Welcome to Water Governance Facility
We support developing countries on a demand basis to strengthen water governance and reduce poverty through policy support and advisory services in multiple thematic areas, including: integrated water resources management, transboundary water, water supply and sanitation, climate change adaptation, South-South collaboration, experience and best practices exchange, gender, and capacity building.
The UNDP Water Governance Facility (WGF) at the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) is an initiative that was launched by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Swedish Agency for International Development Cooperation (Sida). The programme is a mechanism to implement parts of the UNDP Water Governance Programme.
WGF activities around the world
Mongolia
GoAL WaSHStrengthening water governance to improve access to water and sanitation services.
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Jordan
Adaptation to climate changeAdaptation to climate change to sustain Jordan’s MDG achievements through strengthening the water adaptation capacities using participatory approaches and tools.
Turkmenistan
integrated water resources managementCarrying out an assessment of Turkemistan’s institutional structure and enabling environment in order to find and suggest ways of improving water governance in the country.
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Pacific Small Island Developing States
IWRMProviding policy and technical advice to a UNDP GEF programme on national planning of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) on 13 different islands.
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Iraq and Euphrates and Tigris region
Policy and technical supportProviding policy and technical support and advice to promote further development cooperation in the region. In Iraq, WGF facilitates activities to strengthen interministerial water coordination.
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Tajikistan
GoAL WaSHRaising awareness on the rights and responsibilities of stakeholders in the water sector. This project will form part of a wider rural development programme managed by UNDP Tajikistan.
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Madagascar
Developing a national water master planDeveloping a national water master plan and capacity building plan, carrying out an institutional study on the water sector, training and recruiting UN volunteers and establishing a comprehensive database for the sector.
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Mali
GoAL WaSHDesigning a water and sanitation governance programme which aims to build the governance capacity of 166 communes.
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Occupied Palestinian Territory
water governance reformProviding support to the water governance reform led by the Palestinian Water Authority, PWA. This includes a long term programme to strengthen water integrity capacity development.
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Kazakhstan
IWRMStrengthening stakeholder participation in water decision making, and facilitating implementation of river basin organisations.
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Kenya
Right to waterStrengthening local civil society organisations and local authorities’ capacity to work with water integrity tools in the water sector.
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Yemen
decentralizationDeveloping and implementing a programme on decentralization of water decision-making to local water councils and strengthening capacities on integrated water resources management.
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Afghanistan
National Human Development ReportDeveloping policy recommendations and background studies to the Afghanistan National Human Development Report, 2010.
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Aral Sea Basin
agricultureAssessing the political economy of water in Central Asia and identifying opportunities to expand the production of food and energy in the region.
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Angola
MDG projectProviding the initial analysis for and continuous support to a water and sanitation governance programme which aims to improve access to drinking water, sanitation and hygiene for peri-urban and rural communities in the Luanda and Moxico provinces of Angola.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internally Displaced PersonsAssisting 13 municipalities to meet their responsibilities for the provision of safe and reliable water services through designing and implementing an awareness raising campaign in schools.
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Paraguay
Developing policies for water and sanitationSupporting the establishment of a lead sector institution, developing policies for water and sanitation services provision, and establishing a comprehensive database for the sector
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Jordan
JordanStrengthening Jordan’s capacity of adapting to climate change by sustaining access to water supply, ensure health protection and food security.
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Belize
GoAL WaSHCountry Action Plan to accelerate MDG achivement
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El Salvador
GoAL WaSHStrengthening capacities for sustainable management of water and sanitation services
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Djibouti
GoAL WaSHCapacity Support for for development of a National Strategic Water Policy
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Liberia
GoAL WaSHSupporting the Government of Liberia to ensure strengthened capacity for managing and planning the water and sanitation sector, and to promote equitable accessibility, availability and affordability.
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Zambia
GoAL WaSHVoice and governance - consumer representation and effective information dissemination
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Laos
Enhancing Pro-Poor Water Governance The Lao GoAL WaSH project supports the Lao Ministry of Public Works and Transport to develop a National Water Supply Sector Strategy, and to develop a database with designs of water supply treatment plants of various capacities for use with smaller communities.
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Resources
Capacity Building
Browse through our extensive resource library to find links and publications on a wide range of water governance related topics.