Water management action

Supporting implementation of integrated water resources management (IWRM) at all levels.

Supporting implementation of integrated water resources management (IWRM) at all levels.

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UNEP-DHI Centre has been supporting implementation of integrated water resources management (IWRM) approaches in countries for nearly three decades.

Building on this experience, the Centre was instrumental in formulating SDG 6 on water and sanitation, and now has a leading role in supporting countries in their monitoring, reporting and implementation of SDG target 6.5 on IWRM.

UNEP-DHI Centre is supporting UNEP in the global reporting on SDG indicator 6.5.1 and co-hosts the global SDG 6 IWRM Support Programme, which involves developing and helping implement national action plans that adress the most challenging barriers to progress.

Relevant projects

Horn of Africa

A first step towards developing a digital platform for supporting regional dialogue on water.

Global monitoring and reporting on SDG 6.6.1

UNEP-DHI is contributing to the global monitoring and reporting on the SDG indicator 6.6.1 producing the first of kind global assessment of the status and change of water-related ecosystems, based on Earth Observation.

Transboundary River Basins Assessment (TWAP)

This project assessed the status and trends of the world’s 286 transboundary river basins, shared by 156 countries. The assessment included 15 key indicators on water quantity, water quality, ecosystems, governance and socioeconomics.

Global reporting on SDG indicator 6.5.1

UNEP is the custodian agency for indicator 6.5.1 on IWRM implementation, with UNEP-DHI responsible for supporting countries to monitor and report, including through the SDG 6 IWRM Support Programme.

SDG 6 IWRM Support Programme

The SDG 6 IWRM Support Programme assists governments in designing and implementing country-led responses to SDG indicator 6.5.1 — the degree of implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM).

Africa Water Sector and Sanitation Monitoring and Reporting

UNEP-DHI supported AMCOW in developing the web-based monitoring and reporting system in Africa to enable AMCOW to report on the the state of water in Africa.

Implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management in the Arab Region

This report provides an Arab region baseline for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicator 6.5.1: Degree of integrated water resources management implementation.

Climate Change Adaptation and Integrated Water Resources Management

Water is the primary medium through which we suffer from the impacts of climate change, and IWRM can play a crucial role in how the world can adapt to climate change and reduce its effects

2018 Status Report on the Implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management in Africa

This report is based on data submitted by 51 African countries responding to the global survey to on SDG indictor 6.5.1 on the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management

Progress on Integrated Water Resources Management. Global Baseline for SDG 6 Indicator 6.5.1: Degree of IWRM Implementation

This report presents the global baseline results on Sustainable Development Goal indicator 6.5.1, on the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management (IWRM).