.Spendingsummarybyactivityfor2010­2011

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CHE EbroRiverBasinAuthority

ESF EuropeanScienceFoundation

EUWI EuropeanUnionWaterInitiative

FAO FoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations

FENACORE FederaciónNacionaldeComunidadesdeRegantesdeEspaña

GWOPA GlobalWaterOperators'PartnershipsAlliance

GWP GlobalWaterPartnership

HLIC HighLevelInternationalConference

ILO InternationalLabourOrganization

LDCs Leastdevelopedcountries

MDGs MillenniumDevelopmentGoals

OECD OrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment

OHCHR OfficeoftheHighCommissionerforHumanRights

SIWI StockholmInternationalWaterInstitute

UNCBD UnitedNationsConventiononBiologicalDiversity

UNCRD UnitedNationsCentreforRegionalDevelopment

UNECLAC UnitedNationsEconomicCommissionforLatinAmericaandtheCaribbean

UNESCO UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization

UNESCO­IHE UNESCO­IHEInstituteforWaterEducation

UNDCWS UNDocumentationCentreonWaterandSanitation

UNDPI UnitedNationsDepartmentofPublicInformation

UNEP UnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme

UNESCWA UnitedNationsEconomicandSocialCommissionforWesternAsia

UN­Habitat UnitedNationsHumanSettlementsProgramme

UNIC UnitedNationsInformationCentre

UNSGAB UnitedNationsSecretary­General'sAdvisoryBoardonSanitation

UNW­DPAC UN­WaterDecadeProgrammeonAdvocacyandCommunication

UNW­DPC UN­WaterDecadeProgrammeonCapacityDevelopment

USD USDollars

WHO WorldHealthOrganization

WMO WorldMeteorologicalOrganization

WSSCC WaterSupplyandSanitationCollaborativeCouncil

WWD WorldWaterDay

WWW WorldWaterWeek

1.WhoweareTheUNWaterDecadeProgrammeonAdvocacyandCommunication(UNW­DPAC)isaprogrammeofUN­Water,theUNsystem­widemechanismwhichcoordinatesandpro­videsacoherentresponsetochallengesrelatedtoallaspectsoffreshwaterandsanita­tion.

Since2008UNW­DPAChasbecomethehubforUN­Watercommunicationandadvocacyactivities,especiallythoseaddressedtocivilsociety.UNW­DPACisimplementedbytheUnitedNationsOfficetosupporttheInternationalDecadeforAction“WaterforLife”2005­

2015 (hereafter “the Office”). As a pro­grammeoftheDecade,itplaysakeyroleinUN­WaterwasformallyestablishedtheimplementationoftheUN2003Generalin2003bytheUnitedNationsHighAssemblyResolutiondesignatingtheperiodLevelCommitteeonProgrammes,from 2005 to 2015 as the InternationalandhasevolvedoutofahistoryofDecadeforAction“WaterforLife”.closecollaborationamongUNagen­

cies.

ThegoalsoftheDecadeshouldbeagreaterfocusonwater­relatedissuesatalllevelsandontheimplementationofwater­relatedprogrammesandprojects,whilestrivingtoensuretheparticipationandinvolvementofwomeninwater­relateddevelopmentefforts,andthefur­theranceofcooperationatalllevels,inordertohelptoachieveinternationallyagreedwater­relatedgoalscontainedin

■ Agenda21;■ theProgrammefortheFurtherImplementationofAgenda21;■ theUnitedNationsMillenniumDeclaration;and■ theJohannesburgPlanofImplementation;

and,asappropriate,thoseidentifiedduringthetwelfthandthirteenthsessionsoftheCom­missiononSustainableDevelopment

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2.WhatwedoThemissionoftheUN­WaterOfficeastheUN­Watercommunicationhub,includescoordinat­ingcommunicationactionsofUN­WateranditsmembersandpartnerswhileatthesametimeimplementingspecificcommunicationandadvocacyactivitiestowardsachievingtheMillen­niumDevelopmentGoalsandthoseoftheJohannesburgPlanofImplementation.

ActivitiesoftheOfficeinclude:

01 mobilisingandmakingavailableinformationandinputsgeneratedbyvariousUNWaterentitiestohelpacceleratetheimplementationofpolicyactionsandmeas­ures;

02 communicationsaimedatnon­UNaudiences,especiallythemedia;

03 implementingcampaignsaimedatraisingpublicawarenessatalllevelstomaintainpoliticalmomentumforthewaterandsanitationagenda,suchasWorldWaterDay;and

04 organisingandcoordinatingthepresenceofUN­Wateratmajorevents.

Allthisrequiresidentifyingstrategicissues;UN­Watertaskforcesandthematicpreparing key messages for different audi­priorityareas(TPAs)areorganisedences; preparing information products; andaround themes, including sanita­designingandimplementingcommunicationtion,transboundarywaters,watercampaignsandactionsaswellasmediaca­quality and wastewater, climatepacitydevelopmentandresearchactivitiesonchange,integratedwaterresourcesbestpracticesandcommunication.managementandsoon.

Theseactivitiessupportimplementationofac­tivitieswithinandoutsidetheUNsystem,towardstheachievementofinternationalagreedgoals,addingvaluetoexistingcommunicationactionsoftheUNsystem.

UN­WaterhasdefinedanumberofthematicinitiativesforitsworkovertheDecade,whichin­clude:

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■ copingwithwaterscarcityandpollution;■ sanitation,safedrinkingwaterandhealth;■ gendermainstreaminginwaterandsanitation;■ integratedwaterresourcesmanagement;■ transboundarywaterissues;and■ disasterriskreduction.

plementationoftheDecade,whichtookplaceinDushanbe,Tajikistan,inJune2010,additionalprioritythemeswereidentified,including:

■ adaptationtoclimatechange,and■ sustainablefinancing.

3.WhywedoitTheroleoftheOfficeinsupportingUN­Waterisfundamental,asUN­Waterrecognisesthatadvocacyandcommunicationarekeyforraisingawarenessamongstgovernmentsandstakeholdersoftheneedtoachieveinternationalagreedgoalsonwaterandsanitation.TheOfficethusplaysanimportantroleinfacilitatingactionorientedresponsesfromallstake­holdersatalllevels.

UN­Waterrecognisesthatinvestmentsincommunicationhelpstrengthenthecollectivevi­sionofwhattheinteragencymechanismshouldbe.Communicationsandadvocacyactivi­tiesservetoenhancethecoherenceoftheUnitedNationssystem’sactions.

Importantly,communications,informationandadvocacyactivitiesenhancethecredibilityandvisibilityofUN­Water.TheOfficethenservestheimportantroleofenhancingtheac­countabilityofinternationalwatergovernance,increasingtransparencyoftheworkofUN­Water members and partners, and increasing the local impact of UN Agencies andProgrammes.But,beyondthese,thereistheimportanttaskofenablingcitizenstohavetheirvoicesheardintheUNsysteminrelationtowaterissues.TheOfficethencontributestoimprovingwatergovernanceandtheresponsivenessoftheUNsystemtothegeneralpublic’sconcerns.

Transparency,accesstoinformation,involvementofstakeholders,andpublicparticipationareallimportantelementsreferredtothroughoutAgenda21.TheUNECEConventionofac­cesstoinformation,publicparticipationindecisionmakingandaccesstojusticeonenvi­ronmentalmatters(AarhusConvention)buildsonprinciple10ofAgenda21.ThisPrincipleassertsthatthebestwaytoaddressenvironmentalissuesiswiththeparticipationofallstakeholdersattheappropriatelevel,includingthatofwomen,youth,indigenouspeopleandlocalcommunities.Onebenefitofimprovedgovernanceisareductionincorruption,asourceofdevastatingsocial,economicandenvironmentalimpacts.Itisthepoorwhooftensuffertheseimpacts,andcorruptioncanincreasetheinvestmentcostsoftheMDGs.In­creasingpublicawarenessaboutwateralsopromotesthesustainableuseofwaterre­sources.U

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200522March

StartoftheInternationalDecadeforAction“WaterforLife”2005­2015

25JulyReportoftheUNSecretary­GeneralonActionstakeninorganisingtheac­tivitiesoftheInternationalDecadeforAction,“WaterforLife”,2005­2015(A/60/158)

200620December

Declarationof2008“InternationalYearofSanitation”(A/RES/61/192)

2007August

OpeningoftheUN­WaterDecadeProgrammeonCapacityDevelopment(UNW­DPC)inBonn,Germany

OctoberOpeningoftheUnitedNationsOfficetosupporttheInternationalDecadeforAction“WaterforLife”2005­2015/UN­WaterDecadeProgrammeonAd­vocacyandCommunication(UNW­DPAC)inZaragoza,Spain

2008January­December

InternationalYearofSanitation

201022March

High­LevelInteractiveDialogueontheimplementationoftheInternationalDecadeforAction"WaterforLife"2005­2015.UNHeadquarters,NewYork

8­9JuneHigh­levelInternationalConferenceontheMidtermComprehensiveReviewoftheImplementationoftheInternationalDecadeforAction,“WaterforLife”,2005­2015.Dushanbe,Tajikistan

22JuneDushanbeDeclarationonWater(A/65/88)

28JulyUNResolutionrecognisingaccesstosafeandcleandrinkingwaterandsan­itationasahumanright(A/RES/64/292)

16AugustReportoftheUNSecretary­GeneralontheMidtermcomprehensivereviewoftheimplementationoftheInternationalDecadeforAction,“WaterforLife”,2005­2015(A/65/297)

201111February

“Sustainablesanitation:thefive­yeardriveto2015”.Follow­upoftheIn­ternationalYearofSanitation,2008(A/RES/65/153)

Declarationof2013“InternationalYearofWaterCooperation”

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ProgressReviewoftheDecade 8­9June2010High­level International Conference on the Midterm ComprehensiveReview of the Implementation of the International Decade for Action,“WaterforLife”,2005­2015.Dushanbe,Tajikistan

2010wasayearfortheMidtermProgressReviewoftheDecade.Thereviewexaminedprogressinat­taininginternationalgoalsrelatedtowaterduringthefirstfiveyearsoftheInternationalDecadeforAction“WaterforLife”2005­2015.Itdiscernedthatthereareongoingproblemsandnewissuesresult­ingfromworldcrises,particularlythecrisesofen­ergy, food and finance. There are major newobstacles,includingtheeffectsofclimatechange.Thereviewpointedoutthatnationalgovernmentsareresponsiblefordefiningsuitablepoliciesandal­locating sufficient budget to water services andwaterresourcesmanagementsincewateriscrucialtoachievingtheMDGs.However,developingcoun­triesshouldreceivesustainedandreliablefinancialaidandfairandequitabletransfersoftechnology,according to the principle of co­responsibility, inordertoovercomethechallengesofcleandrinkingwater,sanitationandtheapplicationofadaptivecli­matechangestrategiesatanationallevel.There­viewprocessconcludedthatcontinualreinforcementofnationalgovernments’politicalgoodwill,financialcommitmentsanddevelopmentaidisrequired.Thisshouldbethemaximumpriorityinordertoachievethewater­related, internationally­convenedgoalsbeforetheendoftheDecade,especiallyindevelop­ingcountries.

Highlights from the roundtableonSustainableFinancing

• Thereisaneedforfinancingfromallsources:public,privateandex­ternal.

• Moremoneyisnotenough.Govern­mentandinternationalaidneedstobe better targeted (e.g. to slums,rural areas, the poor, sanitation)and spent more effectively andfairly.

• Thereisaneedtomobilisegovern­mentsandinternationalaidtoim­provefinancingforsmallcomunnityandutilityprojectsifwewanttotar­getbettertoachieveMDGs.

• Goodgovernanceattractsfinancing.

• There is scope for innovative fi­nancingmechanismsanddifferentapproaches: output­based aid,combination of grants and loans,groupfinancing,smartsubsidiestodealwithaffordabilityandpaybackperiods, microcredit, climate re­silience funding, commercial fi­nance,etc.

UNW­DPACcontributedtotheReviewwithaseriesofReadersforeachoftheroundtablethemesandorganisedandmoderatedaroundtablesessiononsustainablefinancingissues.

