UN System Template for input on indicators for SDG 6 from UN-Water Members and Partners
Target No.
Target Name
Proposed
Indicator
Indicator already used
for Global Monitoring?
Y/N - Specify how
many countries are
covered
6
6.1
by 2030, achieve
universal and
equitable access to
safe and affordable
drinking water for all
Percentage of population using
safely managed drinking water
services.
Definition: Population using a basic
drinking-water source (‘improved’
sources of drinking water used for
MDG monitoring), which is located
on premises, available when needed
and free of faecal (and priority
chemical) contamination
Disaggregated wherever possible by:
rural-urban; wealth; affordability;
sub-national; disadvantaged groups
Average weekly time spent in water
collection (including waiting time at
public supply points), by sex, age and
location
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
Percentage of population using
safely managed sanitation services.
Definition: Population using a basic
sanitation facility (‘improved’
sanitation facility used for MDG
monitoring) which is not shared with
other households and where excreta
is safely disposed in situ or treated
off-site.
Disaggregated wherever possible by:
rural-urban; wealth; affordability;
sub-national; disadvantaged groups
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Y
The proposed indicator
builds on the current
MDG indicator 7.8
(JMP's "improved
drinking water source",
now referred to as
"basic drinking water
services"), but must
also be located on
premises and available
when needed, as well
as free of faecal and
priority chemical
contamination.
Data on basic drinking
water services (MDG
indicator 7.8) are
available for all
countries.
Data on the safety and
continuity of drinking
water services are
currently available for
about 100 countries.
Y
JMP on WASH could
monitor this indicator.
This data is collected in
MICS and DHS, for over
100 countries.
Y
The proposed indicator
builds on the current
MDG indicator 7.9
(JMP's "improved
sanitation facility",
now referred to as
"basic sanitation
services"), but must
not be shared with
other households and
where excreta is safely
disposed in situ or
treated off-site.
Data on basic
sanitation services
(MDG indicator 7.9)
are available for all
countries.
Is indicator directly
related to (a component
of) target?
1 = Low, 5 = High
How comprehensively does
indicator measure target?
Data Source
1 = Low, 5 = High
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
5
5
Existing data are available from
Responds to the whole
national household surveys and
target
censuses and/or administrative and
regulator sources. WHO/UNICEF
JMP already maintains a global
database and regularly reports on
progress in access to basic drinking
water services for all countries, and
is currently developing estimates for
the safety and continuity of drinking
water services based on available
data
Agency Responsible
(currently mandated to
collect/disseminate
data)
Tier
1 to
3
Priority/
additional
WHO/UNICEF Joint
Monitoring Programme
for Water Supply and
Sanitation (JMP)
1
Priority
The proposed indicator is
multipurpose and can be
used to report on the
following targets: 1.4 (access
to basic services), 2.2 (end
malnutrition), 3.8 (universal
health coverage), 5.4 (unpaid
care and domestic work, 9.1
(infrastructure to support
economic development and
human well-being), 10.3
(reduce inequalities of
outcome) and 11.1 (safe and
affordable housing and basic
services in urban areas).
Already covered by the
proposed indicator
“Percentage of population
using safely managed
drinking water services” (to
qualify as safely managed,
the service must be located
on the premises and available
when needed), it is also
already included as an
indicator for 5.4.
The proposed indicator is
multipurpose and can be
used to report on the
following targets: 1.4 (access
to basic services), 2.2 (end
malnutrition), 3.8 (universal
health coverage), 6.3
(treatment of domestic
wastewater) 9.1
(infrastructure to support
economic development and
human well-being), 10.3
(reduce inequalities of
outcome) and 11.1 (safe and
affordable housing and basic
services in urban areas).
The accompanying statistical note
describes in more detail how data
on availability and quality from
different sources, can be combined
with data on use of different types
of supplies, as recorded in the
current JMP database to compute
the proposed indicator..
3
The indicator is limited to
water collection time,
which is not explicitly
mentioned in the target.
2
The indicator is limited to
water collection time.
