IRC WASH Debate: Linking WASH & IWRM programmes to achieve SDG6

Jane Madgwick , CEO Wetlands International

22 November, The Hague

WATER SECURITY

IN WASH SERVICES

DELIVERY

Pressure on water supplies and quality

Debkhal Chaur, North Bihar, IndiaLinking evidence at different scales to help define interventions

Water availability in landscape is declining Drinking water infrastructure

created but not functional

Unwanted development trade-offs

increasing

IWRM in catchments: an idealised

solution

How does this all link up…. SDG6

Sustainable Development Goals: Agenda

2030

So, what would this mean in practice?

Integration is

about

crossing spaces

worldviews, cultural perceptions on issues

like development, inclusiveness,

sustainability

Accepting global frameworks with

principles and long-term targets

coherent policies and legislation

Aligning institutional setups including

its financing

Implementing linked WASH, IWRM and

ecosystem programs

Individuals crossing boundaries and

willing and able to see beyond space

and mandate

Integration

is about

water

governance

Rwambu Region, South Western Uganda

• Freshwater ecosystems face increasing pressure

Landscape approaches, leading to valuing and securing the role of

wetlands in water provision and regulation are key to water security

and sustainable WASH

• Addressing SDG6 means targeting water security including

ecosystem management and restoration

Addressing SDG6 and associated SDGs at all governance levels

• Integration involves connecting across silos for common

understanding of issues and options, joint goals and collective

action

Organizations that enable and catalyse integration are needed

Some key conclusions

Thank you from WATERSHED Partners!