5.2010-2011:UNW-DPACcalendarhighlights

20108February

ConferenceseriesLaunchofconferenceseries“Water,apreciousresource”.NewDelhi,India

20­22MarchJournalistworkshopOrganisedaJournalistworkshoponwaterquality.Nairobi,Kenya

22MarchWaterqualityroadshowexhibitLaunchoftheexhibit“TakingActionforWater”onWorldWaterDay.Nairobi,Kenya

WateroperatorscommunicationcampaignLaunchoftheWaterSmartCommunicationsCampaign.Nairobi,Kenya

JournalistandexpertseminarSeminaron“Howtoimprovecommunicationsonwaterqualityforjournalistsandexperts”.Nairobi,Kenya

SeminarSeminaron“Waterqualityforahealthyworld”.Zaragoza,Spain

10­12MayMeetingofUN­WaterTaskforceonWaterandClimateChangePresentationandagreementofcommunicationsactivitiesinsupportoftheTaskForce.Bonn,Germany

Lectures,speeches,facilitation

26JanuaryInauguralConferenceoftheMasterofEnvi­ronmental Management of the BiodiversityFoundation.Keynotespeechon‘GlobalWaterChallenges’.Madrid,Spain

10FebruaryFENACOREXVICoursefortheirrigationcom­munity.Presentationon‘Criteriosdetarifi­caciónenelaguaderiego.Lasexcepcionesal principio de recuperación de costes’.Madrid,Spain

24FebruaryEUWI Expert Consultation Workshop: Fi­nance and Water in North Africa and thewiderMediterranean.FacilitatedaSessionon‘Financingthewatersector–opportuni­tiesandprioritiesatcountrylevel’.Madrid,Spain

26February2ndUnitedNationsModelConference.GlobalClassroomsCantabria2010.Presentationon‘Water,SanitationandtheMDGs’.Santander,Spain

9MarchClosingSessionoftheMasteronInformationSciences inBusinessandMarketingof theGraduate School of Management of Au­tonomous University of Barcelona. Partici­patedinthepanel.Barcelona,Spain

15­17MarchOECDExpertMeetingon‘WaterEconomicsandFinancing’.Participatedandpresentedon‘Re­ducingfinancingneeds:costeffectivenessandpolicycoherence’and ‘Making theeconomiccase–improvedwaterquality’.Paris,France

4­7May OECDWorkshop:Improvingthein­formation base to better guide water re­source management decision making.Presentationon‘DriversofEconomicInfor­mation in River Basin Management Plan­ning’.Zaragoza,Spain

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8­10JuneProgressReviewoftheDecadeParticipatedintheHigh­levelInternationalConferenceontheMidtermComprehensiveReviewoftheImplementationoftheInternationalDecadeforAction,“WaterforLife”,2005­2015.OrganisedandmoderatedtheRoundTableonFinancing.Dushanbe,Tajikistan

20­23JuneDeutscheWelleGlobalMediaForumParticipatedinandorganisedsession,mediaworkshopandstand.Bonn,Germany

6­9SeptemberWorldWaterWeek2010Participatedinandorganisedactivities.

Lectures,speeches,facilitation

24JuneMasterofGeneralAppliedHydrologyfromtheTrainingCentreoftheMinistryoftheEnvi­ronmentofSpain.Closing lecture.Madrid,Spain

7­9JulySummerSeminarattheEscorialSeminaron‘Towards a sustainable and efficient watermanagement’. Opening lecture on ‘IWRM,andtheinternationalperspectivebytheUN’.Madrid,Spain

13­15OctoberGWSPWorkshoponGlobalWaterGovernanceand the UN System: Global Water Gover­nance,ChallengesandDesignOptions.Con­tributedtodebate.Bonn,Germany

28­29OctoberFUNDICOTVIInternationalCongressonSpa­tial Planning. Presentation on the ‘Role ofwaterinspatialplanningandtheUN’.Pam­plona,Spain

15NovemberUniversityofZaragoza.MasterinSustainableRiver Management and IWRM. Openingspeech.Zaragoza,Spain

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19­24SeptemberIWA,WorldWaterCongressandExhibitionParticipatedinandorganisedsessionandstand.Montreal,Canada

8NovemberBimonthlypublicationsreviewLaunchofthefirstissueofthebimonthlypublicationsreview

13­17DecemberUN­WaterZaragozaInternationalConferenceOrganisedandhostedthe“SustainableWaterManagementinCities:Engagingstakeholdersforeffectivechangeandaction”UN­Waterconference.Zaragoza,Spain

201121­22March

JournalistworkshopOrganisedaJournalistworkshoponurbanwatermanagement.CapeTown,SouthAfrica

22MarchAwardCeremony1st editionofthe“WaterforLife”UN­WaterBestPracticesAward

19­22JuneDeutscheWelleGlobalMediaForumParticipatedinandorganisedsession,communicationsworkshopandstandattheForum.Bonn,Germany

3­5OctoberUN­WaterZaragozaInternationalConferenceOrganisedandhostedtheinternationalconference“WaterintheGreenEconomyinPractice:TowardsRio+20”.Zaragoza,Spain

19­20OctoberPreparatoryConference‘TowardstheUNConferenceonSustainabledevelopment(Rio+20):WaterCooperationIssues’.Chairedandfacilitatedasessiononvoicesofstakeholders.Dushanbe,Tajikistan

25OctoberPosterexhibitionLaunchofthe“Waterislife”posterexhibition.Zaragoza,Spain

16­18NovemberWater,EnergyandFoodSecurityNexus.SolutionsfortheGreenEconomy.Bonn2011ConferencePresentedToolboxonwaterandthegreeneconomyandorganisedUN­Watersession.Bonn,Germany

Lectures,speeches,facilitation

23JanuaryGlobalSustainabilityPanel.PresentationonWork­ingGroup1‘Poverty,EmploymentandSocialInclu­sion’.Braunwald,Davos,Switzerland

24­26JanuarySWITCHConference‘Thefutureofurbanwater:so­lutionsforlivableandresilientcities’.Presentation.Paris,France

23May‘Understanding user needs for climate changeservices’.SideeventattheXVIWorldMeteorologi­cal Congress. Participated in panel discussion.Geneva,Switzerland

25MayEUWI Africa WG and Finance WG joint meeting.Contributedtodebate.Brussels,Belgium

6June6th ForumonWaterDevelopmentfromtheCanalFoundation‘TheMDGstenyearslater’.Presenta­tionon‘TheMDGsandfutureactionsoftheUNsys­teminthewatersector’.Madrid,Spain

7­10JuneESFConferenceonWaterGovernance‘MeetingtheChallengesofGlobalChange’.Chairedsession7‘Watergovernance,addressingtheenvironmentaldimension’andparticipated insession8 ‘Legiti­macyandmulti­levelgovernance:lessonsfromthewatercolumn’.Obergurgl,Austria

14­16SeptemberRegionalJournalistWorkshop‘Environmentalcom­munication:integratedwaterresourcesandcoastalareasmanagement’.Presentationforthepanelson‘Ecosystemapproachandadaptiveco­managementforanintegratedapproachofwaterresourcesandcoastal areas management’ and ‘Water and thegreeneconomy:perspectivesforRio+20’

23NovemberDialoguesessionbytheResearchCentrefortheManagement of Agricultural and EnvironmentalRisks.PresentedconclusionsfromtheUN­WaterConference‘WaterintheGreenEconomy’.Madrid,Spain

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6.Activitiesandcampaignsbyfocusareafor2010-2011

ThestrategicprioritiesforthecommunicationsactivitiesoftheOfficein2010and2011,fol­lowingUN­Waterprioritiesforthisperiod,havebeenwaterquality,waterandurbanisation,thehumanrighttowaterandsanitation,waterinthegreeneconomy,waterandclimatechange,andwaterandinternationalcommitments.

6.1.WaterQualityDecliningwaterqualityhasbecomeaglobal

Ourindispensablewaterresourcesissueofconcernashumanpopulationsgrow, have proven themselves to beindustrialandagriculturalactivitiesexpand, greatlyresilient,buttheyarein­andclimatechangethreatenstocausemajor creasinglyvulnerableandthreatened.Ouralterationsinthehydrologicalcycle. growing population's need for water for

food,rawmaterialsandenergyisincreasingly“Over80percentofsewageindevelopingcoun­ competingwithnature'sowndemandsforwatertosustainalreadyimperilledecosys­tries is discharged untreated directly intotemsandtheservicesonwhichwedepend.water bodies. Industry is responsible for Dayafterday,wepourmillionsoftonsofun­

dumpinganestimated300­400milliontonnes treatedsewageandindustrialandagricul­of heavy metals, solvents, toxic sludge andotherwasteintowaterseachyear.Nitratefromagricultureisthemostcommonchemicalcon­taminantintheworld’sgroundwateraquifers.

Giventhecomplexityandmagnitudeofwaterqualitychallenges,aneffectiveresponsewillinvolveconcertedactionbyallstakeholders,includingthepublicandprivatesectorsandcivilsociety.

tural wastes into the world's water sys­tems.Cleanwaterhasbecomescarceandwillbecomeevenscarcerwiththeonsetofclimatechange.Andthepoorcontinuetosuf­ferfirstandmostfrompollution,watershortagesandthelackofad­equatesanitation.

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Movingforward:cleanwaterfortodayandtomorrow

Thedecisionsmadeinthenextdecadewilldeterminethepathwetakeinaddressingtheglobalwater quality challenge. Inaction today will lay open the possibility of some disturbingscenarios.Takingboldsteps,internationally,nationallyandlocallytoprotectwaterqualitycouldmeanaverydifferentfuture.Wealreadyhavetheknow­howandskillstoprotectourwaterquality.Whatisnowneededisthewill.Humanlifeandprosperityrestonoursettingthepolicyframeworktodayfortheactionsoftomorrow,sothatwearethestewards,notthepolluters,ofourpreciouswaterresources.

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In2010,UN­WaterdedicatedWorldWaterDay2010towaterquality,reflectingitsimpor­tancealongsidequantityoftheresourceinwatermanagement.Thecampaignwasdesignedtoraiseawarenessaboutsustaininghealthyecosystemsandhumanwell­beingwhileatthesametimeaddressingtheincreasingchallengesrelatedtowaterqualityandmanagement.Stakeholderswereencouragedtoproactivelyengageinaddressingwaterqualityissuese.g.inpollutionprevention,cleanupandrestoration,andtopromoteinnovativesolutionstore­ducethreatsonwaterquality.

UNEPwasresponsibleforcoordinatingWWD2010andhostedaUNeventatitsheadquar­tersinNairobi,Kenyaon22March.UNW­DPACsupportedUNEPindevelopinganddis­seminatingtheofficialagendaofactivitiesand

WWD2010AdvocacyGuideisavailableonlineat

www.unwater.org/wwd10/downloads/WWD2010_advocacy_guide_print.pdf

contributedtotheproductionofaseriesofin­formationmaterialswhichincludedanAdvo­cacyGuideandanInformationKit.

•Journalistworkshop20­22March2010Waterquality.Nairobi,KenyaOrganisers:UNW­DPACincollaborationwithUNEPandotherUN­Watermembers

Thisworkshoponwaterqualityissuedwasdesignedforbothlocalandinternationaljour­nalists.Itsmainobjectivewastoenhancetheskillsofenvironmentalmediapractitionersincommunicatingwaterqualityrelatedchallengesandtoprovidethemwithusefulcommu­nicationtools.ThetrainingprogrammeincludedafieldtriptovariousKenyansitesandini­tiativesonwaterandwastewatertreatment,atwodayworkshopandjournalistparticipationineventsorganisedforWorldWaterDayon22March2010.

Thetwodayjournalistworkshopprovidedguidance

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waterjournalistsafrica.wordpress.comtoAfricanjournalistsonreportingurbanwateris­sues.Withafocusonprofessionalretrainingrelatedtoresearch,preparingreportagesandinvestigativejournalismonthethemesofurbanwater,theworkshopwasdirectedtowardsexperiencedAfricanjournalistsfromprint,radio,TV,andelectronicmediawithexistingexperiencere­portingonthetheme.Asaresultoftheworkshop,participatingjournalistswrotearticlesandpublishedstoriesonWWD2011andonurbanwaterrelatedissues.Theworkshopdy­namicschannelledintoablog,“WaterJournalistsAfrica”,createdandmanagedbyworkshopparticipants.

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ToincreasevisibilityofWWDatalocallevel,UNW­DPACorganisedaseminarinZaragozatargetedatwaterpractitioners.Theseminaraimedto:

01 Raiseawarenessofthelinkagesbetweenhealthyecosystemsandhumanwell­being;

02 Raiseawarenessofwaterqualitychallengestourgegovernments,organisations,communitiesandpeoplearoundtheworldtotakeactionontheissueandincreaseeffortstopreventpollutionandimprovecleanupandrehabilitation.

Akeynotespeechintroducedkeymessagesfromthe3rd WorldWaterDevelopmentReportandwasfollowedbyapaneldiscussionmoderatedbyajournalistonmeasuresforimprov­ingwaterquality.

UNW­DPACalsosupportedlocalinstitutionsinZaragozatojoin‘TheWorld’slongestToiletQueue’InitiativebyproducingsomebackgroundmaterialsinSpanish.

ActivitiesatWorldWaterWeek20106­9September2010Stockholm,Sweden

TheStockholmWorldWaterWeek,organisedbytheStockholmInternationalWaterInstitute(SIWI),isanannualinternationalwaterconferencewhereexperts,stakeholders,interna­tionalorganisationsandmediarepresentativesmeettodiscusspressingwaterissues.In2010,WWWwasdedicatedtothewaterqualitychallenge.UNW­DPACorganisedanumberofactivitiesontheissue.

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•DialogueSession8September2010SickwateristhreateningtheMDGs:AstakeholderdialoguetoaddresscapacitydevelopmentandcommunicationneedsOrganisers:UNW­DPAConbehalfofUN­Water

UNW­DPACorganisedandcoordinatedthisDialogueSessiontopresentanddiscussmainconclusionsfromtheUNEPreport“SickWater?Thecentralroleofwastewatermanagementinsustainabledevelopment”.

