UN Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) Steve 1-4 Youngsik-5 Frank 6-8 Steve 9-10 Cat 11-15 Notes from the prof: How did world do in meeting the MDGs? Indicative of the SDGs? Process in implementing the SDGs? How many goals to develop? Catherine Birney Steven Bischak Yongsik Kim Frank Schalla

Contents Background MDGs and SDGs SDG development Water in the SDGs Goals 6, 14 and 13 Strengths and Challenges Necessary Progress

. Background Rio+20 (the UN Conference on Sustainable Development,2012) - agreed to establish an intergovernmental process to develop a set of "action-oriented, concise and easy to communicate" sustainable development goals (SDGs) - goals to be coherent with the Millennium Development Goals(2000) and United Nations post 2015 development agenda It was decided establish an "inclusive and transparent intergovernmental process open to all stakeholders, with a view to developing global sustainable development goals to be agreed by the General Assembly“.

MDGs and SDGs MDGs developed in 2000 and expire in 2015 8 total goals Progress as of 2014 New goals will be discussed in Sept. 2015 SDGs serve as the basis for implementing SD into the beyond 2015 goals Poverty eradication, changing unsustainable and promoting sustainable patterns of consumption and production and protecting and managing the natural resource base of economic and social development are the overarching objectives of and essential requirements for sustainable development. -Report of the Open Working Group of the General Assembly on Sustainable Development Goals A/68/970 Company Logo

. How are SDGs made ? SDGs Decision Making Process Major Groups & Other Stakeholders Thematic Clusters Coordinated by Steering Committees Individual Contribution World We Want (Interactive Online tool to crowdsource) SDGS E-Inventory outcomes Joint Position Papers Open Working Group on SDGs Proposals for SDGs (68th UN General Assembly) 2013 2014 2015 I will talk about the SDGs making process. The draft of SDGs was proposed in July 2014 by Open Working Group establish by General Assembly of UN, and In Septembern2015, these SDGs will be agreed by the General Assembly of UN. The Open Working Group, in charge of preparing a proposal on SDGs, consists of 30 members The members were nominated by the UN Member States from the five United Nations regional groups(African, Asian-Pacific, Latin American, eastern-western European). This Open Working Group was operated under the principle of Openness, transparency, inclusiveness and consensus, so, The Open Working Group tried listen to diverse opinions of Major group and all possible stakeholders through on-off line when making SDGs. Here, The Major groups are formalized nine sectors of society such as women, children, local authority, and so on. These Major groups work as the main channels through which broad participation can be facilitated in UN activities. The opinions of Major groups and other stakeholders are coordinated according to its theme by the steering committee and used in preparing joint position papers. Based on these papers, Open Working Group could suggest a draft of SDGs. (https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org)

Water in SDGs Water is a key determinant in aspects of social, economic and environmental development for poverty eradication and sustainable development Safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene, and the management of water resources are key factors for a water-secure world Water security requires governments role for competing demands and protecting resources and ecosystems with the cooperation from local to global level Water-related capacity development is fundamental Capacity development: the process through which individuals, organizations, and societies obtain, strengthen, and maintain the capabilities to set and achieve their own development objectives over time.

Sustainable Development Goals Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts The sustainable development goals are accompanied by targets that will be further elaborated through indicators focused on measurable outcomes (mention push for more collection of data). They are action oriented, global in nature and universally applicable. They take into account different national realities, capacities and levels of development, and respect national policies and priorities. With each government setting its own national targets guided by the global level of ambition, but taking into account national circumstances. 17 goals and 169 associated targets

Goal 6 “Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all” Targets Safe and affordable drinking water and sanitation/hygiene for all Improve water quality, reduce water scarcity Protect and restore ecosystems Methods Ending open defecation Focusing on women/girls Increase water efficiency, sustainable water withdrawals IWRM, trans-boundary cooperation Expand international cooperation Capacity-building Participation of local communities Achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all Achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs to women and girls and those in vulnerable situations Improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminate dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and increasing recycling and safe reuse by __% globally Sustantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water sscarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity Implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate Protect and resotre water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes Expand international cooperation and capacity building support to developing countries in water and sanitation related activities and programmes, including water haresting, desalination, water efficiency, wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse technologies Support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management

