Civil society contribution to the implementation of the Sustainable

Development Goals related to water

Financing and Economic Instruments

Moez Al laouiSenior Legal Desk Officer

1 5 - 1 7 J a n u a r y 2 0 1 5

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Civil Society aware that achieving the SDG’s goals relating to the right to water and sanitation by the end of 2030 needs a global resource mobilization, Governments, International Organizations, Development Agencies, Private Sector and Civil Society, each of them has a crucial role to play,

Also aware that raising funds for achieving universal and equitable access to drinking water and sanitation, but also for a satisfactory IWRM everywhere would not be an easy task especially in a context of a financial and economic crisis, And aware of the challenges related to good governance of the sector and denoucing the risks posed by the lack of accountability and integrity,

But determinated to play fully its role and exercise its rights to public partcipation, to have access to information and to struggle against discrimination especially regarding women, youth indeginious and vulnerable people.

On the basis of the lessons learnt through our session and the similar cases and experiences already known, the civil society group identified regarding fianacial issues, 4 categories of Challenges – Obstacles classified according to the stakeholders taking part in the process of implementation of the right to water and sanitation:

Government (National and Local) Donors, Private sector, Community,

Government: unadapted legislations – regulations,

Unadapted policies

Inefficiency in resource allocation + inequalty

Lack of information

Lack of communication

Lack of transparency

Bureaucracy : Administrative and procedural burdens

Donors : Action detached from the communities reality

Preconcieved solutions not always adapted to reality

Inadequate dissemination of information (funding opportunities)

Lack of projects follow up

Lack of coordination between donors

Lack of funding to the NGO’s working on field

Private Sector: Unadpted projects – technologies,

Lack of respect of human rights,

Lack of transparency,

Sustainability,

Communities: Lack of trust to Women and youth initiatives

Lack of awarness

Lack of capacity

Lack of involvement

Lack of financial means

Lack of willingness to pay for water

Tools: Funding Seed funding (Tanzania) National small scale funding (Tanzania) Funding instutions involvement in the process implementation (Tanzania)

Self-funding : payment for services (Tanzania) Revolving funding- Micro finance Donors platforms (LIFT –Myanmar)

Tools : Mangement Local coooperatives (Tunisia)

Small scale local companies- Public Authorities- Civil society partnerships (installing and maintaining water systems)

Gathering several NGO’s toghether around a same target – Project (Myanmar)

Communication inside the community (Tanzania)

Users involvement (inclusiveness)

Project appropriation

Long term and multi sectors approach (Tanzania)

Tools : Mangement Cost effeciency by introducing economic activities (Tanzania, Nicaragua)

Knowledge dissemination (Tanzania)

Training (Tanzania)

Integrity (WIN tool )

Tools dissemniation and duplication : The SDG’s are not targeting only WASH objectives, but also IWRM and water security.

The majority of watercourses and aquifers are transboundary.

More than 600 shared aquifers are identified around the world.

So international cooperation around the SDG’s is conditioned by an international cooperation on watercourses management.

Just a minority of countries have ratified the global frameworks (UN 1997 Convention and UNECE 1992 Convention)

The Aarhus convention is also an important instrument for civil society to fully play its role through the right to information, public participation and access to justice.

Thank you for your attention

Moez Allaouim.allaoui@waterlex.org

WATERLEX

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