ThesessionwasopenedbyZafarAdeel,ChairofUN­Water,whostressedtheimportanceofwaterqualityforUN­Water,itsimpactsonecosystems,humanhealthandtheeconomy.FromUN­Water’sperspective,itisclearthatinvestmentsarelackinginthisarea,thatap­

athyinleadershipneedstobeovercome,andthatdataformonitoringandreportingneedstobeimprovedandaugmented.Institutionalchangeisneeded,andUN­Watercanhelpfa­cilitatethisprocessbybringingtogethercollectiveresourcesandcommunicationsstrate­giesoftheUNtoworkinthisdirection.

DavidOsbornofUNEPandGrahamAlabasterofUN­HabitatthenaddressedtheaudiencetointroducetheSickWaterreport.Thereportlaysouttheargumentfortheimportanceofmanagingwastewateranditsimpactonnu­merous Millennium Development Goals(MDG)targets,therebymakingmeetingthewastewaterchallengenotaluxurybutapru­dent,practicalandtransformativeactthathastheabilitytoboostpublichealthandse­curethesustainabilityofnaturalresources.

Videosummarisingmainconclusionsat

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Thekeymessagesfromthereportarethatwastewaterproductionisrisingrapidly,thatwiseandimmediateinvestmentsnowwillgeneratemultiplefuturebenefits,andthatwastewatermanagementislinkedtopovertyreductionandimprovedhumanhealth.

Thereportarguedthatmulti­sectoral,individualisedmanagementcocktailsareneededwhichlookattheentirelifecycleofaprojecttoincludelong­termoperation,maintenanceanddecommissioninordertoavoidstrandedresources.Thesesolutionsneedtoplanforfu­turescenariosandbesociallyandculturallyappropriate.Thereisalsoarealneedtoedu­cationandtrainengineers,communities,policymakersandmunicipalities.

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1701 benefitsofimprovingwastewater;

02 financing;

03 capacity­building;

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Inaddition,fourstakeholderswerepresenttorepresentthefollowingperspectives:

01 gender;

02 wateroperators;

03 waterconsumers;

04 theirrigationsector.

Thesessionwasfollowedbyalivelydiscussionwithinputfromtheaudienceandinteractionamongthestakeholdersandexperts.Allagreedthatchangeneedstohappenandthatlocalconditions,culturesandstakeholdersneedtobetakenintoaccountwhilescalinguptothehighestpossiblelevelofauthoritytomakerealchangehappen.

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Journalistworkshop6­8September2010

Thisjournalistworkshopaimedto:

01 increasejournalists’understandingontheimportanceofgoodwaterquality,sani­tationandhygiene;

02 enhancemedianetworkstoshareknowledgeandexperiencesandincreasemen­toringopportunities;

03 getasoundcoverageoftheevent;

04 supportjournalistsinincreasingtheirskillsandexpertiseinreportingonwaterandsanitationissues;

Theworkshopalsohighlightedkeyurbanwaterandsanitationissuesandprioritiesforactionasabuilduptothe2011WorldWaterDaycampaign,whichwastofocusontheimpactofur­banisationonwaterresourcesandenvironmentalprotectioncapabilitiesofcitiesandtowns.

The16internationalworkshopparticipantsconsistedof4journalistsfromdevelopingcoun­triesfinancedbyUNW­DPAC(Ethiopia,Malawi,Morocco,andPakistan),7journalistswhowereWASHAwardWinners,financedbyWSSCC,and5journalistssponsoredbySIWI.Apartfromparticipatingindifferentworkshopmodules,journalistsalsoattendedtheUN­WaterSessionandothereventsorganisedwithintheframeworkofWWW.

TheexpertsHåkanTropp(SIWI),DibalokSingha,andDushthaShasthyaKendra,discussedsanitationissuesandpresentedgoodexamplesoffindingsolutionsindevelopingnations.Inotherworkshopmodulesthemanydifferencefacesof“waterquality”andtheimpactofpoorwaterqualityonpeopleandtheenvironmentwerediscussedbyDankaThalmeinerova,GWPKnowledgeManagementOfficer,andJosefinaMaestu,UNW­DPACDirector.

Mediaseminar9September2010Makingthecase:buildingbridgesbetweenwaterandmedia/WASHMediaAwards

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Thismediaseminaraimedtoidentifythebottlenecksincommunicationsbetweenwaterandsanitationprofessionalsandjournalists,andproposewaysofovercomingthesebottle­necks.Itexploredthechallengesofreportingonwaterqualityissuesanddiscussedhowthewatercommunitycanbreakdowncomplicatedtopicstobetterframetheissuesaswellashowto“getinsidethemindofthejournalist”andunderstandtoday’smediaworkingenvi­ronment.Inturn,participatingjournalistsofferedtheirinsightsonhowstakeholderorgan­isationscanserveasacontentprovidertothemedia.

Thesecondhalfoftheseminarfeaturedthe2010WASHMediaAwardsceremony,wheresevenjournalistsfromdifferentpartsoftheworldwerehonouredfortheirworkdrawingat­tentiontosanitation,hygieneandwaterrelatedissuesthroughthemedia.Thecompetitionisco­sponsoredbySIWIandWSSCCandrecognisesandsupportsthecrucialroleofthemediainraisingawarenessoftheimportanceofwater,sanitationandhygieneservices.

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ConferenceSeriesFebruary­November2010Water,apreciousresourceOrganisers:UNW­DPAC,CervantesInstitute

This conference series on the importance of waterqualityforhumanandecosystemhealthwashostedbytheCervantesInstitutesinseveralnon­Spanishspeak­ingcountries.

KeynotespeecheswereconductedbyaUNsystemstaffmemberwhopresentedanoverviewofthewaterqualitysituationaroundtheworldandtheworkoftheUNsystemonwaterquality;thiswasfollowedbyashort documentary film (“The dream of water”,WWAP)andadebate.

Conferenceshad80participantsonaverageandtherewasgreaterattendanceinNewDelhi,India,BrasiliaandCuritiba,withabout120participants.Theywereat­tendedmainlybywatermanagementandsustainablemanagement experts, journalists, diplomats, repre­sentativesoflocaluniversitiesandstudents.

Thefollowingissuesemergedduringthedebateswiththepublic:

01 Non­visibilityofUnitedNation’sfinancingpro­grammesinwaterandsanitation;

02 Lack of information published in languagesotherthanEnglish;

03 Problemsrelatedtohabitsandpopulationbe­haviour.

Conferenceseriesin2010

8FebruaryNewDelhi,India

15AprilPrague,CzechRepublic

19AprilCairo,Egypt

21AprilTunis,Tunisia

23AprilCasablanca,Morocco

18OctoberBeloHorizonte,Brazil

20OctoberBrasilia,Brazil

22OctoberSalvadordeBahia,Brazil

25OctoberCuritiba,Brazil

1NovemberAmman,Jordan

3NovemberDamask,Syria

RoadShowExhibitMarch­December2010TakingActionforWaterOrganisers:UNW­DPAC,SpanishRedCross

FocusingonthethemeforWorldWaterDay2010“Cleanwaterforahealthyworld”,andincollaborationwiththeSpanishRedCross,UNW­DPACproducedaneasy­to­travelexhibittofacilitateabetterunderstandingamongthegeneralpubliconhowwaterqualityaffectspeo­ple’sdailylivesandecosystemhealth.Themainobjectivewastopromotebehaviourchange

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andencouragethevisitorstoimprovethecurrentsituationthroughindivid­ualandcollectiveaction.

18panelsaddressedtheproblemofwaterqualityaroundtheworldby:

01 Presenting different caseswhichlinkwaterqualityandqualityoflife;

02 Providingsomepointsforre­flection and alternatives todailybehavioursthatimpactnegativelyonwaterquality;

03 Presenting daily practicesandlessonslearntatdiffer­ent levels that can help inpreventingwaterrelateddis­eases;

04 Providinginformationtocom­municateonecosystemsfunc­tionandvalue.

Thisfirstversionoftheexhibitwasspecially adapted to Sub­SaharanAfrica.

Wherewasitdisplayedin2010

22MarchLaunchatthemainUNeventcelebratedontheocca­sionofWorldWaterDay2010inNairobi,Kenya,UNEPHeadquarters.

10­21MaySubsidiaryBodyonScientific,TechnicalandTechno­logicalAdvice(SBSTTA14)meeting,UNEPHeadquar­ters,Nairobi,Kenya.

22MayUNCelebrationofInternationalDayforBiologicalDi­versity,UNEPHeadquarters,Nairobi,Kenya.

8­10JuneHigh­level InternationalConferenceontheMidtermComprehensiveReviewoftheImplementationoftheInternationalDecadeforAction,“WaterforLife”,2005­2015.Dushanbe,Tajikistan.

29­30JuneInternationalSeminaronWater,EnvironmentandSus­tainableHumanDevelopmentintheMediterraneanre­gion, organised by the Spanish Red Cross and theCenter of Cooperation in the Mediterranean,Barcelona,Spain.

13­17DecemberZaragozaMunicipality,duringtheconferenceonSus­tainable Water Management in Cities, organised byUNW­DPAC,Zaragoza,Spain.

CommunicationcampaignWaterSmartOrganisers:UNW­DPACincollaborationwithGWOPA

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Launchedon22March2010,ontheoccasionofWorldWaterDay,theWaterSmartCampaignisintendedtoprovidewateroperatorswithdifferentmeanstoimplementcommunicationsandawareness­raisingcampaignsonwaterandsanitationrelatedissues.Thecampaignfacilitatesthebuildingofawateroperators’communityofpracticebysharing lessonslearnedandbestpracticesontheseissues.

In2010theWaterSmartCampaignfocusedonwaterquality.

OnWorldWaterDay2010,UNW­DPACcontributedintheproductionofanadvocacyguideandaninformationkitonwaterquality.TheinformationkitcontainedmaterialsproducedbyUNW­DPACwhichincludedaReaderonWaterQualityissues.Thereaderprovidedin­formationaboutthemostrecentandrelevantUNpublicationsonwaterqualityandincludesreferencesforspecificaudiencessuchaswatersuppliers,educators,farmersorpolicy­makersandaregionaloverview.

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ThisdocumentaryfilmfocusesonthealarmingdeclineofwaterqualityinLakeVictoriaanditsconsequencesonhumanhealthandlivelihoodsandonecosystemhealth.ThefilmispartofboththeUNinActionandthe21st CenturyUNseriesandwasfirstairedonWorldWaterDay2011.

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6.2.WaterandCitiesHalfofhumanitynowlivesincities,andwithintwodecades,nearly60percentoftheworld'speoplewillbeurbandwellers.Urbangrowthismostrapidinthedevelopingworld,wherecitiesgainanaverageof5millionresidentseverymonth.Theexplodingurbanpopulationgrowth creates unprecedented challenges,amongwhichprovisionforwaterandsanita­tionhasbeenthemostpressingandpainfullyfeltwhenlacking.

Twomainchallengesrelatedtowaterareaf­fectingthesustainabilityofhumanurbanset­tlements:thelackofaccesstosafewaterandsanitation,andincreasingwater­relateddis­asters such as floods and droughts. Theseproblemshaveenormousconsequencesforhumanhealthandwell­being,safety,theen­vironment, economic growth and develop­ment. The lack of adequate water andsanitationfacilitiesleadstohealthissuessuchasdiarrhoea,malariaandcholeraoutbreaks.

“Urbanizationbringsopportunitiesformoreefficientwatermanage­ment and improved access to

drinkingwaterandsanitation.Atthesametime,problemsareoftenmagnifiedincities,andarecurrentlyoutpac­ingourabilitytodevisesolutions.

BanKi­moonUNSecretary­General”

Arewemovingforward?

Theproportionoftheworld’spopulationthatliveinurbanareashasincreasedfrom 43% in 1990 to 50% in 2008.Worldwide, the number of urbandwellers who gained access toimproved drinking water between1990and2008was1.052billion,whilethetotalurbanpopulationincreasedby1.089billion.

Drinking Water. Equity, safety andsustainability.JMPthematicreport

Thereisapressingneedforimprovinggover­nanceincludingcoordinationofwaterandurbanplanning;deepeningthereformoflocalgovernment,cityandutilitymanagement;increasinginvestmentandimprovingfinancialmanagementofurbanwatersupply,sanitation/sewerage,wastewatertreatmentandstormwaterinfrastructure.Theimpactsontheenvironmentfromclimatechange,conflictsandnaturaldisastersposehugechallengesforurbanwaterandwastemanagement.

