Delivering the UN Water Resources Report

for the Rio+20 Conference

Background and rationaleReference to:

1. Agenda 21 from UNCED in Rio in 1992 2. Article 25 from WSSD in Johannesburg in

20023. Decision E4 from CSD-13 in New York in 2005

(need for status reporting to UNCSD in 2008 and 2012)

3a Report at UNCSD in 2008: Status on progress towards implementation of actions (Done)3b Report at UNCSD in 2012 (Rio+20): UN-Water core team of UNEP, UNDP, GWP and SIWI

Goal and purposeGoal: To support countries in the sustainable

development and management of water resources.

Purpose: To assess progress and outcomes on “the application of integrated approaches to the development, management and use of water resources”, and to develop a long term monitoring and reporting framework for water resources(Quotation from UNCED Agenda 21, Chapter 18)

OrganizationUN-Water Task ForceChair: Thomas Chiramba (UNEP)Member organizations include:Aquafed, CBD, CEPAL, DHI, FAO, GWP, IAEA, IAH, IFAD, IHA, IUCN, IWA, Ramsar, SIWI, Stakeholder Forum, UNCCD, UNDESA, UNDP, UNECA, UNEP, UNESCO, UNFCC, UN-HABITAT, UNHCR, UNIDO, WBCSD, WHO, WMO, WSSCC, WWC, WWF, Water Aid, World Bank…

Working GroupLead: Peter Bjornsen (UNEP-DHI)Other members include:Alan Hall (GWP)Binay Shah (Independent)Gareth James Lloyd (UNEP-DHI)Gordon Young (Independent)Henrik Larsen (UNEP-DHI)Joakim Harlin (UNDP)Josephine Gustafsson (SIWI)Jakob Ericsson (SIWI)Kurt Mørck Jensen (DIIS)Palle Lindgaard-Jorgensen (UNEP-DHI)Paul Glennie (UNEP-DHI)Paul Taylor (Independent)

OutputsMain outputs:1. Report to be submitted to the UNCSD 2012 (Rio+20)

Conference including:2. Proposal for establishing a regular monitoring and reporting

framework on the progress in the management of water resources world-wide.

Additional outputs: 3. Formal presentation on the above report to effectively

communicate the findings and recommendations4. Visual and interactive presentation of progress over time (to

be available online)5. Database of responses from participating UN member states

for future reference

Project componentsTo help secure efficient management, the project processes is divided between six components:

1. Inception 2. Development of questionnaires3. Roll-out and roll-in of the survey instrument4. Data analysis and reporting5. Dissemination of outputs6. Proposal for establishing a regular monitoring

and reporting framework

Timing

[2] This work could extend to December 2012

Report Outline Approximately the same size as the report to CSD16 (50 pages) An analysis of the findings and policy lessons for the global,

national and regional levels Comparable to the CSD16 report, it will also focus on progress and

actions, but with two notable additions:1. Consideration of how actions have contributed to broader development goals.2. Consideration of how national priorities have evolved since 1992.

Concludes with a series of operational recommendations on: How countries could make further progress in their

development and management of water resources Future indicators and monitoring options

Based on the same structure as the survey instrument

Survey instrumentLevel 1: All countries Questionnaire that is quick and easy to complete Based on CSD16 indicators on WRM status + additional results-based indicators

= A detailed comparison with CSD16 report with additional outcomes and impacts

Level 2: 35 selected countries Structured interview based on responses to level 1+ questions on changes in

resource and management challenges over the past 20 years (i.e. since Rio 1992)

+ more in-depth case reporting on key challenges, actions and results , as well as input on relevant national indicators

= A deeper situational understanding and input to a future reporting framework

Roll out and roll in process1. UN-DESA facilitated the roll out of the questionnaires

Official covering letterAssistance in identification of country contacts

2. UN mission representatives in New York sent questionnaires to identified individuals in government ministries

3. Follow up:UNDP Country Office Resident Reps Global Water Partnership’s Country Water Partnership repsOther UN-Water members and partners

4. Help function/report secretariat to assist countries 5. Countries return completed questionnaires

Experiences from processLevel 1:

Highly formalized approaches occasionally required

Multiple replies from some countriesChallenges of languageFederal states issue

Level 2:Need for credible interviewersUncertain of the results beforehandNeed to compare with Level 1

Current Status of WorkA total of 122 countries have responded to

Level 1

List of outstanding countriesSmall StatesBahrainBrunei DarussalamComorosKiribatiKuwaitLiechtensteinLuxembourgMaldivesMaltaMicronesia (Federated States of)NauruOmanPalauQatarSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSan MarinoSeychellesSurinameTuvaluVanuatu

Fragile StatesAfghanistanCentral African RepublicDemocratic Republic of the CongoDjiboutiEquatorial GuineaEritreaGambiaGuinea BissauGuyanaHondurasKyrgyzstanMaliMauritaniaNepalNigerPapua New GuineaSomaliaTogoYemenZimbabwe

Other Remaining StatesArgentinaAustriaBelarusBolivia (Plurinational State of)ColombiaCroatiaHungaryIsraelItalyKazakhstanLao People’s Democratic RepublicLebanonLiberiaMadagascarNetherlandsParaguayRussian FederationSenegalSloveniaSouth AfricaSyrian Arab RepublicTrinidad and TobagoTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraineUnited States of AmericaVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Viet Nam

34 Level 2 countries considered:

Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Benin, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, China,

Costa Rica, Estonia, Ghana, Guatemala, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia,

Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vietnam

Stay tuned at: www.unwater.org/rio2012/report