DHS and MICS
UN Women, with
possible collaboration
from WHO/UNICEF Joint
Monitoring Programme
for Water Supply and
Sanitation (JMP)
1
Additional
5
Responds to the target
component on
sanitation.
4
To comprehensively monitor
progress towards the target,
the indicator on sanitation
must be complemented with
an indicator on hygiene.
Existing data on wastewater
generated from households are
available from national household
surveys and censuses and/or
administrative and regulator
sources. WHO/UNICEF JMP already
maintains a global database and
regularly reports on progress in
access to basic sanitation facilities
for all countries, and is currently
developing estimates for safely
managed sanitation services.
WHO/UNICEF Joint
Monitoring Programme
for Water Supply and
Sanitation (JMP)
2
Priority
The accompanying statistical note
describes in more detail how ‘safety
factors’, or the proportion of wastes
that are safely disposed in situ or
treated off site, will be generated
and combined with data on use of
different types of facility, as
Interlinkages
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Target No.
Target Name
Proposed
Indicator
Percentage of population with a
hand washing facility with soap and
water in the household.
Indicator already used
for Global Monitoring?
Y/N - Specify how
many countries are
covered
Data on safely
managed sanitation
services are not
available for all
countries immediately.
However sufficient
data exist to make
global and regional
estimates.
Y
Data are currently
available for 50-100
developing countries.
Definition: Population with a hand
washing facility with soap and water
in the household
Is indicator directly
related to (a component
of) target?
1 = Low, 5 = High
By 2030, improve
water quality by
reducing pollution,
eliminating dumping
and minimizing
release of hazardous
chemicals and
materials, halving the
proportion of
untreated wastewater
and substantially
increasing recycling
and safe reuse
globally
Percentage of wastewater safely
treated.
Definition: Proportion of wastewater
generated both through domestic
and industrial sources safely treated
compared to total wastewater
generated both through domestic
and industrial sources.
A ladder will define progressive
improvement of “safely treated
wastewater” from no treatment to
the highest level of service.
Percentage of water bodies with
good ambient water quality.
Definition: Proportion of water
bodies (area) in a country with good
ambient water quality compared to
all water bodies in the country.
“Good” indicates an ambient water
quality that does not damage
ecosystem function and human
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Y
Wastewater treatment
is covered in approved
SEEA Water methods
and data is available in
global databases
covering at least 85
countries.
However, further work
is need to harmonise
methods and cover all
sources of wastewater.
Under the UN-Water
umbrella, a framework
for global monitoring is
partly in place and
currently being
finalized: GEMI Integrated Monitoring
of Water and
Sanitation Related
Targets.
Y
Data on water quality
are currently available
for about 100 countries
(UNEP's GEMStat, 5
million records from
over 4,000 stations).
Under the UN-Water
umbrella, a framework
Data Source
1 = Low, 5 = High
Agency Responsible
(currently mandated to
collect/disseminate
data)
Tier
1 to
3
Priority/
additional
Interlinkages
recorded in the JMP database.
Calculation of safety factors for safe
management of sanitation will be
coordinated with estimation of
safety factors for wastewater
treatment required to monitor
target 6.3
5
Responds to the target
component on hygiene,
which is not covered by
the indicator on
sanitation.
4
To comprehensively monitor
progress towards the target,
the indicator on hygiene must
be complemented with an
indicator on sanitation. Hand
washing with soap and water
has been identified as the top
priority for improving hygiene
in all settings. Improvements
in hygiene are critical to the
achievement of other targets
relating to nutrition, health,
education and housing.
Existing data are available from
national household surveys and
censuses. WHO/UNICEF JMP
already maintains a global database.
WHO/UNICEF Joint
Monitoring Programme
for Water Supply and
Sanitation (JMP)
1
Priority
Use of hand washing facilities
with soap and water is
relevant to the achievement
of targets 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5,
2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.9,
4.1, 4.2, 4a, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5,
11.1, 11.3, 11.5, 13.1.
