context of compilation of the wwqa thomas chiramba chair, un-water thematic priority area on water...

Context of compilation of the WWQA

Thomas ChirambaChair, UN-Water Thematic Priority Area on Water Quality

Chief, UNEP Freshwater Ecosystems Unit

• United Nations inter-agency coordination mechanism.

• Provides the platform to address the cross-cutting nature of water and maximize system-wide coordinated action and coherence.

• Promotes coherence in UN system actions aimed at implementing the global development agenda eg. MDGs and JPOI.

• Facilitating synergies and joint efforts, to maximize system-wide effectiveness of support provided to Member States.

UN-WATER MECHANISM

• UN-Water currently counts 31 Members and 34 Partners.

• Members are UN entities including those responsible for major funds and programmes, specialised agencies, regional commissions, conventions, etc. Other organizations outside of the UN system are Partners of UN-Water.

UN-WATER MEMBERSHIP

• Thematic Priority Areas (TPA): to address long-term issues

• Task Forces (TF): to address time-bound issues

• Multi-Agency Initiatives: implement specific initiatives requiring a multidisciplinary approach, eg. WWDR, JMP and GLAAS reports, Capacity Development to Support National Drought Management Policies Initiative

• UN Awareness Campaigns: campaigns on freshwater and sanitation, eg. World Water Day, 22 March and World Toilet Day, 19 November

UN-WATERORGANIZATION

• enhance inter-agency collaboration and coordination in water quality related issues

• support Governments and other stakeholders to address water quality challenges

• monitor and report on the state of water quality• identify emerging water quality challenges and

propose relevant responses• coordinated by UNEP

UN-WATERTPA WATER QUALITY - OBJECTIVES

UN-WATERTPA WATER QUALITY - WORKPLAN

1• Prepare a Global Compendium on Water

Quality Guidelines

2• Compile the World Water Quality

Assessment Report

3• Organize relevant events, meetings and

workshops in support of the work of the TPA

UN-WATER'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A GLOBAL GOAL ON WATER

UNEP’s Core Mandate: … to keep the environment under review to inform policy makers and trigger action…

Governing Council Decisions 25/2, 26/2, 26/14 and 27/11: … on the development, in collaboration with a wide array of partners, a knowledge management platform called UNEP Live to promote access to, and use environmental information in support of UNEP’s core mandate

Governing Council Decision 27/3: … requesting the Executive Director to develop international water quality guidelines for ecosystems, in collaboration with Governments, scientific institutions, United Nations agencies and other relevant organizations, including the private sector, taking into account existing information while integrating, as appropriate, all relevant aspects of water management

UNEPMANDATE

UNEP Ecosystem Management Subprogram, POW output 3b1 and project: “Tools and Methodologies for Assessing and Maintaining Freshwater Ecosystems” and the Freshwater Operational Strategy priority, “Meeting the global water quality challenge”

WWQA - STATUS

2• Compile the World Water Quality

Assessment Report

• UFZ supported by CESR (University of Kassel) contracted• Report to the TPA at WWW 2013• Establishment of Advisory Group

THANK YOU!

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