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The conference brought togetherexperts,localgovernmentofficials,mediaspecialists,keywateroper­atorsandpoliticalrepresentatives Participantsofcitiesandstakeholdergroupsto

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InternationalConference13­17December2010SustainableWaterManagementinCities.Engagingstakeholdersforeffectivechangeandaction.Zaragoza,SpainOrganisers:UNW­DPACincollaborationwithUN­Habitat,theSWITCHConsortiumandtheMunicipalityofZaragoza

This international conference fo­cused on how to put sustainableurbanwatermanagementintoprac­ticeandsupportedpreparationsforWorldWaterDay2011.Theconfer­enceaimedto:

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Identifythebestapproachesforpromotingeffectivechangeatdifferentscales;

discusstheseissuesandproposepracticalwaystomoveforwardtomeet the challenges of achievingwaterandsanitationforall,ofdis­seminatingresultstoawideraudi­ence, and considering differentdevelopmentcontextsandregionalcharacteristics.

Themainprogrammeincludedbothplenaryandgroupsessionsforde­bate. Activities during the confer­enceincludedtechnicalvisitstolocalandregionalwatermanagementfa­

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Stakeholderengagement:cityexperiences

Participantsrecognisedtheneedtodobetterbypoolingcapacitiesandresourcesgiventhecomplexityofdifferentissues,needsandinterests.Avarietyofpurposesandcontextswereintroducedthroughdifferentcityexperiences.Despitedifferencesbetweenthem,thepar­ticipantsrecognisedtherearesomesharedchallengesandtransferablelessons.

Politicalengagement

Participantsdiscussedthepoliticalopportunitiesandchallengestosustainablewaterman­agementincities.Recommendationsonwaysofovercomingchallengesbaseduponspecificexperienceswereshared.Thespecificquestionsofhowdecisionsshouldbetakenandtheconstraintsonthosedecisionswerealsoaddressed.Anothertopicofdiscussionwashowlocalauthoritiesandotherkeystakeholdershaveeffectivelyaddressedissuesofsocialin­clusioninurbanwatermanagement.

Mediaengagement

Representativesfromthemediadiscussedhowtoimproveurbanwatermanagementandthemainchallengestheyareconfrontedwithwhenaddressingtheissueofsustainablewatermanagementincities.

ActivitiesWorldWaterDay201122March2011WaterforCities:RespondingtotheUrbanChallenge

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In2011,WorldWaterDay(WWD)wasintendedtofocusinternationalattentionontheimpactofrapidurbanpopulationgrowth,industrialisationandclimatechangeonwaterresourcesandenvironmentalprotectioncapabilitiesofcitiesandsmalltowns.Keyissuessuchasgrowingurbanwaterandsanitationdemand,increasedpollutionfrommunicipalandin­dustrialdischarges,climatechangeanditsunforeseenrisksandchallenges,overexploita­tionofavailablewaterresources,andbettertargetingoftheurbanpoorwerediscussed.Thecriticalroleplayedbylocalgovernmentsandotherserviceprovidersintacklingthesechallengeswasalsoexplored.UN­HABITATassumedresponsibilityforWorldWaterDayco­ordinationwithadditionalsupportfromUNEP.

UNW­DPACformedpartoftheWorldWaterDay2011planningteamandwasactivelyin­volvedinthepreparationprocess.On18December2010,UNW­DPAChostedaplanningmeetingwithrepresentativesfromUN­HABITAT,UNCBD,UNESCO,UNESCO­IHE,FAO,andSIWIforthepreparationandorganisationofWorldWaterDay2011.

•Awardceremony22March2011Zaragoza,Spain.CapeTown,SouthAfrica

The“WaterforLife”UN­WaterBestPracticesAwardwasawardedforthefirsttimeonWorldWaterDay2011.AwardceremoniestookplaceinZaragoza,Spain,withrepresentativesof

thewinningpractices,andinCapeTown,SouthAfrica,wheretheawardwaspresentedbyMr.AlbertoTejada­Guibert,presidentoftheJuryandDirectora.i.ofUNESCO’sInternationalHydrologicalProgramme,andMr.OlcayÜnver,coordinatoroftheWorldWaterAssessmentProgramme.Additionalinformationonawardsectioncanbefoundbelow.

•UN­WaterPavilion20­22March2011CapeTown,SouthAfrica

UNW­DPACcoordinatedtheUN­WaterpavilionanditsjointUN­WaterspaceinthemainWorldWaterDayeventinCapeTown,SouthAfrica,andensuredpresenceofUN­Watermem­berswhoexpressedtheirinterestinhavingastandwithinthepavilion–UNEP,UNESCO,UN­Habitat,GWOPA,WWAP.Thejointspaceservedasameetingandinformationpoint.

•Journalistworkshop21­22March2011CapeTown,SouthAfrica

Organisers:UNW­DPACinpartnershipwithUN­Habitat

ThistwodayjournalistorientationworkshopforAfricanjournalistsincludedtrainingses­sions,asitevisit,andattendanceofandreportingontheWWD2011mainevent.TheJour­nalistWorkshopstrained16journalists.

•PosterExhibition20­22March2011‘WaterisLife’InternationalThematicPosterExhibition.CapeTown,SouthAfrica

Thetouringposterexhibition‘WaterisLife’waspresentedanddisplayedinCapeTown.130posterswereselectedfromthe2011editionofthepostercompetition.Additionalinforma­tioncanbefoundinsection7.3.

Award1st editionofthe“WaterforLife”UN­WaterBestPracticesAward

LaunchedforthefirsttimeattheInternationalConference“SustainableWaterManage­mentinCities:Engagingstakeholdersforeffectivechangeandaction”,theUN­WaterAwardrecognisesoutstandingbestpracticesthatcanensurethelong­termsustainablemanage­mentofwaterresourcesandcontributetotheachievementofinternationallyagreedgoalsandtargets(moreinformationin10.2).Theprizeisawardedyearlyintwocategories:‘bestwatermanagementpractices’(Category1)and‘bestparticipatory,communication,aware­ness­raisingandeducationpractices’(Category2).Everyyear,specialemphasisisplacedonthethemeselectedfortheforthcomingWorldWaterDay.InaccordancewiththethemeofWorldWaterDay2011,thefocusofthisfirsteditionwason“Urbanwatermanagement”.

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tiveapproachtocommunicationandawarenessraisinginpoorareasanditsoutstandingcontributiontoaddressingkeychallengesrelatedtowaterandsanitationinanurbanarea.

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changeandaction”andtosupport theorganisationofWorldWaterDay2011,UNW­DPACpreparedaseriesofinformationmaterialsincludingasetofissuebriefson:

01 Waterandurbanisation;

02 Citiescopingwithwateruncertainties;

03 Waterqualityandsanitation;

04 Citiesandtheirruralsurroundings.

Inaddition,UNW­DPACproducedaseriesoffactsandfiguresonwaterandcitiesandareaderonthemostrelevantUnitedNationspublicationsonurbanwaterandsanitationman­agement.

6.3.TheHumanRighttoWaterandSanitation

Today, 884 million people in the The children who have no clean water todrink, thewomenwho fear for theirsafety,world do not have access to safeyoungpeoplewhohavenochancetoreceivedrinking­waterand2.6billionpeo­ adecenteducationhavearighttobetter,andwehavea

plelackaccesstobasicsanitation. responsibilitytodobetter.AllpeoplehavetheEveryyearmillionsofpeople,most righttosafedrinkingwater,sanitation,shel­ofthemchildren,diefromdiseases terandbasicservices.“ associated with inadequate water BanKi­moon

UNSecretary­Generalsupply,sanitation,andhygiene.Inordertoaddressthiscrisis,thein­ ”ternationalcommunityhasincreasinglyrecognisedthataccesstosafedrinkingwaterandsanitationmustbeconsideredwithinahumanrightsframework.Formallyacknowledgingwaterasahumanright,andexpressingthewillingnesstogivecontentandeffecttothisright,maybeawayofencouragingtheinternationalcommunityandgovernmentstoen­hancetheireffortstosatisfybasichumanneedsandtomeettheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals.

On28July2010,theUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyexplicitlyrecog­ Movingforwardnisedthehumanrighttowaterand

“Severalnationalconstitutionsprotecttherightsanitation and acknowledged thattowateroroutlinethegeneralresponsibilityofcleandrinkingwaterandsanitation

areessentialtotherealisationofalltheStatetoensureaccesstosafedrinkingwater

human rights. The Resolution is aandsanitationforall.Courtsfromvariouslegalsystemshavealsoadjudicatedcasesrelatedto

landmark that allows the world to the enjoyment of the right to water, coveringleapforwardinachievingtheMillen­ issuessuchasthepollutionofwaterresources,

arbitraryand illegaldisconnections,or lackofniumDevelopmentGoalsandmoveaccesstosanitation.”onintoconsideringtheneedofuni­

versal coverage and the quality of (The) Right to Water. Fact Sheet nº 35. UnitedNations,OHCHR,UN­Habitat,(WHO).2010thecoverage.Theresolutionpoints

tokeyissuesinrelationtoaccessi­bility, safe water, affordability andsufficiencythatneedtobepromotedandmonitored.Italsohelpstofocusattentionontheneedsofthebottombillion,theunservedandensuringthatgovernmentsprioritisewaterandsanitationintheiragendas.

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The2011editionoftheDeutscheWelleGlobalMediaForumgatheredaround1,500partic­ipantstodiscussthetheme“HumanRightsinaGlobalisedWorld.ChallengesfortheMedia”.TheForumgatheredmediausersandproducers,scientists,representativesfromorgani­sationsworkinginthecultural,political,business,developmentandsciencesector,aswellashumanrightsexperts,policymakersandrepresentativesfrominternational,grassrootsandnon­governmentalorganisations.Theeventprovidedanexcellentopportunitytodis­cussandcommunicateontheimportanceandrelevanceoftherecentresolutionoftheUNGeneralAssembly(A/RES/64/292onJuly28,2010),recognisingaccesstocleanwaterandsanitationasahumanright,andtoadvocateontheimportanceofsanitation,theroleoftheWaterDecadeandthefiveyeardriveforsanitationasakeyinitiativeofUN­Water.

•Workshop19June2011OnedaymediaandUNcommunicationexperts’workshopOrganisers:UNW­DPAConbehalfofUN­Water

Thisworkshopaimedtoprovideaplatformfordiscussiononreportingonthehumanrighttowaterandsanitationwithcommunicationexpertsandinternationaljournalistspartici­patingintheForum.Theworkshopprovidedanopportunityforcommunicationexpertstodiscusshowtoapproachthemediamoreefficiently;forjournaliststoobtainfirsthandin­formationonthetopicfromexperts;and,overall,toshareandreflectontheirexperiencesinreportingonhumanrightstoriesandonwaterandsanitationasahumanright.

TheworkshopgatheredcommunicationandadvocacyofficersandmanagersfromtheUN­

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WaterDecadeProgrammeforAdvocacyandCommunication(UNW­DPAC),theWaterSup­plyandSanitationCollaborativeCouncil(WSSCC),theUN­WaterDecadeProgrammeonCapacityDevelopment(UNW­DPC)andtheWorldWaterAssessmentProgramme(WWAP).ItalsogatheredjournalistsfromPortugal,NigeriaandZambiaandexpertsonwaterandsanitationfromUNagenciesandprogrammes.TheworkshopprovidedanopportunityfordiscussiononcommunicationstrategiesoftheUNAgenciesandonhowtoapproachthemediaontheissueofwaterandsanitationasahumanright.Theoutcomesofthemeetingincludedthearticles–preparedbythejournalists–onwaterandsanitationasahumanright,interviewswithexperts,andreportsincludingtestimoniesintheirhomecountriespublishedonalaterdate.Furthertothis,theworkshopservedforthepreparationofsomequestionsfornextday’ssession.

Fivepresentationsweremadeduringtheworkshop:howtoreportonwaterandsanitation;thehumanrighttowaterandsanitation;theimportanceofthesanitationrights;theexpe­rienceofSouthAfrica;andresultsofpreviousjournalistworkshops.

•DebateSession20June2011Developmentandhumanrights–whatcantheMediado?Organisers:DeutscheWelleGlobalMediaForum

UNW­DPACcontributedtotheorganisationofthe1st PlenarySessionoftheForumanden­suredthepresenceofwaterissuesintheses­sionthroughtheparticipationofMs.CatarinadeAlbuquerque,UNSpecialRapporteurontheHumanRighttoSafeDrinkingWaterandSan­itation.Thisdebatesessiondealtwiththegrow­ing recognition of the crucial links betweenrightsviolations,poverty,exclusion,vulnerabil­ityandconflictthathasledmanycountriesandmultilateral donors to look at human rightsmorethoroughlyasameansforimprovingthequalityofdevelopmentcooperation.Thepanellookedatmedia’sroleinpublishingandmakingknowntargets,successesanddeficitsofdevel­opmentpoliciesandhumanrights.

Ms.CatarinadeAlbuquerquestronglyadvo­catedforconsideringtheimportanceofthesocial rights of the citizen and especially

Moderated by Melinda Crane, TV Anchor,Host,andMediaConsultant.

KeynoteHans­JürgenBeerfeltz,StateSecre­taryoftheFederalMinistryforEconomicCo­operationandDevelopment.

Panelists

CatarinadeAlbuquerque,SpecialRapporteuronthehumanrighttosafedrinkingwaterandsanitation.

IngridDeltenre,DirectorGeneralEuropeanBroadcastingUnion,EBU.