5
Responds to the target
component "halving the
proportion of untreated
wastewater" and
"eliminating dumping
and minimizing release
of hazardous chemicals
and materials"
The target element on
"substantially increasing
recycling and safe reuse
globally" is not directly
covered, but in the
future as the methods
and data improve, the
proposed indicator could
be disaggregated to
cover the proportion of
safely treated
wastewater that is safely
reused.
4
To comprehensively monitor
progress towards the target,
the policy relevant indicator
on wastewater treatment by
source must be
complemented with an
outcome indicator on
ambient water quality.
Existing data are available from
WHO/UNICEF JMP, FAO-AQUASTAT,
IBNET, as well as population density
data, and land‐use/land‐cover data
from earth observations.
Data on treatment of wastewater
generated from households will
come from the multi-purpose
indicator 6.2.
WHO/UN-Habitat
through GEMI, on behalf
of UN-Water
2
Priority
The proposed indicator is
multipurpose and can be
used to report on the
following targets: 9.4 (for
infrastructure and industry:
increased resource-use
efficiency and adoption of
clean and environmentally
sound technologies and
industrial processes), 11.6
(reduce environmental
impact of cities, paying
special attention to municipal
and other waste
management), 12.4
(environmentally sound
management of chemicals
and all wastes, reduce their
release to air, water and soil),
and 12.5 (substantially
reduce waste generation).
5
Responds to the target
component "improve
water quality", and also
represents the outcome
of all "reducing
pollution" activities,
including "eliminating
dumping and minimizing
release of hazardous
4
To comprehensively monitor
progress towards the target,
the outcome indicator on
ambient water quality must
be complemented with a
policy relevant indicator on
sources of untreated
wastewater
UNEP (GEMS/Water)
through GEMI, on behalf
of UN-Water
2
Priority
The proposed indicator is
multipurpose and can be
used to report on the
following targets: 3.3 (waterborne diseases), 8.4
(decouple economic growth
from environmental
degradation), 11.5 (waterrelated disasters), 11.6
(reduce environmental
Disaggregated wherever possible by:
rural-urban; wealth; affordability;
sub-national; disadvantaged groups
6.3
How comprehensively does
indicator measure target?
Data on volumes of industrial
wastewater (or wastewater
generated from economic activities)
can be estimated from inventories
of industries, available in the
majority of Member States
disaggregated by ISIC classifications.
The breakdown of treated
wastewater can be calculated based
on compliance records, related to
national standards for hazardous
ISIC categories.
Existing data are available from
GEMStat and OECD. On the local
level, data are often held by local
authorities and/or water supply
companies and other private or
semi-private stakeholders.
Additional information on optical
water properties from remote
sensing can be used as integrating
proxies for sediments and
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Target No.
6.4
Target Name
by 2030, substantially
increase water-use
efficiency across all
sectors and ensure
sustainable
withdrawals and
supply of freshwater
to address water
scarcity, and
substantially reduce
the number of people
suffering from water
scarcity
Indicator already used
for Global Monitoring?
Y/N - Specify how
many countries are
covered
Is indicator directly
related to (a component
of) target?
health.
for global monitoring is
partly in place and
currently being
finalized: GEMI Integrated Monitoring
of Water and
Sanitation Related SDG
Targets.
chemicals and materials,
halving the proportion of
untreated wastewater
and substantially
increasing recycling and
safe reuse globally".
Level of water stress: freshwater
withdrawal in percentage of
available freshwater resources.
Y
The proposed indicator
builds on current MDG
indicator 7.5, but also
accounts for
environmental water
requirements.
Withdrawal includes
groundwater and
surface water
withdrawals, as well as
direct use of nonconventional sources
of water.
Data on water
resources and
withdrawals (MDG
indicator 7.5) are
currently available for
all countries (FAO's
AQUASTAT, track
record starting from
1960).
5
Responds to the
environmental
component of the target:
"ensure sustainable
withdrawals and supply
of freshwater to address
water scarcity".
4
To comprehensively monitor
progress towards the target,
the indicator on water stress
must be complemented with
an indicator on water-use
efficiency, capturing the
economic aspects of water
scarcity. The two indicators
proposed under 6.4 are
closely related and are two
sides of the same coin: the
level of water stress indicates
the importance and urgency
of the need for use-efficiency.
