1. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS Importance of Country Mapping
Viktoria Mohos Naray
WaterLex Senior Legal Advisor
CIVIL FORUM
Budapest Water Summit
29 November 2016

2. WaterLex
Our Vision is a world where there is sustainable use and access to safe water and sanitation for all
Our Mission is to improve water governance worldwide
Shaping water law and policy frameworks based on human rights
Empowering stakeholders (parliamentarians, civil society, development practitioners, public, private sector) to improve legal compliance and achieve sustainable water governance
Reviewing water law and policy frameworks for human rights compliance and sustainability

3. Applied research, inclusive water governance mappings
Tools and training materials for Capacity enhancement
Develop new Legal and Policy Frameworks, to Catalyse change and increase Accountability
Ultimate goal: Sustainable Water Governance through Sustainable Water Management

4. WaterLex
IDENTITY
International public-interest organisation based in Switzerland
Neutrality, independence, expertise
Largely government funded
OBJECTIVE
Assisting key stakeholders in the attainment of sustainable water governance
PARTNERS
Academics at 15 universities
Global Water Partnership
UN-Water; UNDP Cap-Net, GWS; UNEP GWI; UN ECOSOC
Swiss Water Partnership
NGOs (e.g. Freshwater Action Network)

5. Sustainable Development Goals
Global Vision
plan of action
“Leave no one left behind” “A world where we reaffirm our commitments regarding the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation and where there is improved hygiene”

6. Water is a human right already
Access to safe, affordable, accessible, available acceptable water and sanitation is a human right
Recognition by the United Nations General Assembly in (HRWS)
Progressive realisation: achieve universal coverage over time
Normative content = standard to be achieved:
Accessibility, Availability, Acceptability, Affordability, Quality, Sustainability

7. Linkages between the rights to water and sanitation and the SDGs
Mutual reinforcement between SDG 6 and HRWS to achieve equitable access to water and sanitation for all
SDG is grounded in a human rights framework
Leave no one behind: Non- discrimination
Renewed commitment to implement the human rights to water and sanitation
SDG 6.1 and 2: Universal access
Agenda 2030
The SDGs seek to realize the human rights of all and to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls
“The new Agenda is guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, including full respect for international law. It is grounded in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, international human rights treaties.”

8. Linkages between the rights to water and sanitation and the SDGs
Close alignment between SDG 6 targets and HRWS criteria and principles
SDG
Target 6.1 “By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all”
Human rights
Accessibility
Availability
Quality
Affordability
Non-discrimination

9. Linkages between the rights to water and sanitation and the SDGs
Close alignment between SDG 6 targets and HRWS criteria and principles
SDG
Target 6.2 “By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations”
Human rights
Accessibility
Availability
Acceptability
Participation
Non-discrimination
Target 6.b: “Support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management”

10. Linkages between the rights to water and sanitation and the SDGs
Challenge
Solution
The SDGs themselves do not clearly show how human rights instruments will be incorporated in practice
How to translate them into national implementation efforts?
COUNTRY MAPPING
Base SDG 6 implementation on a robust situation analysis (baseline)
= detect gaps + provide recommendations to progressively advance towards universal access

11. Success factor in SDG6 implementation: Baseline Analysis - Country Mapping

12. Success factor in SDG6 implementation: Baseline Analysis – Country Mapping
Why?
Objective?
Need to know where the country stands against SDG6
Deep understanding of the current status: outcome and inputs to sectors
Access to safe, affordable water/sanitation
Who are the un-served or under- served? Underlying causes?
Assessing laws, policies, targeting, monitoring frameworks
Indicators, data collection
Stakeholders, institutional capacities
Funding flows
Baseline information needed for SDG6 implementation
Robust situation analysis of the current status
Identification of gaps of water/sanitation frameworks
Recommendations - Action Plan:
adjust the framework to allow SDG6 implementation and HRWS alignment

13. Success factor in SDG6 implementation: Baseline Analysis – Country Mapping
Basis?
How?
Human rights, sustainability
HRWS normative criteria: Accessibility, availability, acceptability, affordability, quality, sustainability
Human rights principles
Contextualised analytical framework:
Structure: Review of laws, policies
Process: Review of planning, implementation processes
Outcome: Monitoring of public policies
Unique combination of landscape analysis + field study
In cooperation with the Government
Multi-stakeholder process
Gap analysis of national framework by desk research
Stakeholder mapping
In-country field consultations: collect evidence, cross-check information

14. Uganda: Country Mapping
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT OF UGANDA
Enhance legal framework
Harmonize national standards to align HWRS, SDG6
Establish a baseline of unserved areas/groups that apply irrespectively of rural/urban divide
Strengthen accountability, independent regulator
Define a targeted strategy for the progressive realisation of safe water and sanitation for all

15. Added value of Country Mapping
MAXIMIZE ON EXISTING RESOURCES + BETTER TARGETING + PRIORITISATION
Recommendations:
Adjustments to the existing framework
Maximise on existing resources
Prioritise and focus action
Baseline: Deep understanding of the current status of a country that goes beyond reporting based on traditional methods
Captures gaps in the framework in terms of human rights and sustainability compliance
Firm foundation for SDG 6 implementation

16. Maximizing on existing resources
Cross-sectoral approaches
Use of multi-purpose indicators
Use of various existing approaches
International (e.g. JMP, GLAAS, GEMI)
Regional (e.g. UNECE Water Convention Protocol on Water and Health)
National multi-stakeholder engagement:
Civil society
NHRIs

17. Thank You