1. Strengthening capacity of
EECCA countries to report
on SDG Indicator 6.5.2
Capacity Development Workshop on Water-
related SDGs Integration and Implementation in
Eastern Partnership (EaP) Countries and beyond
23-24 November 2020
Iulia Trombitcaia, UNECE
2. Target 6.5 By 2030, implement integrated water
resources management at all levels, including through
transboundary cooperation as appropriate
Goal 6 Ensure availability and sustainable
management of water and sanitation for all
Indicator 6.5.1 Degree of
integrated water resources
management implementation
Indicator 6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary
basin area with an operational arrangement
for water cooperation
3. Support under the EUWI National Policy Dialogues
• Webinar for EECCA countries “Supporting countries in preparing national reports
for the 2nd reporting exercise”, 28 May 2020
- Over 50 participants
- Methodology presented by UNECE, UNESCO
- Country experience presented by Moldova and Uzbekistan
• Meetings with country teams: Kazakhstan (July 2020), Azerbaijan (August 2020)
- Detailed discussion of draft reports
• Expert group meeting in Kyrgyzstan (Nov 2020)
- Methodology presented by UNECE, UNESCO
- Country-specific questions and answers
• Regular interaction with NPD national coordinators on the reporting status
• Support provided through EU-funded EUWI+ for Eastern Partnership and EUWI
NPDs for Central Asia (WECOOP programme) projects
4. Results (1) as of 19/11/2020
Country Status - 2nd exercise - 2020 Additional information on the status
Armenia OK indicator 6.5.2
Azerbaijan Draft received Clarifications requested
Belarus OK indicator 6.5.2 surface Clarification requested for aquifer comp.
Georgia OK indicator 6.5.2 surface Clarification requested for aquifer comp.
Kazakhstan OK indicator 6.5.2
Kyrgyzstan Draft report in preparation
Moldova OK indicator 6.5.2
Tajikistan No response
Turkmenistan OK indicator 6.5.2 surface
Ukraine Draft received Clarifications requested
Uzbekistan Draft received Clarifications requested
5. Results (2)
• Stronger interaction with custodian agencies (advice, questions, draft
reports)
• High quality of reports
• Coordination with riparians (Moldova-Ukraine, Belarus)
• Inclusion of aquifers: challenging but promising
Still to be achieved:
• Validation of higher number of reports than in 2017
• Reports used to improve transboundary water cooperation
Next: Data submission to UN Statistical Commission;
SDG 6.5.2 progress report (2021)
6. Thanks for listening!
6.5.2 Help Desk
transboundary_water_cooperation_reporting@un.org
transboundary_water_cooperation_reporting@unesco.org
Further information
UNECE:www.unece.org/water/transboundary_water_cooperation_reporting
.html
UNESCO: https://en.unesco.org/themes/water-security/hydrology
UN-WATER SDG6 monitoring: www.sdg6monitoring.org/indicator-652
UN-WATER SDG6 data portal: www.sdg6data.org/indicator/6.5.2
Editor's Notes
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Inclusion of aquifers remains a challenge and despite data is lacking for several countries, several countries of the region took care of the request to consider transboundary aquifers based on their national sources of information or global databases (thus, creating a baseline to engage with countries on this topic in the region).