Countries need both
indicators to understand the
challenge in achieving target
6.4.
Data for this indicator are usually
collected by national ministries and
institutions having water-related
issues in their mandate, such as
ministries of water resources,
agriculture, or environment, as well
as National Statistical Offices.
Existing data for all countries can be
accessed from FAO's AQUASTAT,
who collects, analyses and
disseminates the data, mainly from
the above national sources.
Eurostat/OECD and UNSD/UNEP
also provide an important source of
methodology and potential data
through their joint questionnaires.
Data on environmental water
requirements are partly available on
the national level.
5
Responds to the
economic component of
the target: "substantially
increase water-use
efficiency across all
sectors".
4
To comprehensively monitor
progress towards the target,
the indicator on water-use
efficiency must be
complemented with an
indicator on water stress,
capturing the environmental
aspects of water scarcity. The
two indicators proposed
under 6.4 are closely related
and are two sides of the same
coin: the level of water stress
Existing data on water withdrawals
in different sectors are available
from FAO-s AQUASTAT, who
collects, analyses and disseminates
data from national sources: national
ministries and institutions having
water-related issues in their
mandate, such as ministries of
water resources, agriculture, or
environment, as well as National
Statistical Offices.
Existing data on value generation
Proposed
Indicator
Definition: the ratio between total
freshwater withdrawn by all sectors
(agriculture, industry, cities) and
total renewable freshwater
resources, after having taken into
account environmental water
requirements. This indicator is also
known as water withdrawal
intensity.
Percentage of change in water useefficiency over time.
Definition: this indicator tracks
change in water use efficiency over
time for the following sectors:
energy, industry, agriculture, and
drinking water supply. The indicator
will aggregate the efficiency of all
sectors into one value, weighted by
the actual withdrawal by sector.
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Under the UN-Water
umbrella, a framework
for global monitoring is
partly in place and
currently being
finalized: GEMI Integrated Monitoring
of Water and
Sanitation Related SDG
Targets.
N
However, through
combined existing data
sources, data are
available for most
countries.
Under the UN-Water
umbrella, a framework
for global monitoring is
partly in place and
currently being
finalized: GEMI -
1 = Low, 5 = High
How comprehensively does
indicator measure target?
Data Source
1 = Low, 5 = High
Agency Responsible
(currently mandated to
collect/disseminate
data)
Tier
1 to
3
Priority/
additional
eutrophication/nutrient loading in
larger water bodies.
FAO (AQUASTAT)
through GEMI, on behalf
of UN-Water
1
Priority
FAO (AQUASTAT)
through GEMI, on behalf
of UN-Water
1
Priority
Interlinkages
impact of cities), 12.4
(environmentally sound
management of chemicals
and all wastes, reduce their
release to air, water and soil),
14.1 and 14.2 (marine and
costal pollution and
ecosystem management),
and 15.1 (status of
freshwater ecosystems).
The proposed indicator is
multipurpose and can be
used to report on the
following target: 15.1 (level
of pressure on freshwater
ecosystems).
The proposed indicator is
multipurpose and can be
used to report on the
following targets: 2.4
(resource use efficiency in
agriculture), 8.4 (resource
use efficiency in consumption
and production), 9.4 (for
infrastructure and industry:
increased resource-use
efficiency and adoption of
clean and environmentally
sound technologies and
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Target No.
Target Name
Proposed
Indicator
Indicator already used
for Global Monitoring?
Y/N - Specify how
many countries are
covered
Is indicator directly
related to (a component
of) target?
1 = Low, 5 = High
Integrated Monitoring
of Water and
Sanitation Related SDG
Targets.
6.5
by 2030 implement
integrated water
resources
management at all
levels, including
through
transboundary
cooperation as
appropriate
Degree of integrated water
resources management (IWRM)
implementation (0-100).