JānisKārkli,s,AssistantDirectorGeneralofCommunicationandInformationofUNESCO.

Purna Sen, Head of Human Rights at theCommonwealth.

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Thesessionwasattendedbyapproximately1,000mediaprofessionals.

•InterviewSession20June2011WaterandSanitationasaHumanRight

Thissessionaimedtodiscussreportingontheprocess,implicationsandimpactsofthehuman right to water and sanitation. Thequestionsdiscussedincluded:

01 Whatarethestoriesrelatedtobasicwaterandsanitationasahumanright?

02 Howtoapproachthestoriestomakethemmorecompelling?

03 HowtoclarifythelinkbetweenHumanRightsandWaterandSanitation?

04 Whatistheroleofthemedia?

ModeratedbyBenParker,directorof Inte­gratedRegionalInformationNetworks(IRIN).

Panelists

Catarina de Albuquerque, United NationsSpecial Rapporteur of the Human RightsCouncilontheHumanRighttoSafeDrinkingWaterandSanitation.

RolfeEberhard,EnergyandDevelopmentRe­searchCentreoftheUniversityofCapeTown,SouthAfrica.

AmandaMarlin,ProgrammeManager,Advo­cacyandCommunication,WSSCC.

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•Stand20­22June2011UN­Waterstandandmeetingpoint

UNW­DPACsupportedthemanningoftheUN­WaterstandattheForum.ThestandservedtofollowupandrespondtotheinterestofmediaprofessionalsontheworkofUN­Waterandonwaterandsanitationasahumanrightsissue.TheparticipationoftheSpecialRapporteurinthemainplenaryandthedebatesessionraisedmuchinterestandmanyquestionswerereceivedandansweredatthestand.Around300peopleperdaywereattendedbyUNstaff.

The90minutessessionwasanopportunitytofollowupanddiscussinmoredetailtheis­suesraisedbytheSpecialRapporteurduringtheplenarysession.Thesessionwaswellat­tendedbymorethan100Forumparticipantsincludingmediarepresentatives,journalists,communicationsprofessionalsandexperts.

TheSpecialRapporteurbeganthedebatebyframingtheseriouswaterandsanita­tionproblemsaroundtheworldandar­ticulatingtheclearneedforgreatereffortinthisarea.AmandaMarlinelaborated

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ontheissueofsanitationandhighlightedawholesetoflowtechsolutions,pointingoutthatalotinvolveschang­ingsocialnormsinawaythatchangepeople’slifeexpe­rienceandopportunities.RolfeEberhardillustratedthe

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InfomaterialsThehumanrighttowaterandsanitation

OntheoccasionoftheDeutscheWelleGlobalMediaForum,UNW­DPACproducedaseriesofinformationmaterialsonthehumanrighttowaterandsanitationwhichincluded:

01 AReaderprovidingbasicreferencesforeasyreadingandthelatestandmostrelevantpublicationsfromUNagenciesandprogrammesonthisissue;

02 AMediaBriefpresentingthecurrentsituationandsomeexampleswhichillustratehowthehumanrighttowaterandsanitationisbeingimplementedinpractice;

03 AFactsandFiguresleaflet;

04 UN Milestones documentpresentingtheUNhistoricalbackgroundandevolutionoftherecognitionofthehumanrighttowaterandsanitation;

05 AGlossary.

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6.4.WaterandtheGreenEconomyWater isoneof themostpressingchallenges facing society today. If Rio+20willbeoneofthemostimportantglob­wecontinuealong thesamepath, almeetingsonsustainabledevelopmentin

ourtime.AtRio,ourvisionmustbeclear:aexpertspredictthattheamountofsustainablegreeneconomythatprotectsthehealthofwaterneededbyhumanscouldex­the environment while supporting achieve­

ceed the amount available by as mentoftheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals“ ” much as 40 percent by 2030. Thisrealitywouldhavedevastatingcon­

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sequences for economies and the UNSecretary­Generallivesofpeopleworldwide.

Waterisfundamentaltoagreeneconomybecauseitisinterwovenwithsomanysustainabledevelopmentissues,suchashealth,foodsecurity,andpoverty.Indevelopingcountries,accesstowaterandsanitationservicesisacriticalpreconditionforpovertyreductionandeconomicprogress.Themultiplebenefitsofprovidingaccesstowaterandsanitationintermsofhealth,lifeexpectancy,andthefreeingoftimeforeducationandeconomicactivities,arewellknown.

Atthesametime,wateristhecommonthreadthatconnectsthethreecriticalissuesoffood,en­ergyandclimatechange.Sustainingeconomicgrowthisonlypossibleifwerecognisethelimitedcapacityofecosystemstosupplythewaterneededforagriculture,industry,energygenerationandtheproductionofthemanygoodsandservicesdemandedbysociety.Agreeneconomyimpliesmanagingwaterinawaythatcatalysessocialandeconomicdevelopment,whilstalsosafe­guardingfreshwaterecosystemsandtheservicestheyprovide.Watermanagementmustbeim­provedinordertoachievefoodsecurity,conserveecosystemsandreducerisksfromwaterscarcityandpollution,naturaldisasterssuchasfloodsanddroughts,andfromclimatechange.

Atthecruxofthegreeneconomyconceptistheideaofamodelofeconomicgrowthwhichalsoresultsinimprovementstopeople’swell­beingandtacklesenvironmentalchallenges.

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process, the conference drewlessonsondifferentiatedrespon­sibilities, appropriateness andtransferability of different toolsandapproachesindifferentcon­texts, as well as on issues ofscalingupandtransitioning.

The conference was organisedarounddifferentthematicandre­gional plenary sessions and fol­lowedbyworkinggroupsessions.Each plenary session comprisedanoverviewpresentationmadebythesessionconvenorandaques­

InternationalConference3­5October2011WaterintheGreenEconomyinPractice:TowardsRio+20.Zaragoza,SpainOrganisers:UNW­DPAConbehalfofUN­WaterandincollaborationwithOECD,ILO,theWorldBank,UNEP,UNW­DPC,UNESCWA,UNECLACandCHE.

Thisinternationalconferencepro­videdanopportunitytoshowcasehow water is a key factor in thegreeneconomyandhowdifferenttoolscanpromoteatransitiontothegreeneconomy.

MoreinformationabouttheconferenceontheDecade’swebsite

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CasespresentedAs a contribution to the Rio+20

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tionsandanswersdiscussionwiththepanellists.Thepanellistsrepresentedspecificcasestudiesfromaroundtheworldwhichdemonstratethesuccessfulimplementationofthetools.

Plenarysessionswereorganisedaroundthefollowingissues:

01 Economicinstrumentsforwatermanagementinthetransitiontowardsthegreeneconomy;

02 Financingwaterdevelopmentinagreeneconomy;

03 Investinginnaturalcapitaltopromotethegreeneconomy;

04 Technologytofacilitatethetransitiontoagreeneconomy;

05 Greenjobs:greeningthelabourmarkettofostersustainability;

06 Waterplanningtosupportthetransitiontowardsgreengrowth;

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07 WaterandthegreeneconomyintheESCWAregion;

08 WaterandthegreeneconomyintheLACregion.

Outcomesfromtheconference includedacompendiumofbestpracticesintheuseoftoolstopromotewaterandthegreenecon­omyandaconferencereporthighlightingmainlessonslearnt.

Conferencesummaryat

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Mainhighlights:keymessagesonwaterandthegreeneconomy

Rio+20needstodemonstratethatagreeneconomyispossible;thatthereareopportunitiestoadvanceinsocialjustice,economicprogressandconservationoftheenvironmentwithintherangeofavailableresourcesandtechnology.Agreeneconomyisforeveryoneandde­velopingcountriescantakealeadingrolethroughadoptinginnovativeinitiativesthatgen­erateeconomic,socialandenvironmentalbenefits.

01 Achievingagreeneconomyonlypossiblebyensuringbasicwaterandsanitationservicesforeveryone.

02 Transitioningtoagreeneconomyinwaterrequiresashiftfromcurrentpractice.

03 Creatingincentivesforimprovingefficiencyisappropriatewherebasicwaterandsanitationservicesarealreadybeingprovided.

04 Thereisanimportantroleforsocialdialogueandforcommunitiesintheprovisionofwaterservices.

05 Thetransitiontoagreeneconomyrequiresmobilisingmorefunds,butalsoin­creasingefficienciestomakebetteruseofthelimitedfinancialresourcesavailable.

06 Investinginnaturalcapitaliscriticalforrestoringandsustainingthewater­relatedservicesprovidedbyecosystems.

07 Governmentsneedtofacilitateinnovationandadoptionofgreenerwaterprovisionandwaterusetechnologies,contributingtojobcreationandstructuraltransfor­mationtowardsgreenereconomies.

08 Waterplanningisapowerfulsocialtoolforidentifyingthebestwaytousewaterresourcestomeetthecompetingneedsofdifferentusers.

Paneldiscussion16November2011UN­Water:TheRoadtoRio,waterinthegreeneconomyfordevelopmentandpovertyeradication.Bonn,GermanyOrganisers:UNW­DPACwiththecollaborationofUNW­DPC

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stricttrade,financingandofficialdevelopmentassistance,andlimitpublicpolicyspacetoprotecttheenvironment,regulatemarketsandpursuesocialobjectives.

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Finalreportat:

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process.UN­WatermembersandpartnersdiscussedtheUN­Watermessagesandshow­casedanddiscussedkeyinitiativesthathavebeenimportantinsupportingtheroleofwaterinthedevelopmentagendaandwhatwecanexpectforwaterattheRio+20conference.

InfomaterialsWaterandthegreeneconomy

FortheInternationalUN­WaterConference“WaterintheGreenEconomyinPractice:To­wardsRio+20”,UNW­DPACproducedaseriesofinformationmaterialsincludingasetofissuebriefson:

01 WaterandAgriculturentheGreenEconomy;

02 WaterandCitiesintheGreenEconomy;

03 WaterandIndustryintheGreenEconomy;

04 WatershedsandaquifersintheGreenEconomy;

andasetoftoolsinformationbriefson

01 WaterFinancinginthetransitiontotheGreenEconomy;

02 WaterandCapacityDevelopmentinthetran­sitiontotheGreenEconomy;

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AReaderalsoprovidesinformationonthemostrecentandrelevantUNpublicationsonwaterandthegreeneconomy.

6.5.WaterandClimateChangeWateristheprimarymediumthroughwhichclimatechangeinfluencesEarth’secosystemandthusthelivelihoodandwell­beingofsocieties.Highertemperaturesandchangesinextremeweatherconditionsareprojectedtoaffectavailabilityanddistributionofrainfall,snowmelt,riverflowsandgroundwater,andfurtherdeterioratewaterquality.Thepoor,whoarethemostvulnerable,arelikelytobeadverselyaffected.

Waterstressisalreadyhigh,particularlyinmanydevelopingcountries;improvedmanage­mentiscriticaltoensuresustainabledevelopment.Waterresourcesmanagementaffectsalmostallaspectsoftheeconomy,inparticularhealth,foodproductionandsecurity;do­mesticwatersupplyandsanitation;energyandindustry;andenvironmentalsustainability.Ifaddressedinadequately,managementofwaterresourceswilljeopardiseprogressonpovertyreductiontargetsandsustainabledevelopmentinalleconomic,socialandenviron­mentaldimensions.

Adaptationtoclimatechangeiscloselylinkedtowateranditsroleinsustainabledevelop­ment.Torecognisethisrealityandtorespondaccordinglypresentsdevelopmentopportuni­ties.Variousnecessaryadaptationmeasuresthatdealwithclimatevariabilityandbuilduponexistinglandandwatermanagementpracticeshavethepotentialtocreateresiliencetocli­matechangeandtoenhancewatersecurityandthusdirectlycontributetodevelopment.

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ActivitiesattheMediaForum20­23June20102010editionofDeutscheWelleGlobalMediaForum.TheHeatisOn–ClimateChangeandtheMedia.Bonn,Germany

TheDeutscheWelleGlobalMediaForum2010broughttogethermorethan1,300mediapro­fessionals,scientists,energyexpertsandpolicymakersaswellasrepresentativesfromin­ternational, grassroots and non­governmental organisations to discuss the role andresponsibilityofthemediaincommunicatingissuesrelatedtoclimatechange.

•Workshopandeditorialsessions20­23June2010Journalistorientationprogrammeon“WaterandClimateChange”Organisers:UNW­DPACincollaborationwiththeUN­WaterTaskForceonWaterandClimateChange

UNW­DPACorganisedaonedayorientationworkshopwithtwodaysofconferencereport­ingandeditorialwork.Theworkshopdealtwithwaterrelatedissueswithintheclimatechangefieldandintendedtoclarifytherelationbetweenwaterissuesandclimatechange U

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Theworkshopenabledparticipantstoputintopracticejournalismandconferencereporting Onedayorientationworkshopwith…duringtheDWGlobalMediaForum.These

Manamar Sivakumar, World Meteorologicalactivitieshelpedthemtoreflectontheirex­ Organization(WMO).periencesofreportingonwaterandclimate

DavidCoates,SecretariatoftheConventiononchange(challengesandbestpractices)andtoBiologicalDiversity.

draw lessons learnt from stories of goodFelixDodds,Stakeholderforum.practicesininformingandcommunicating.SergioA.Zelaya­Bonilla,UnitedNationsCon­

Followingtheorientationworkshopthepar­ ventiontoCombatDesertification(UNCCD).ticipants attended the DW Media Forum,contributedactivelytothepaneldiscussionsession“WaterforLife–WhereistheWaterintheClimateChangedebate?”on21Juneandjoinedtheworkshopmodules“backstoppingandeditorialsessions”on21and22June.

