About Water Governance Facility

The UNDP Water Governance Facility at SIWI is a programme that has been developed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). It is funded by UNDP and Sida.

The Facility provides services in the following areas:

1. Providing policy support and advice on water governance to developing countries to meet demands at local, national and river basin levels,
2. Applying and disseminating good practices from local to country and river basin levels to enhance water governance work,
3. Advocating effective water governance as a requirement to reach the water-related MDG and WSSD water and sanitation targets, and
4. Participating in the work of the World Water Assessment Programme and contributing on water governance issues to the World Water Development Report.

The UNDP Water Governance Facility at SIWI provides strategic support to achieve:

1. Improved water governance to advance socially equitable, environmentally sustainable and economically efficient management of water resources, including water and sanitation services
2. Implementation of integrated water management at local, national, and regional levels
3. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the World Summit on Sustainable Development targets for water supply and sanitation.