Definition: this indicator reflects the
extent to which integrated water
resources management (IWRM) is
implemented, by measuring (1) the
extent to which an enabling
environment for IWRM (policy,
strategic planning, legal framework
and financing) has been established,
(2) the structure and performance of
an institutional framework to
support IWRM processes, and (3) the
degree to which management
instruments/tools are applied.
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Data are available for
134 countries (UNWater Status Report on
the Application of
Integrated Approaches
to Water Resources
Management for
Rio+20, 2012).
Under the UN-Water
umbrella, a framework
for global monitoring is
partly in place and
currently being
finalized: GEMI Integrated Monitoring
of Water and
Sanitation Related SDG
Targets.
How comprehensively does
indicator measure target?
1 = Low, 5 = High
indicates the importance and
urgency of the need for useefficiency. Countries need
both indicators to understand
the challenge in achieving
target 6.4.
5
Responds to target
component on
“implement integrated
water resources
management at all
levels”.
Data Source
4
To comprehensively monitor
progress towards the target,
the indicator on IWRM, which
is monitored on the national
level, must be complemented
with an indicator on
transboundary cooperation.
from National Accounts Main
Aggregates (UNSD), World Energy
Outlook (International Energy
Agency), World Bank demographic
datasets, WaterStat Database
(Water Footprint Network) and
IBNET (the International
Benchmarking Network for Water
and Sanitation Utilities).
Eurostat/OECD and UNSD/UNEP
through their joint questionnaires,
also provide an important source of
methodology and potential data.
Data are compiled and reported
through the UN-Water Status
Report on the Application of
Integrated Approaches to Water
Resources Management for Rio+20
(2008, 2012). Data are collected
through the use of national IWRM
questionnaires (one per country),
measuring both quantitative and
qualitative aspects of IWRM,
including gender aspects, crosssectoral issues, stakeholder
participation, climate risks, etc.
Note on sex-disaggregation:
The UN World Water Assessment
Programme (WWAP) of UNESCO has
developed a Toolkit for systematic
collection of gender-disaggregated
data through key gender-sensitive
indicators which are currently being
tested in AMCOW countries and
various transboundary basins.
Agency Responsible
(currently mandated to
collect/disseminate
data)
Tier
1 to
3
Priority/
additional
Interlinkages
industrial processes), 12.2
(efficient use of natural
resources), and 12.3 (reduce
food losses along production
and supply chains (e.g.
drinking-water net losses).
UNEP through GEMI, on
behalf of UN-Water
The toolkit developed by
the UN World Water
Assessment Programme
for systematic collection
of gender-disaggregated
data through key
indicators will feed into
the GEMI process.
1
Priority
This indicator directly
underpins all the other water
and sanitation related goals
and targets, as it informs
about the Means of
Implementation for SDG 6
technical targets. The
indicator can thus be
employed to support
reporting on targets 6.a and
6.b, and be further
complemented by the UNWater Global Analysis and
Assessment of Sanitation and
Drinking-Water (GLAAS) for
WASH-related issues. The
indicator is also highly
interlinked to, and directly
underpins, target 5.5 (ensure
women’s full and effective
participation and equal
opportunities for leadership
at all levels of decision
making in political, economic
and public life) and target 5.c
(adopt and strengthen sound
policies and enforceable
legislation for the promotion
of gender equality and the
empowerment of all women
and girls at all levels).
The proposed indicator can
also be used to report on the
following targets: 1.b (sound
policy frameworks at the
national, regional and
international levels to
support accelerated
investment in poverty
eradication actions), and 11.b
(integrated policies and plans
towards inclusion and
resource efficiency).
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Target No.
Target Name
Proposed
Indicator
Percentage of transboundary basin
area with an operational
arrangement for water cooperation.
Definition: proportion of surface area
of transboundary basins (both
surface and groundwater) that have
an operational
agreement/arrangement or
institution for transboundary water
cooperation in management,
compared to total surface area of
transboundary basins. For the
cooperation framework to be
considered as “operational”, it
requires that there are regular
meetings of the riparian countries to
discuss the integrated management
of the water resource and to
exchange information.
