ResEAU Developments and Activities Global Program Water Initiatives

Berne, 24-25 June 2013

Water Team Days 2013

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SDC WATER NEWSYOUR NEWSLETTER - LINKING YOU 4 TIMES A YEAR WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES AND THE SECTOR

Positive• Regular exchange of key information according to defined chapters• Progressively improved balance of contributions by HQ/regions• Improved, more attractive layout• Positive feedback from members

But …• Is it being read?

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____________________ AGUASAN Community of Practice

Aguasan Workshop and Sector MeetingsThe success story continues

Don‘t fix what works• 29th successful Aguasan Workshop on „WASH in Health Facilities“• >100 quaterly Aguasan Meetings with a constant high participation of

Community of Practice members (25-30 plus)• well established sharing and learning mechanisms

But …• Is it time for some adjustments?• Do we need an additional forum for exchange and learning on

emerging issues?

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E-Discussion – more frequent ResEAU exchangeA new, dynamic way to share experiences responding to your needs

We get skilled in using a new tool (assisted by professional moderation)

• End of 2012: e-discussion on „WASH in Health Facilities“ (Water and Health networks)

• June 2013: e-discussion on „WRM and Mining“• End of 2013: ev. follow-up discussion on „WASH in Health Facilities“

(in the follow up of 2013 Aguasan Workshop)• Allows to take up and learn on new trends and emerging issues quickly• Allows to respond to specific needs from HQ and the field

But …• e-dialogues live with the participants, need to allocate time resources• max. 3 e-discussions per year

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More communication Diversity makes the difference

• More than 20 specific project factsheets

• More than 250 TV snap shots on water issues (H2O-la-la)

• Swiss campaign on the International Year of Water Cooperation

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Post-2015 Agenda – A Water-Secure WorldBe always one step ahead

Communication – Consultation – Influencing • Internal GPWI dynamic: „The Westside Group“

• Active communication to ResEAU members through WaterNews

• Consultation with Federal Offices (IDANE) to build a common position

• Swiss National Water Consultation through SWP to consolidate the Swiss position (as a contribution to the National Water Consultations)

• Influence/Lobby the Swiss Inter-Departemental Task Force

• Influence/Advocate with international formal and informal groups, task forces and key networks (HLP, OWG, Friends of Water)

But … (at the internal level)• Is communication through ResEAU WaterNews enough?

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The Road to a Global Goal on Water – Timeline

2012 2013

oct nov dec jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep

commissioning of framing papers

on-line sub-consultations on WASH, WRM,

WWM&WQ

on-line consultation on water (general)

UNICEF & UN DESA start work on Water Concept Note and

outline of the consultation

Stakeholder Consultation on WASH (The Hague)

National water consultations

UN Task Force WRM (Geneva)

Geneva Meeting on WRM / WWM&WQ; 27-28 Feb

Final High Level

Meeting (The Hague)

Analysis /synthesis of consultations

Monthly meetings of Open Working Group

High Level Panel on Post 2015 submits its report to Secretary

General

UN General AssemblyMDG Review Summit

International Conf. of Water Cooperation in Dushanbe, 20-21 Aug

Budapest Water Summit,9-11 Oct

oct

Meeting IDANE Wasser

Meetings ID TFSwiss National

Water Consultation

Meeting IDANE Wasser

Position Paper with Swiss Priorities to Federal Council

Ämterkonsultation of Swiss Position Paper for UN GA

WWW Stockholm

Expert Consultation on Water-related SDG in Incheon

National Water Consultations(led by UNDP and GWP)

List of countries:

1) Antigua and Barbuda 12) Nicaragua2) Bangladesh 13) (Mexico)3) Benin 14) Mozambique4) Brazil 15) Peru5) China 16) South Africa6) Ghana 17) Thailand7) Guatemala 18) Tajikistan8) Indonesia 19) Uganda9) Jordan 20) Tanzania10) Kenya 21) Uzbekistan11) Liberia 22) Switzerland

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Unfinished business

Challenges ahead (among others)

• ResEAU member profiles

• ResEAU governance structure

• Peer exchange of/among ResEAU members/projects

• Vibrant Sub-ResEAUs and mutual interaction between regions

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