Theworkshopwasattendedby23participantsfrom14countriesfromAsiaandAfrica,in­cludingChina,Egypt,Guinea,Indonesia,India,Kenya,Nigeria,Pakistan,Tanzania,Tunisia,Uganda,Vietnam,YemenandZambia.

•Paneldiscussionsession21June2010WaterforLife–WhereistheWaterintheClimateChangedebate?Organisers:UNW­DPAC

ThispaneldiscussionsessionformedpartoftheForumprogrammeandthediscussionre­ceivedinputfromthejournalistworkshop.Thesessionconsistedofthepresentationofthekeymessagesgatheredontheone­pageAdaptationtoclimatechangeismainlyaboutwaterlaunchedbyUN­Water.FourUNexpertsandanexperiencedjournalistweremoderatedbythedirectorofUNW­DPACduringtheTalkShowpartofthesession,whileengaginginac­

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6.6.WaterandInternationalCommitments

Theworld’spopulationhasincreasedbyalmost1.5billionpeoplesince1990;94%ofthisgrowthhasoccurredindevelopingregions.

Between1990and2008,theproportionoftheworld’spopulationwithaccesstoimproveddrinkingwatersourcesincreasedfrom77%to87%.Thisconstitutesanincreaseofalmost1.8billionpeopleworldwideandputstheworldwellontrackformeetingtheMDGdrinkingwatertargetof89%.Despitethisprogress,itisestimatedthatin2008,therewerestill884millionpeoplethatdidnotuseimproveddrinkingwatersources.Atthecurrentrateofprogress,672millionpeoplewillnotuseimproveddrinkingwatersourcesin2015.

TheUnitedNationsestimatesthat2.6billionpeoplestilllackaccesstoimprovedsanitationandaround1.2billionpracticeopendefecation.Unlesshugeeffortsaremade,thepropor­tionofpeoplewithoutaccesstobasicsanitationwillnotbehalvedby2015.EvenifwemeettheMDGsanitationtarget,therewillstillbe1.7billionpeoplewithoutaccesstobasicsan­itation.Ifthetrendremainsascurrentlyprojected,anadditionalbillionpeoplewhoshouldhavebenefitedfromMDGprogresswillmissoutandby2015therewillbe2.7billionpeoplewithoutaccesstobasicsanitation.

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Stakeholderdialogue22August2011UN­Waterdialoguesession‘Beyond2015:Whatnextforwater­relatedMDGsandwaterchallenges?’Stockholm,SwedenOrganisers:UNW­DPC,UNW­DPACandWWAP

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Organised at World Water Week 2011, thisVideosummarisingthestakeholderdialogueat:

http://youtu.be/SZhEf­4ZNuIstakeholderdialoguesessionaddressedsomeofthepressingquestionsrelatedtotheachieve­mentof2015targetsandthepost­2015period:

HastheMDGprocessactuallybeenhelpingthemostvulnerable?02 Aregovernmentschoosingthemosteasilyreachabletargetstoachievetheirgoals?03 Whatdoweneedtodotoreachwater­relatedtargetsby2015?04 HowcanwehelpthedecisionmakingprocesstoachievetheMDGs?05 WhatistheroleofinternationallegislationandtheUNinthisdebate?06 Whatshouldwebeaimingforafter2015?07 HowcanwaterbemainstreamedinprocessessuchastheMDGsandRio+20?

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7.1.WateroperatorsCommunicationandawareness­raisingcanpromotechangesinattitudesandsocialbe­haviourandhelpcommunitiestoidentifysustainableopportunitiesthatarewithintheirreachforimprovingaccesstowaterandsanitation.Communicationandawareness­raisingstrategiescanalsohelppeopleexchangeexperiences,learnfromeachotherandencour­agedialogueanddebate.

Asthemainprovidersofdrinkingwatertotheworld’spopulation,wateroperatorshaveagreatdealofpowertocommunicate,showbyexample,andinspiretheircustomersabouttheurgentneedtoacttowardcommonenvironmentalanddevelopmentgoals.Increasingly,wateroperatorsareengaginginawareness­raisingcampaigns,internationaldevelopment,andcorporatesocialresponsibilityefforts.

In2010­2011UNW­DPACorganisedtwomainactivitiesspecificallyaddressedtowaterop­erators:theDevelopmentCornerSessionandtheWaterSmartCampaign.

•DevelopmentCornerSession21September2010Sharingsocialtools:buildingawateroperators’communityofpracticeUN­WaterdevelopmentcornersessionatIWAWorldWaterCongress,Montreal,CanadaOrganisers:UNW­DPAC,GWOPA

ThisUN­Watersessionexaminedhowsocialtools,suchascommunicationandawareness­raising efforts, can play a central role in

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changingbehaviourandraisingawarenessonwaterandsanitationissues.Duringthefirstpartofthesession,threewateropera­torsfromthreedifferentregionsoftheworld(Asia,LatinAmericaandtheCaribbeanandAfrica)presentedtheircommunicationandawareness­raisinginitiatives.Afterthedia­logue,participantsweregiventheopportu­nitytoraisetheirconcerns.

Duringthesecondpartofthesession,the

Participatingwateroperators

AndriesMotsele,RandWater,SouthAfrica.

Long Naro, Phnom Penh Water Supply Au­thority(PPWSA),Cambodia.

AnaCristinaNavarro,EmpresasPúblicasdeMedellín(EPM),Colombia.

Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Al­liance(GWOPA)presentedtheirsocialnet­working mechanism which allows watercompanies,aswellasindividualwaterpro­

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fessionals,toshareexperiencesandlessonslearned.Thispresentationwasfollowedbyadebatewiththeaudiencethatendedwitha‘marketplace’exercisewherewateroperatorssharedsomeofthecommunicationsmaterialsandinitiativesdevelopedwithinterestedor­ganisationsandpotentialpartners.

Thesessionconcludedthatitisevenpossibletocommunicateinsocietieswithlowlevelsofliteracyandthatitisimportanttogetthecitizenstoactasagentsleadingthecommuni­cationprocess.

•WaterSmartCampaignLaunchedon22March2010,onWorldWaterDay,

ChampionWaterOperators andorganisedincollaborationwiththeGlobalWaterOperators’PartnershipAlliance(GWOPA),theWaterCanaldeIsabelII,Madrid,Spain.SmartCampaignisintendedtoprovidewateroper­

EmpresasPúblicasdeMedellín(EPM), atorswithdifferentmeanstoimplementcommuni­Colombia.

cationandawareness­raisingcampaignsonwaterPhnomPenhWaterSupplyAuthority andsanitationrelatedissues.Thecampaignfacili­(PPWSA),Cambodia. tatesbuildingawateroperators’communityofprac­

ticebysharinglessonslearnedandbestpracticesontheseissues.TheCampaignhasidentifiedacoregroupofChampionWaterOperatorswhoareleadingthefirstphaseoftheprogramme.

During2010­2011,theCanaldeIsabelIIhasbeenworkinginpreparingadraft“Bestprac­ticeguidetodevelopingcommunicationcampaignsforwateroperators”.

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•InternationalConference13­17December2010SustainableWaterManagementinCities:Engagingstakeholdersforeffectivechangeandaction.Zaragoza,Spain

LocalauthoritieswerethemaintargetaudienceofandcontributorstothisInternationalConference,jointlyorganisedbyUNW­DPAC,UN­Habitat,theSWITCHConsortiumandtheMunicipalityofZaragoza.TheconferencefocusedonhowtoputsustainableurbanwatermanagementintopracticeandsupportedpreparationsforWorldWaterDay2011.

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7.3.GeneralpublicToinform,sensitiseandraiseawarenessonwaterandsanitationissuesamongthegeneralpublicispartofthemandateofUNW­DPAC.

•RoadShowExhibitMarch­December2010TakingActionforWater

FocusingonthethemeselectedforWorldWaterDay2010“Cleanwaterforahealthyworld”,andincollaborationwiththeSpanishRedCross,UNW­DPACproducedaneasy­to­travelexhibittofacilitateabetterunderstandingamongthegeneralpubliconhowwaterqualityaffectspeople’sdailylivesandecosystemhealth.Themainobjectivewastopromotebehaviourchangeandencouragevisitorstoimprovethecurrentsituationthroughindividualandcollectiveaction.Moreinformationontheroadshowexhibitcanbefoundinsection6.1.

•PosterExhibition25 October­25November2011‘ WaterisLife’InternationalThematicPosterExhibition.Zaragoza,Spain

Thetouringposterexhibition'Wateris Life' displayed 33 thematicpostersselectedfromthe2011edi­tionofthe'WaterisLife'competi­tionforonemonthatUNW­DPAC.

Informationontheexhibitat:

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Thispostercompetition,organisedbytheBerlinUniversityofArts(Germany),theNanjingArtsInstituteandNormalUniversity,Hangzhou(China)andsupportedbytheGermancom­paniesMediaConsultaInternational,FerchauGmbH,ZentralverbandSanitär,Heizung,Klima,VereinigungDeutscherSanitärwirtschafte.V.(VDS)andGentnerVerlag,providedanoppor­tunitytoshowcaseyoungcreativityfromallovertheworldonaglobalscale.The2011edi­tionoftheposterexhibitionreceivedmorethan4,800candidaturesfrom83countries.U

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7.4.MediaJournalistsandmediarepresentativeshaveaperfectprofiletoadvocateforwaterandsan­itationsincetheychannelandcommunicatemessagestoverydifferenttargetaudiences.Therefore,ajournalisttrainingprogrammecanbeavaluableassetasaplatformforadvo­cacyandcommunicationinthewaterandsanitationsector.

TheUNW­DPACjournalisttrainingprogrammeprovidesaplatformtodiscussthebroadrangeofissuesandactionstoimprovejournalists’understandingandcommunicationskills on water and sanitation is­sues.Theultimategoalistoexpandand improve media coverage ofwaterandsanitationissues,includ­ing climate change, the environ­ment, and human rights, amongothers,throughanetworkofjour­nalistswithenhancedcommitment,perspective, technical knowledgeandaccesstoinformationtoreporteffectivelyononeofthemosturgentchallengesofourtime.

UNW­DPACseekstousethejour­nalisttrainingprogrammeaspartof the broader goals of fosteringsustainablerelationswithjournal­ists in developing and developednations,inordertoincreasemediacoverageofUN­Water,theWaterDecadeandwaterandsanitationrelatedissues.

Thetrainingprogrammeincludestrainingworkshopsandspecialac­tivitiesforjournalistsonwaterandsanitation related issues. It alsorecognisesthosejournalistswhomake public awareness of waterand sanitation and their relateddevelopment issues a priority.Themed workshops for profes­sional journalists are held regu­larlythroughouttheyearcoveringsubjectsrelatedtowaterandsan­itation.

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•20­22March2010.Nairobi,KenyaJournalistworkshopFocus:Waterquality

•22March2010.Nairobi,KenyaJournalistandexpertseminar“Howtoimprovecommu­nicationsonwaterqualityforjournalistsandexperts”Focus:Waterquality

•20­23June2010.Bonn,GermanyWorkshopandeditorialsessionsFocus:WaterandClimateChange

•6­9September2010.Stockholm,SwedenMediaprogrammeFocus:Waterquality,sanitationandurbanissues

•21­22March2011.CapeTown,SouthAfricaJournalistworkshopFocus:Urbanwatermanagement

•19June2011.Bonn,GermanyOnedaymediaandUNcommunicationexperts’work­shop.Focus:TheHumanRighttoWaterandSanitation

Additionalinformationcanbefoundinsection6.

Documentspreparedtosupportjournalisttrainingsessions

•A SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, andThreats)analysisofcommunicationsandmediaworkofUNW­DPAC,includingasetofrecommendations;

•Adocumentdescribingaseriesofcorporativecommuni­cation examples, including some recommendations toUNW­DPAC;

•Adocumentsummarisinghowtoscreen,follow­upandanalyseonlinepressonaregularbasisfortheelaborationofmediaclippings;

•Afirstdraftofamanualforthejournalists’trainingpro­gramme.Thisincludesdifferentchaptersonthetheoryofjournalism;achecklistforjournalists;andathematicchapteronwaterandcities.