6.6
by 2020 protect and
restore water-related
ecosystems, including
mountains, forests,
wetlands, rivers,
aquifers and lakes
Percentage of change in wetlands
extent over time.
Definition: Change in total wetland
area over time (% change/year). The
Ramsar broad definition of
“wetland” is used, which includes
rivers and lakes, enabling three of
the biome types mentioned in the
target to be assessed - wetlands,
rivers, lakes - plus other wetland
types.
Indicator already used
for Global Monitoring?
Y/N - Specify how
many countries are
covered
Is indicator directly
related to (a component
of) target?
Y
Data are available for
286 river basins (across
151 countries) and 166
aquifers (across 90
countries) from
Transboundary Waters
Assessment Project,
2014.
5
Responds to target
component on
"transboundary
cooperation"
4
To comprehensively monitor
progress towards the target,
the indicator on
transboundary cooperation
must be complemented with
an indicator on IWRM.
5
Responds directly to the
wetlands component of
the target, but also - by
using the Ramsar broad
definition of "wetland" the rivers and lakes
components.
4
In many countries, wetlands
(and rivers and lakes)
constitutes a prominent type
of water-related ecosystems;
countries without wetlands
may choose to report on a
different type of waterrelated ecosystem.
Y
Baseline data are
available at the global
level, and the first
baseline assessment
will be done in 2015
with remote sensing
data, using 1970 as the
baseline year.
Currently, 169 Parties
regularly report on
trends in wetlands to
the Ramsar
Convention.
Data Source
1 = Low, 5 = High
Under the UN-Water
umbrella, a framework
for global monitoring is
partly in place and
currently being
finalized: GEMI Integrated Monitoring
of Water and
Sanitation Related SDG
Targets.
Under the UN-Water
umbrella, a framework
for global monitoring is
partly in place and
currently being
finalized: GEMI Integrated Monitoring
of Water and
Sanitation Related SDG
Targets.
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1 = Low, 5 = High
How comprehensively does
indicator measure target?
A global database exists of
freshwater treaties and
international river basin
organizations, as well as several
regional ones, e.g., for the PanEuropean region the second
Assessment under the Convention
on the Protection and Use of
Transboundary Watercourses and
International Lakes (Water
Convention). Reporting on
transboundary water cooperation is
currently being developed under
the Water Convention, a global
instrument, whose activities also
involve non-Parties.
A global baseline comparative
assessment of transboundary
waters has been undertaken by the
Transboundary Waters Assessment
Project (TWAP, completed in 2014),
involving generation of georeferenced datasets.
Data are compiled and disseminated
through the Ramsar Convention’s
"State of the World’s Wetlands and
their Services" (SoWWS) reports.
Data originates from multiple
sources including national reports
submitted to the Ramsar
Convention, published scientific
papers and, increasingly, through
analysis of remote sensing data.
Wetland area is most accurately
estimated through manual
digitalization of aerial or satellite
images, a methodology that in the
coming years will be advanced by
remote sensing.
Agency Responsible
(currently mandated to
collect/disseminate
data)
Tier
1 to
3
Priority/
additional
UNECE/UNEP, through
GEMI, on behalf of UNWater
1
Priority
The proposed indicator is
multipurpose and can be
used to report on the
following targets: 1.b (sound
policy frameworks at the
national, regional and
international levels to
support accelerated
investment in poverty
eradication actions), and 11.b
(integrated policies and plans
towards inclusion and
resource efficiency).
UNEP supported by CBD
and Ramsar through
GEMI, on behalf of UNWater
2
Priority
The proposed indicator is
multipurpose and can be
used to report on the
following targets: 11.6
(reduce environmental
impact of cities), 11.7 (green
spaces), 12.2 (sustainable
management of natural
resources), 13.1 (resilience
and adaptive capacity to
climate-related hazards and
natural disasters), 14.2 and
14.5 (status of marine and
costal ecosystems), 15.1 and
15.3 and 15.5 (status of
wetlands, natural habitats
and biodiversity).