Goal 14 “Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development” Five Focus Areas Unstable extraction of marine resources Marine Pollution Alien invasive species Ocean acidification Physical alteration and destruction of marine habitats Company Lo www.themegallery.com

UNCLOS Part VII, Section 2 : Conservation and management of the living resources of the high seas States have duty to take scientific measures on their nationals to protect living resources Part XII: Protection and preservation of the marine environment States have obligation to protect and preserve Have sovereign right to exploit natural resources Company Logo www.themegallery.com

“Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts” Goal 13 “Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts” Missed opportunity The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has complete control No quantitative goals Focuses on Green House Gas emissions Goal 6 does not mention climate impacts on drought Goal 14 does not mention effects of climate change on ocean acidification The UNFCCC has complete control…they do a lot of good and have a goal of having developed countries send $100 billion to developing countries for the purpose of combating climate change

Strengths and Challenges The involvement of all stakeholders Regionally and locally aligned (i.e., generalized and self-regulating) Challenges Many developing countries have limited knowledge and/or resources Enforcement/Transparency Establishing and maintaining communications between various interests Implementation conflicts between countries

Necessary Progress Technology and knowledge sharing Creation of economic incentives Finalization and member ratification of SDGs Metrics for benchmarking

Water Resources Planning & Mang. Thank You !

Image Sources Strengths and Challenges http://www.parentmail.co.uk/blog/strike-one-school-communication/#.VOJEEfnF-PY Goal 13 http://www.news24.com/Green/News/World-Bank-Stop-climate-change-debate-20130619 Necessary Progress Images http://www.snwa.com/ws/future_desalination.html http://www.smartcitymemphis.com/2013/09/piloting-a-way-to-better-business-incentives/ http://sem-group.net/search-engine-optimization-blog/role-of-metrics-in-social-media-campaigns/

. Water in SDGs <Targets in Goal 6 of SDGs> - Access to safe and affordable drinking water and basic sanitation for all - Implement Integrated water resource management at all levels (The mobilization of resources from all sources, capacity- building and technology transfer can support these efforts) - Protect and restore water-related ecosystems to maintain water quality and quantity - Implement measures to address floods, droughts and water scarcity - Implement measures to mobilize financial resources and investment in infrastructure for water and sanitation services - Implement measures to significantly reduce water pollution and increase water quality (International assistance and cooperation is needed)

. Who made SDGs ? Open Working Group(OWG)

. Who made SDGs ? 26 Thematic Groups

. Who made SDGs ? 26 Thematic Groups

. Who made SDGs ? Major Groups (9 sectors) Agenda 21, adopted at the Earth Summit, drew upon this sentiment and formalized nine sectors of society as the main channels through which broad participation would be facilitated in UN activities related to sustainable development - Women - Children and Youth - Indigenous Peoples - Non-Governmental Organizations - Local Authorities - Workers and Trade Unions - Business and Industry - Scientific and Technological Community - Farmers

. How are SDGs made ? Method of Work - <Diversity of perspectives and experience> ▪ Support of the inter-agency technical support team and expert panels, and all relevant expert advice to ensure the full involvement of relevant stakeholders and expertise - <Participation> ▪ OWG sessions are open to participation * Representatives of Specialized Agencies and related organizations * Representatives of non-governmental organizations ▪ Morning hearings before OWG sessions * Between co-chairs and major groups and other stakeholders - <Session> ▪ 1st ~8th : Keynote addresses, introductions of issues notes by the United Nations Technical Support Team, panel discussions and interactive exchanges of views, and national statements ▪ 9st ~13th : Discussions on a proposal on SDGs

. Who made SDGs ? The United Nations System Trusteeship Council General Assembly Security Council Economic & Social Council Secretariat International Court of Justice 30-member Open Working Group(OWG) * Under General Assembly, with the support of Department of Economic and Social Affairs(DESA) Open Working Group(OWG) - Establishment : 22nd of January 2013 by the General Assembly - Objective : Submit a proposal on SDGs to the General Assembly in September 2015 - Member : The five United Nations regional groups(30 members) - Principle : Openness, transparency, inclusiveness and consensus - Organization : 2 co-chairs (1 developing, 1 developed country) ▪ 30 OWG members, Steering Committees (DESA), 26 Thematic Clusters, Major Groups (9 sectors), UN System Technical Support Team (UN-DESA and UNDP)