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Between2010and2011,achievementsofthejournalisttrainingprogrammeinclude:

01 Creationofaworldwidenetworkofjournalists;

02 Sixworkshopsandseveralmediaconsultationevents;

03 Increasedparticipationofprintmedia,newsagencies,radios,TV,onlinemediaandnetworks;

04 Publishedarticlesandworldwidebroadcasts;

05 Creationofnewsocialmedia(e.g.BlogforWaterJournalistsinAfrica,FacebookgroupofLatinAmericanJournalists);

06 InvolvementofUN­Watermembersandpartners,UNInformationCentres(UNICs),NGOs,business,mediaandacademiarepresentatives,researchers,etc.

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01 FortheUN­WaterSecretariat

–PreparingUN­Water’sCommunicationstrategy;

–PreparingthereportontheDecade;

–OrganisingUN­WaterannualZaragozaconferences(cities,greeneconomy)andevents(IWA);

–OrganisingtheUN­WaterannualWaterforLifePrize.

02 FortheUN­WaterThematicPriorityAreaonWaterandClimateChange

–PreparingtheCommunicationstrategyfortheTPAandcontributingtotheprepa­rationofkeymessages;

–Mediaactivities: journalistprogrammeonwaterandclimatechangeat2010DeutscheWelleGlobalMediaForum;

–Supportingthepreparationofinformationproducts:guidancedocumentonadap­tationtoclimatechange.

03 FortheUN­WaterThematicPriorityAreaonSanitation

–Mediaactivities:mediaprogrammeonwaterandsanitationasahumanrightat2011DWMF;

–Preparinginformationproducts:preparinganadvocacybriefonsanitationasahumanrighttosupportthepreparationofinfomaterialsforthe5yeardrivetosanitation.

04 FortheUN­WaterTaskforceonWastewaterandWaterQuality

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–Participatinginthe1st taskforcemeeting,9­11June2010:presentingUNW­DPACactivitiesonwaterquality,leadinganopendiscussiononimprovingcommunicationonwaterqualityissues,preparingtheUN­WaterDialogueSessionforWWW2010;

–Preparingadraftcommunicationmatrixonwaterqualityactivitiesandmateri­alsofUNprogrammesandagencies;

–CompilingaUNglossaryonwastewaterandwaterqualityissues;

–Participatinginthe2nd taskforcemeetingon6September2010atWorldWaterWeekwhereitwassuggestedthataperceptionsanalysisonwaterqualityandwastewaterbeinitiatedasabasisforthepreparationofthecommunicationstrat­egyofthetaskforce;

–Organisingadialoguesessionon“SickwateristhreateningtheMDGs:Astake­holderdialoguetoaddresscapacitydevelopmentandcommunicationneeds”on8September2010atWorldWaterWeek2010.

05 FortheUN­WaterTaskforceonTransboundaryWaters

– ContributingtothemappingexerciseworkshopcoordinatedbyUNW­DPC.

06 FortheUN­WaterAdvisoryGrouponUN­WaterPublications

–SupportingUN­Waterpublicationssurveypreparationandimplementation.

TheOfficehasbuiltkeypartnershipsfortheimplementationofactivities,includingwiththefollowingorganisations:

–UN­Watermembers:CBD,ECLAC,ESCWA,GWP,ILO,SIWI,UN­Habitat,UNEP,UN­ESCO,UNSGAB,UNW­DPC,WHO,WMO,WorldBank,WSSCC,WWAP;

–Other organizations/departments of the United Nations: GWOPA, UNCRD­LAC,UNDPI,UNESCO­IHE,UNICs;

–Hostcountrypartners:AutonomousGovernmentofAragon,CasaAsia,CHE,ColegiodeIngenierosdeCaminos,CanalesyPuertos(CICCP),NationalGovernment,Span­ishRedCross,CervantesInstitute,ECODES,SEHMU,UniversityofZaragoza,MalagaandComplutenseofMadrid,ZaragozaMunicipality;

–Otherorganisations:GovernmentofGermany,OECD,PulitzerCentre,SWITCHCon­sortium,WaterAdvocates.

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9.1.UNDocumentationCentreonWaterandSanitation

Strengtheningimplementationcapacitiesofstakeholdersatalllevelsinordertoachievetime­boundgoals,targetsandactionsagreedbytheinternationalcommunityinthewaterandsanitationfieldsrequireseasyaccesstohigh­quality,understandable,reliable,rele­vantandtimelyinformation.Atremendousamountofvaluablewaterandsanitationrelatedinformationisgeneratedeveryyearbydifferentagencies,programmesandinitiativesoftheUN­system.Unfortunatelythisinformationisscattered,makingitdifficultforstakeholderstoaccessrelevantinformationontimeinordertomakeinformeddecisions.Often,stake­holdersarenotfamiliarwiththemandateofeachagency,itsmainareasofcompetenceandspecificfocus.

In2009,UNW­DPACdistributedasurveytoUN­Watermembersoninformationandcom­municationissueswithaviewtofurtherelaborateandconsolidateitsinformationandcom­municationstrategiesandrelatedworkplanpointsandtoreachaconsensusonspecificareaswhereUNW­DPACcouldsupportUN­Watermembers.Inthesurvey,UN­Watermem­berssuggestedthatUNW­DPACshouldpromotethevisibilityofUN­Wateranditsmem­bers’workonwaterandsanitationandalsorepresentanauthoritativesourceofinformationforUN­Watermembersandfordifferentstakeholders(e.g.mediaprofessionals,educators,etc.).Takingthisintoaccount,UNW­DPACstartedtodevelopaUNDocumentationCentreonWaterandSanitation.

TheobjectiveoftheUNDocumentationCentreonWaterandSanitation(UNDCWS)istoactasaclearinghouseonwaterandsanitation­relatedinformationmaterialsproducedbytheUNsystem(programmes,agencies,etc.).ThespecificobjectivesoftheUNDCWSare:

01 Tofacilitatesearch,increasedisseminationandimprovevisibilityofUNinforma­tionmaterialsonwaterandsanitation;

02 Toincreaseandfacilitateonlineandoff­lineaccesstoUNinformationmaterialsonwaterandsanitation;

03 TosupportUN­Watermembersintheproductionofnewreportsandinformationmaterials;

04 Tosupportcapacity­buildingactivitiesofUN­Watermembers;

05 ToimproveUNinformationpracticesonwaterandsanitation(e.g.standardsde­velopment).

Inordertoachievetheseobjectives,theUNDCWSprojectbuildsonthreemaincomponents:

01 Anetworkoftwinlibrariesanddocumentationcentres;

02 Anonlinerepository;

03 AUNinformationworkinggroup.

Duringthe2010­2011period,UNW­DPAChasbeenregularlyupdatingtheoffline­repository.Morethan1,200UNpublicationshavebeenregistered,described,indexedandcataloguedtodate.Differentoptionsforprovidingonlineaccesstothecataloguehavebeenexploredand,respondingtotheagreementUNW­DPAChadwiththeMunicipalityofZaragozaanditsdocumentationcentreonwater,UNW­DPAChasbeenworkingcloselywiththeMunicipal­itytodeveloptheonlinemodule.UNW­DPAChasalsoexploredoptionswiththeUNWAISsystem.

InNovember2010apublicationalertservicewaslaunchedwiththereleaseofthefirstUNBimonthlyPublicationsRe­ Subscribers to the UNview.Thisreviewbringssubscribersthelatestpublications Bimonthly Publications

Review 2864 as of De­producedbyUnitedNationsagenciesandprogrammesoncember2011.issuesrelatedtowaterandsanitationeverytwomonths.

This service gives visibility to new UN publications andkeepssubscribersregularlyinformedonnewupdates.Todate,UNECLAC,ILO,UNDP,UNEP,UNICEFandWHOhaverespondedtothecalltoregu­larlyinformaboutnewpublications.SinceJanuary2011aTwitteraccountalsogivesvisibilitytonewpublications.

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The“WaterforLife”UN­WaterBestPracticesAwardwaslaunchedbyUN­DPACforthefirsttimeinDecember2010attheInternationalConference“SustainableWaterManagementinCities:Engagingstakeholdersforeffectivechangeandaction”.Zaragoza,Spain.

ThepurposeoftheAwardistopromoteeffortstofulfilinternationalcommitmentsmadeonwaterandwater­relatedissuesby2015throughtherecognitionofoutstandingbestprac­ticesthatcanensurethelong­termsustainablemanagementofwaterresourcesandcon­tributetotheachievementofinternationallyagreedgoalsandtargets.TheAwardisopentoprojectsorprogrammesachievingparticularlyeffectiveresultsinthefieldofwaterman­agementorinraisingawarenessinwaterissuesandUNW­DPACservestofacilitatethesharingofgoodpracticesandlessonslearnedontheseissues.

Theprizeisawardedyearlyintwocategories:‘bestwatermanagementpractices’and‘bestparticipatory, Focuscommunication, awareness­raising and education 1st editionpractices’. Urbanwatermanagement

2ndeditionEacheditionfocusesonthethemeselectedfortheWaterforFoodSecurity

forthcomingWorldWaterDay.

Theprizeisawardedataspecialcer­emonyonWorldWaterDay,22Marchandcomprisesaninvitationtopartic­ipate in theUNeventcelebratedon

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www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/waterforlifeaward.shtml

theoccasionofWorldWaterDay,avideoproducedoneachofthewinningbestpracticecat­egoriesandacertificateespeciallydesignedfortheaward.

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9.3.Documentaryfilmsandvideos•WaterforLifedocumentaryfilmseriesUNW­DPAC,incollaborationwiththeUnitedNationsDepartmentofPublicInformation(UNDPI),producesaseriesofdocumentaryfilmswhicharedistributedamongTVproduc­ersaspartoftheUNinActionandthe21stCenturySeries.Thisdocumentaryfilmseriesareintendedtoraisepublicawarenessonpressingwaterandsanitationissues.In2011,UNW­DPACpresentedanewdocumentaryfilminthisseriesonthealarmingdeclineofwaterqualityinLakeVictoriaanditsimpactonhumanhealthandlivelihoods.

•VideointerviewsVideointerviewswithcasepresentersattheConference“WaterintheGreen

Theseriesofvideointerviewsincludesinterviews EconomyinPractice”areaccessiblewith conference participants and presenters at from UNW­DPAC YouTube ChannelUNW­DPACandUN­Waterevents. www.youtube.com/unwdpac/

•UN­WatersessionsvideosTheseriesofvideosofUN­Watersessionspresentsasummaryofdiscussionsanddebatefromdialogueandinterviewsessionsorganizedatinternationalevents.

8September2010: Sickwater is threatening theMDGs:Astakeholderdialoguetoaddresscapacitydevelopmentandcommunicationneeds.Stockholm,Swedenwww.unmultimedia.org/tv/webcast/2010/09/world­water­week­stockholm­sweden.html

20June2011:WaterandSanitationasaHumanRight,Bonn,Germanyhttp://youtu.be/a7j0ICTDASk

22August2011:UN­Waterdialoguesession‘Beyond2015:Whatnextforwater­relatedMDGsandwaterchallenges?’Stockholm,Swedenhttp://youtu.be/SZhEf­4ZNuI

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•TwitterpresenceDuring2011,UNW­DPAChasincreasedtheDecade’spresenceinTwitterandcreated4newaccountsadaptedtospecificneedsandaudiences.

@Water_Decade

Createdon1September2009.ItkeepsfollowersabreastofthelatestnewsontheWaterDecade. 1135followers

@undcws

Createdon14January2011.ItworksasapublicationsalertsserviceandkeepsfollowersinformedonthelatestpublicationsonwaterandsanitationfromUNagenciesandpro­grammes. 706followers

@wateremergencies

Createdon17January2011.Itkeepsfollowersawareofthelatestwaterandsanitationre­latedemergenciesandreliefactionsreportedbytheUnitedNationssystem.279followers

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Createdon15February2011.ItbringsfollowersthelatestnewsonactivitiesfromUNW­DPAC. 228followers

@unwatervideos

Createdon29April2011.ItbringsfollowersthelatestvideosproducedbyUnitedNationsagenciesandprogrammesonwaterandsanitation. 97followers

•PresenceonFacebookThe“WaterforLife”UN­WaterBestPracticesAwardhasaFacebookaccountwherepeopleaccessinformationonthelatestnewsabouttheaward(candidates,winners,juryandTACcomposition,etc.).www.facebook.com/waterforlifeaward 130fans

•UNW­DPACYoutubeChannelTheUNW­DPACchannelwww.youtube.com/unwdpacprovidesaccesstovideosproducedfortheWaterDecade.ThechannelalsooffersaplatformforeventsorganisedbyUNW­DPAC(videointerviewswithpresenters,dialoguesessionssummaries,etc.).

9.5.“WaterforLife”Decade’swebsiteUNW­DPACisresponsibleformanagingthe“WaterforLife”Decade’swebsitewiththesup­portfromtheUNDepartmentofPublicInformationinNewYork.TheDecade’swebsiteisaplaceforpeoplegaininformationabouttheDecadebutalsotogetinvolvedandlearnwhatishappeningaroundtheworld.TheDecade’swebsiteisalsoapointing­hubforwaterandsanitationrelatedinformationgeneratedbyUNagenciesandprogrammes.