Interlinkages
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UN System Template for input on indicators for SDG 6 from UN-Water Members and Partners
Target No.
6.a
6.b
Target Name
by 2030, expand
international
cooperation and
capacity-building
support to developing
countries in water and
sanitation related
activities and
programmes,
including water
harvesting,
desalination, water
efficiency, wastewater
treatment, recycling
and reuse
technologies
support and
strengthen the
participation of local
communities for
improving water and
sanitation
management
Proposed
Indicator
Amount of water and sanitation
related Official Development
Assistance that is part of a
government coordinated spending
plan.
Definition: “International
cooperation and capacity-building
support” implies aid (most of it
quantifiable) in the form of grants or
loans by external support agencies.
The amount of water and sanitation
related Official Development
Assistance (ODA) can be used as a
proxy for this, captured by the
Creditor Reporting System (CRS) of
the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Percentage of local administrative
units with established and
operational policies and procedures
for participation of local
communities in water and
sanitation management.
Version 2015-09-04_SDG 6_UN-Water
Indicator already used
for Global Monitoring?
Y/N - Specify how
many countries are
covered
Is indicator directly
related to (a component
of) target?
Y
Data on ODA are
available from all DAC
countries and major
multilateral external
support agencies.
Data on domestic
financing in regard to
drinking water,
sanitation and hygiene
are available from 94
countries (mainly
developing countries),
and in regard to water
resources management
from 134 countries
(mainly developing
countries).
Y
Data on participation in
regard to drinking
water, sanitation and
hygiene are available
from 94 countries
(mainly developing
countries), and in
regard to water
resources management
from 134 countries
(mainly developing
countries).
5
Responds to one of the
means for “international
cooperation and capacity
development support to
developing countries”.
4
Although ODA only
represents one of the means
for “international cooperation
and capacity development
support to developing
countries”, it is arguably one
of the most prominent and
also easily quantified with
data readily available, making
it a suitable proxy indicator.
Data on ODA are available from the
Creditor Reporting System of OECD.
Data on financing in regard to
drinking water, sanitation and
hygiene are compiled and
disseminated through the UNWater Global Analysis and
Assessment of Sanitation and
Drinking-Water (GLAAS, 2014).
Data on financing in regard to water
resources management are
compiled and disseminated through
the UN-Water Status Report on the
Application of Integrated
Approaches to Water Resources
Management for Rio+20 (2008,
2012).
5
Responds to the whole
target
5
Data on participation in regard to
drinking water, sanitation and
hygiene are compiled and
disseminated through the UNWater Global Analysis and
Assessment of Sanitation and
Drinking-Water (GLAAS, 2014).
Data on participation in regard to
water resources management are
compiled and disseminated through
the UN-Water Status Report on the
Application of Integrated
Approaches to Water Resources
Management for Rio+20 (2008,
2012).
How comprehensively does
indicator measure target?
Data Source
1 = Low, 5 = High
1 = Low, 5 = High
Agency Responsible
(currently mandated to
collect/disseminate
data)
Tier
1 to
3
Priority/
additional
WHO through GLAAS,
supported by UNEP
through GEMI (target
6.5), on behalf of UNWater
2
Priority
The IWRM component of this
indicator will come from the
IWRM indicator for target
6.5.
The proposed indicator can
also be used to report on the
following targets: 6.5
(transboundary cooperation),
7.a (enhance international
cooperation to facilitate
access to clean energy
research and technology),
and 17.2 (official
development assistance
commitments).
WHO through GLAAS,
supported by UNEP
through GEMI (target
6.5), on behalf of UNWater
1
Priority
The IWRM component of this
indicator will come from the
IWRM indicator for target
6.5.
The proposed indicator can
also be used to report on the
following targets: 7.a
(enhance international
cooperation to facilitate
access to clean energy
research and technology),
13.b (mechanisms for raising
capacity for climate changerelated planning and
management, focusing on
women, youth and local and
marginalized communities),
and 15.9 (integrate
ecosystem and biodiversity
values into national and local
planning, development
processes, poverty reduction
strategies and accounts).
Interlinkages
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