Understanding monitoring for SDG6 across Eastern and Southern Africa
SDG6 +5 regional review of monitoring systems across Eastern and Southern Africa
About
The year 2020 marked five years into SDG implementation with the SDG Mid-term review due in 2022/23. UNICEF and WASH Sector partners recognizes that, after five years of the SDGs, it is necessary to assess the progress made toward achieving SDG6 and assess how well progress is being measured by member states. The SDG6 +5 presented here review takes the opportunity to identify key gaps and opportunities ahead of the SDG mid-term review. Taking action now will better position member states to advocate for financing for WASH as part of the SDG mid-term review and provide time for required course correction measures to be effective ahead of 2030.
The review provide regional and country level insights into the extent to which countries in the Unicef East and Southern Africa region have advanced in terms of SDG6 localization and implementation and considered the underlying strengths and weaknesses of the enabling environment for monitoring sustainable WASH programming and post-pandemic recovery in the region. Through this process, we also document best practices and facilitates knowledge sharing across countries, teams and organizations.
The assessment considers four aspects of monitoring for SDG6:
- The strength of the enabling environment for WASH monitoring, based on the SWA building blocks for strong WASH systems, and additional elements linked to localization of SDG6, and use of data in sector processes.
- The availability of data for monitoring WASH, and alignment with SDG6 indicators
- Country level experiences and learnings on WASH data monitoring systems and how they are structured and managed
- Links of WASH monitoring links to other priority areas, including integrated water resources management (IWRM), climate resilience, and humanitarian interventions.
Explore the series of SDG6 reports here and navigate on the country level dashboard on (https://esaro.mwater.co/#/sdg6) presenting unique information on the status of monitoring and achievement of SDG6.
For any further information also contact Dr Samuel Godfrey on [email protected]
