The Evolution of the Sustainable Development Goals: WASH and the UN Post-2015 negotiations. Clarissa Brocklehurst University of Colorado, March 2015

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1 The Evolution of the Sustainable Development Goals: WASH and the UN Post-2015 negotiations Clarissa Brocklehurst University of Colorado, March 2015

2 History Millennium Development Goal 7; target 7c To halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation Now the end of the MDG period looms what next? Many lessons from monitoring of the MDG targets

3 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation (JMP) Mandated by the UN to monitor global progress towards the MDG water and sanitation target Use of national data sources: National censuses Household sample surveys (DHS, MICS, WHS, LSMS, CWIQ etc.) Use of standard definitions and indicators to ensure data are comparable between countries and over time

4 Total access : Bolivia - urban - Access to improved drinking water sources DHS89 CEN92 CEN92 MICS96 DHS98 MICS00 DHS94 DHS98 MICS00 MICS96 CEN02 DHS03 DHS03 CEN02 DHS89 DHS % Coverage Year Total improved access Household connections (HC) Used for estimates Used for estimates Estimates Estimates

5 A Long History of WASH Monitoring

6 Preparing for new targets May international consultation meeting, convened by JMP, hosted by German government, in Berlin over 50 participants Four working groups formed: Sanitation - led by World Bank Water and Sanitation Programme (WSP) Water - led by WaterAid and IRC Hygiene - led by USAID Equity and non-discrimination - led by UN SG s Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Water & Sanitation

7 Address the unfinished business and shortcomings of MDGs: Targets to go beyond the household schools, health facili6es Hygiene to be included Elimina6ng inequali6es to be a key component Ambi6on to improve service levels Sustainability of services to be included

8 Shared vision Universal access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene No one prac6ces open defeca6on Everyone has safe water, sanita6on and hygiene at home All schools and health centres have water, sanita6on and hygiene Water, sanita6on and hygiene are sustainable and inequali6es in access have been progressively eliminated

9 JMP organises a second interna6onal consulta6on mee6ng hosted by the Dutch government in the Hague in December 2012 Consolidated proposals of working groups are presented

10 By 2030: WASH Sector Proposals to eliminate open defecation; to achieve universal access to basic drinking water, sanitation and hygiene for households, schools and health facilities; to halve the proportion of the population without access at home to safely managed drinking water and sanitation services; and to progressively eliminate inequalities in access.

11 Measuring progress on eliminating inequalities

12 Fifth Working Group is formed: Advocacy and Communications

13 The UN designs a streamlined process

14 Open Working Group 30 seats shared by 70 Member States, divided into regional groups Chaired by Hungary and Kenya Eight meetings planned between March 2013 and February 2014 each on a different theme Water and Sanitation discussed in May 2013

15 UN Open Working Group Recommendations Recommended 17 goals and 169 targets, including a dedicated goal for water and sanitation GOAL 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all Target 6.1: By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all Target 6. 2: By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all, and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations

16 Member States roadmap for negotiations Jan Stocktaking Feb Declaration Mar Goals and targets Apr Framework for monitoring May Means of Implementation and Global Partnerships Jun Draft document & July Finalization of draft outcome doc September Heads of State Summit at General Assembly

17 Process to develop indicators UN Statistical Commission tasked by Member States to propose indicator framework and set of indicators in March 2015 Final decision March 2016 JMP has input on WASH via UN Water

18 JMP Work in progress: Definitions

19 JMP Work in progress: Water Ladder Safely managed water Basic water Unimproved water Surface water

20 New indicators and definitions Basic water Percentage of population using a basic drinking water source with a total collection time of no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip including queuing Safely managed water basic drinking water source which is located on premises and available when needed; free of faecal (and priority chemical) contamination and/or regulated by a competent authority

21 JMP Work in progress: Sanitation Ladder Safely managed Basic Shared Unimproved Open defecation

22 New indicators and definitions Basic sanitation Percentage of population using a basic sanitation facility not shared with other households Safely managed sanitation Population using a basic sanitation facility which is not shared with other households and where excreta is safely disposed in situ or transported to a designated place for safe disposal or treatment.

23 JMP activities to take forward post-2015 WASH monitoring Establishing 2015 baseline Exploring new data sources and methods for their presentation Including non-household survey sources Estimating household time to source Measuring water quality Estimating of extra-household WASH (institutions) Estimating fecal sludge management Developing methodology to track and report reduction in inequality

24 What does it mean for you?

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