1. Cycle of Political Dialogue – Meetings in 2016
Amanda Marlin, Coordinator, SWA Secretariat
SWA Partnership Meeting, November 2015

2. Ministerial Meeting – Spring 2016
Bring together sector ministers, along with development partners, the private sector and civil society to:
Learn about the structure and ambition of the SDGs and the WASH targets
Discuss the means of implementation to achieve the WASH targets of the SDGs
Agree upon a follow-up and review process
Set in motion a renewed high-level political dialogue around WASH at global and country levels
modelled on the Sector Ministers’ meetings held in 2010, 2012 and 2014
Objectives of a Ministerial Meeting
Examine the water, sanitation and hygiene components of SDG 6 and the other WASH targets within the SDGs (including the sub-targets, indicators and definitions), identify what their level of ambition means for the WASH sector, and discuss the use of process indicators and outcome indicators to contribute to a review and follow up processes that will allow Partners to hold each other accountable for progress in the sector
Take stock of the sector, and identify the major bottlenecks to achieving the WASH targets, including barriers to development effectiveness (the SWA development effectiveness “collaborative behaviours”)
Identify the respective roles and responsibilities of governments, development partners, civil society and the private sector in achieving the WASH-related SDG targets, and lay groundwork for clear action plans, strategies, milestones and commitments
Develop an understanding of how the WASH sector needs to interact and work with other related sectors – nationally and internationally - to ensure the achievement of all the SDGs
Participants
Well-established SWA partners, new partners who have joined as a result of recent partnership drive, and interested potential partners
Countries at level of sector minister – more than one Minister if appropriate (water, health, education, rural development, urban development etc. – could be up to 3 Ministers per country)
Donors at level of senior official responsible for priority setting and policy (not Minister) and lead professional in the WASH sector
UN agencies, private sector corporations, civil society, civil society networks, leaders of other development partnerships, development banks and others. All at most senior (ministerial equivalent) level – ie heads of agencies, CEOs etc.
Total number of participants could be well over 200 people assuming 50+ Ministers, corresponding number of staffers, 10 UN agency heads/senior staff, 5 civil society EDs, 10 private sector CEOs, accompanying staff (note that the 2014 SWA Sector Ministers’ Meeting in Washington was attended by 32 sector ministers as well as 150 sector professionals)

3. Venue and Structure
Convened by UNICEF and hosted by the government of a country that is tackling water, sanitation and hygiene challenges
Two days of Ministerial meetings
Thematic and regional roundtables to allow dialogue between Ministers
Plenary discussions
Third day for accompanying staff to discuss follow up

4. High Level Meeting – October 2016
Bring together Ministers of Finance, Ministers of Development Cooperation and senior staff of financing agencies:
Convened at the time of the World Bank Fall Meetings
Convened by UNICEF, hosted by World Bank
Financing and investment theme
Discuss issues relating to finance and investment, profile good practice, and showcase countries that are making progress on filling an investment gap and have programs ready for implementation at scale

5. Future Cycle Odd years: Sector Ministers’ Meetings
Report on progress against strategies to meet the Sustainable Development Goal targets for WASH
Thematic sessions - subgroups of countries tackling specific issues and country typologies
Share and review global indicators of progress from the Joint Monitoring Program and GLAAS
Sector Ministers’ meetings will be the thematic platform for SDG follow up and review of progress towards to feed into UN High Level Political Forum.
Even Years: High Level Meetings with finance and investment theme
Odd year full-scale Sector Ministers’ Meetings will be convened so that all governments and development partners who are SWA Partners can report on progress against their Sustainable Development Goal plans for WASH and the milestones they have set for themselves. These meetings will include thematic sessions for subgroups of countries tackling specific issues, such as WASH in remote rural areas, peri-urban WASH, wastewater management, the homeless, etc. Countries will also have an opportunity to meet by country typology: sub-Saharan Africa, middle income, most off-track countries etc. Global indicators of progress from the Joint Monitoring Program and the GLAAS report will be shared and reviewed. National governments and their development partners will be able to celebrate progress and identify areas that need more attention. These Sector Ministers’ meetings will thus become a thematic platform at which follow up and review of progress towards the water and sanitation-related targets of the SDGs takes place. The results of this process will be available to feed into the broader follow up and review of the SDGs, which will be overseen by the UN High Level Political Forum.

6. A new cycle of meetings 2016 2017 2018 2019 October April March March
HLM of ministers
of finance
HLM of ministers
of finance
March
March
March
MM Countries work on national strategies for WASH SDGs
HLM 17 - Countries discuss funding of national strategies
MM 17 - Countries table commitments based on their strategies
MM 18 - Countries report on commitments
HLM 19 Countries discuss Progress on funding of national strategies
Ministerial
Meeting
Ministerial
Meeting
Ministerial
Meeting
2016
2017
2018
2019

7. Countries work on national strategies for WASH SDGs
A new cycle of meetings
Addis Ababa
Countries work on national strategies for WASH SDGs
October
April
HLM of ministers
of finance
HLM of ministers
of finance
March
March
March
MM Countries work on national strategies for WASH SDGs
HLM 17 - Countries discuss funding of national strategies
MM 17 - Countries table commitments based on their strategies
MM 18 - Countries report on commitments
HLM 19 Countries discuss Progress on funding of national strategies
Ministerial
Meeting
Ministerial
Meeting
Ministerial
Meeting
2016
2017
2018
2019

8. Countries discuss funding of national strategies
A new cycle of meetings
October
April
HLM of ministers
of finance
Washington
Countries discuss funding of national strategies
HLM of ministers
of finance
March
March
March
MM Countries work on national strategies for WASH SDGs
HLM 17 - Countries discuss funding of national strategies
MM 17 - Countries table commitments based on their strategies
MM 18 - Countries report on commitments
HLM 19 Countries discuss Progress on funding of national strategies
Ministerial
Meeting
Ministerial
Meeting
Ministerial
Meeting
2016
2017
2018
2019

9. Country dialogues for the 2016 MM start now!
Convene a stakeholder meeting to discuss the 2016 MM
Meet the WASH Ministers and advocate for their participation
If your country already developed SDG plans, be ready to present and share them at the 2016 MM
If your country is getting started, try to understand which ministries will lead the process and what calendar has been set-up