•NewsectionsDuringthe2010­2011period,anumberofnewsectionstotheDecade’swebsitehavebeencreated,includingthefollowing:

UNPublications

ThissectionprovidesaccesstothemostrecentpublicationsonwaterandsanitationrelatedissuesproducedbyUNagenciesandprogrammes.

Availableat:www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/unpublications.shtml

UNPhotobanks

ThissectionprovidesaselectionofUNwaterandsanitationrelatedphotobanksandphotogalleries.Availableatwww.un.org/waterforlifedecade/un_photo_library.shtml

UNVideoLibrary

Thevideolibraryfeatureswater­relatedvideosproducedbyUnitedNationsagencies,pro­grammesand/orinitiatives,andfacilitatesaccesstothisselectionofvideosbythemeandbyregion.ItalsoprovidesaccesstoUNYoutubeWaterChannels.

Availableat:www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/video_library.shtml

Decade’sProgrammes

This new section provides access to the Decade’s programmes, namely the UN­WaterDecade Programme on Advocacy and Communication (UNW­DPAC) and the UN­WaterDecadeProgrammeonCapacityDevelopment(UNW­DPC).UNW­DPAChasadedicatedsectionontheDecade’swebsitewhichprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheProgramme,itsmandate,activitiesandproducts.

Availableat:www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/unwdpac.shtml

WaterintheGreenEconomyInternationalConferencesection

UNW­DPACcreatedasectionontheDecade’swebsitededicatedtotheInternationalConfer­ence“WaterintheGreenEconomyinPractice:TowardsRio+20”whichtookplaceinZaragoza,Spainon3­5October2011.Thissectionprovidesaccesstoallinformationandpublicationsfor

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Availableat:www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/green_economy_2011/

•ThematicupdatesDuringthe2010­2011periodallthematicsections,whicharethemostvisitedsectionsontheDecade’swebsite,havebeenrevampedandimproved.Anewthematicsec­tiononthehumanrighttowaterandsanitationwasalsocreated.Eachthematicsectionnowprovidesaccessto:a)background information;b)abasicglossary;c)UNfactsandfigures;d)informationonrelatedUNinitiatives;e)mostrelevantpublicationsfromUNagenciesandpro­grammes;f)aselectionofUNvideos;andg)aselectionofUNphotobanksandgalleries.Thewaterscarcitythe­maticsectionisthemostvisitedsectionontheDecade’swebsite.

•TrendsonDecade’swebsiteEnglishsection

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01Accesstosanitation

02Financingwater

03Genderandwater

04Humanrighttowater

05IntegratedWaterResourcesManagement

06Transboundarywaters

07Waterandcities

08Waterquality

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•ReadersSeriesDependingontheDecade’sagendaofactivitiesandevents,UNW­DPACreg­ularly produces readers on differentwater­related issues. These readersprovidebasicreferencesforeasyread­ingandsomeof the latestandmostrelevant United Nations publicationson specific water and sanitation re­latedthemes.

•Specialissues

01TheUnitedNationsandWater.Specialissueof“IngenieríayTerri­torio”coordinatedbyUNW­DPAC,2010.

UNW­DPACcoordinatedtheprepa­rationofPartIofaspecialissueonWaterandtheUNof“IngenieríayTerritorio”,JournalfromtheSpan­ishAssociationofCivilEngineers.ThisissuegathersdifferentarticlesfromUN­Watermembers’repre­sentatives. The issue, which isavailable inEnglishandSpanish,has been distributed to a list of25,000membersinSpainandLatinAmericaandtheCaribbean.

•Papers

2011• WaterandtheGreenEconomy

• TheHumanRighttoWaterandSanitation

2010• TheMDGtargetonwaterandsanitation

• Financingwaterandsanitation

• IntegratedWaterResourcesManagement

• TransboundaryWaterCooperation

• WaterandCities

• WaterQuality

Allavailableat:www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/unwdpac_pubs.shtml

ContributionstotheJournal

• TheUNandwater

•UN­Water:UnitedNation’sresponsetotheglobalwatercrisis

• TheMDGsfromtheperspectiveofwater

• FinancingsanitationandwaterinLAC

•Best practices in transboundary water manage­ment

• UN­WaterTPAonWaterandClimateChange

Availableat:www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/pdf/ingenieria_y_territorio_un_and_water_2010_eng.pdf

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01DriversofEconomicInformationinRiverBasinPlanning.InternationalJournalforWaterResourcesManagement,2011.

Modernwaterpolicyrequiresnewkindsofeconomicinformationinordertoimprovetheabilityofstakeholdersandwaterauthoritiestoanalysethewholesetofavailableop­tions,toprovidetransparencyandtoassessandadaptwaterdecisionstotheemergingwatermanagementchallenges.Consideringthis,thisarticlepresentsanoverviewofthemaindriversofeconomicinformationintheEuropeanwaterpolicyagendaasdefinedbytheWaterFrameworkDirective.

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02ValuingtheBenefitsofWatertopromotesustainabledevelopmentandpovertyeradication.ContributiontoWorldWaterDevelopmentReport4,forthcoming.

Failuretoproperlyrecognisethefullvalueofwaterbenefitsandcostsisoneoftherootcausesofwaterresourcesmismanagementandofthepoliticalneglectofwaterissues.Valuationofthebenefitsofwaterisessentialinordertoimprovedecisionsofgovern­ments,internationalorganisations,thedonorcommunityandotherstakeholders.ThiscontributiontoWorldWaterDevelopmentReport4analyseshowwatervaluationcanbeincorporatedintodifferentwatermanagementpoliciesandwhatdifferentmethodscanbeused.

03Policymakers’ReflectionsonWaterGovernanceIssues.ContributiontothespecialissueonGlobalWaterGovernanceChallengesandProspects.EcologyandSocietyJournal,2011.

Thetwoculturestheoryarguesthatpolicymakersandscientistshavedifferentculturesand,therefore,difficultiesincommunicatingwitheachother.Othersarguethatthereisincreasingco­productionofknowledge.Thisessayaimstoassesstheconcernsofpol­icymakersbasedonourpolicywork,policyrelatedresearchworkandourday­to­dayexperiencesintermsoffourquestions:(a)Whataretheperceivedmajorissuesforwatergovernance?;(b)Whatarethemajorchallengesinthestructureoftheexistingglobalwatergovernanceapproach?;and(c)Whatisthevisionforimprovingglobalwatergovernance?Thisessaycombinesviewsfromgovernmental,hybridandnon­govern­mentalpolicymakers.

04Missing links in global water governance: A processes­orientedanalysis.ContributiontoEcologyandSocietyJournal,forthcoming.

Overthepastdecadetheawarenessofpolicyandscholarcommunitiesoftheneedforgovernanceofwaterrelatedissuesatthegloballevelhasincreased.Thispaperisguidedbytheassumptionthatamajorreasonforpolicyfailurescanbetracedbacktomissinglinksinpolicytrajectories.Aprocess­orientedframeworkisdevelopedtoex­aminehowgovernancefunctionsareperformedandlinkedinthesequencefromknowl­

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edgegenerationandagendasettingtoconflictresolutionandimplementation.Specialattentionisgiventotheroleofleadership,representativeness,legitimacyandcompre­hensivenesstosupporteffectivepolicydevelopmentandimplementation.

05SixWaterPolicies.PaperfortheSecretaryGeneraloftheGlobalSustainabilityPanel.

06GlobalStatusandChallengesofBiodiversity:towardsRio+20.PaperfortheSpanishMemberoftheGlobalSustainabilityPanel.

07“ChallengesforWaterFinancing”and“GlobalstatusandchallengesofbiodiversityfromaUNperspective”PapersfortheCONAMA2011congress

•Articlesforpressandmagazines

01LosdesafíosdelaguaenlatransiciónhaciaunaeconomíaverdeElHeraldodeAragón.October2011

02Elaguaenlaeconomíaverde.Oportunidadesyactuacionesenlaindustria,lasciudades,laagriculturaylascuencashidrográficasEsPosibleMagazineIssue20.ECODES,October2011

Thisarticlediscussestheroleoftheindustryinthetransitiontoagreeneconomy.

03PressarticlespreparedfortheUN­WaterConferenceonwaterandtheGreenEconomyinPracticeOctober2011

–Losdesafíosdelaguaenlatransiciónhaciaunaeconomíaverde:Laindustria,lasciudades,laagriculturaylascuencashidrográficas;

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–PreparándonosparalaCumbredeRío20añosdespués.Elaguaysucontribuciónalaeconomíaverde;

– Fondoparalaproteccióndelagua(FONAG)enEcuador;

–ElpapeldeldiálogosocialenMayniland(Filipinas)enlareduccióndelaspérdidasdeaguadelasredesurbanas;

– Pagodeserviciosambientales(PSA)enelLagoNaivasha,Kenia;

–Elaguaenlaeconomíaverde.Oportunidadesyactuacionesenlaindustria,lasciu­dades,laagriculturaylascuencashidrográficas.

–WaterchallengesinthetransitiontoaGreenEconomy;

–Waterinthegreeneconomy.Opportunitiesandactions;

–WaterontheRoadtoRio;

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www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/green_economy_2011/articles.shtml

04Lagobernanzainternacionaldelaguayelretodeasegurarelaccesoalosserviciosbásicosdeaguaysaneamientoenelmundo.Sabe­mosdóndeestamospero,¿sabemosquéqueremosElHeraldodeAragón,May2011.WithRoqueGistau.

05TheachievementoftheMDGwater­relatedgoalsatthemidtermoftheWaterDecadeTiempodePazIssue98,Autumn2010.

ThisarticleshowshowtheachievementofallMDGsdependsontheexistenceorlackofwater.Itreviewsprogressmadeoncommitmentsbytakingintoaccountthetargetssetwithineachobjectiveandhighlightingthedifficultiesthatstillexistinadvancingto­

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wardstheachievementoftheMDGs.ThearticlealsopresentsdifferentmeasuresthathaveproventobeeffectiveandthestructuralchangesneededtoachievetheGoals.

06¡Sinagua,nada;conella,todo!ElPeriódicodeAragón,September2010

Thisarticleprovidessomebigfiguresonthestateofwater,introducessomeexamplesofgoodpracticesinsupplyingwaterandsanitationservicesandhighlightstheincreaseindevelopmentaidfromthegovernmentofSpaintopromoteaccesstowater.

07 Waterculturallandscapesandtheirroleasawareness­raisingdriverse­rph.RevistaelectrónicadePatrimonioHistórico.May2010

Thisarticleshowshowthedevelopmentofenvironmentalawarenessandlandscapeprotectionhaveevolvedtogethersincethelastthirdofthetwentiethcenturyandre­vealsthevalueofeducationinraisingawarenesstopromotechangeinattitudes.ThearticleanalysesdifferentUNawareness­raisingactivitiesandhighlightssomeeduca­tionalprogrammesonwatersuchasthosefromUNESCO'sWorldHeritageandUNW­DPAC.

08AgualimpiaparaunmundosanoElPeriódicodeAragón.22March2010

ArticlepublishedonWorldWaterDay2010.

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10.Spendingsummarybyactivityfor2010-2011

01InternationalseminarsinZaragoza 57% 37% 6% 521,307 21.93%

02Capacitybuilding(Journaliststraining) 61% 31% 8% 355,115 14.94%

03SupporttoWorldWaterDay,WorldWaterWeekandotherrelevantevents 74% 17% 9% 232,705 9.79%

04Campaignsandlocalvisibility 60% 0% 40% 220,000 9.26%

05DecadeWorldWaterPortal&DocumentationCentre 70% 20% 10% 226,800 9.54%

06WaterforLifeBestPracticesAward 56% 8% 36% 102,760 4.32%

07Films 20% 0% 80% 125,471 5.28%

08InvolvementinUN­Watertaskforces,groupsandSecretariat 95% 0% 5% 368,000 15,48%

09Administration(UN­DESAProgrammeSupportCostsandSecurityServices) 75% 0% 25% 224,660 9.45%

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•JMPThematicReportonDrinkingWater2011:DrinkingWater.Equity,safetyandsus­tainability.WHO/UNICEFJointMonitoringProgrammeforWaterSupplyandSanitation(JMP).2011

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International Decade for Action ‘Water for Life’ 2005-2015

A Decade for Water, a Decade for Life Contributing towards the primary goal of the Water for Life Decade, Spain has agreed to pro­vide resources to the United Nations to establish an Office to support the International Decade for Action (UNO-IDfA). Located in Zaragoza, Spain, and led by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), the Office implements the UN-Water Decade Pro­gramme on Advocacy and Communication (UNW-DPAC) aimed at sustaining global attention and political momentum in favour of the water and sanitation agenda at all levels during the Decade.

The designations employed and the materials presented in this publication do in no way represent opinions of the Sec­retariat of the United Nations or the UNO-IDfA ‘Water for Life’ 2005-2015 concerning the legal status of any country, ter ritory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

UN-Water Decade Programme on Advocacy and Communication (UNW-DPAC)

Casa Solans Avenida Cataluña, 60 50014 Zaragoza, Spain

Tel. + 34 976 478 346 Tel. + 34 976 478 347 Fax + 34 976 478 349

water decade@un.org www.un.org/waterforlifedecade