A Better World - Volume 3: Ensure Access to Water and Sanitation for All

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Along with the support introduced by UNWater for Lebanon

to make the first steps and progress onto global SDG 6

implementation, CNRS-L took the initiative to carry out a

technical report: Developing Institutional Capacity for an

Integrated Approach in SDG 6 Monitoring in Lebanon. The

report discusses all related issues for SDG 6 implementation,

and focuses on the establishment of the SDG 6 Consortium

for Lebanon, SDG 6-CL.

A number of key persons working directly or in relation

to water and sanitation monitoring have been assembled to

form SDG 6-CL. The members of the consortium represent

14 institutions from various sectors in the country, where all

are committed and work towards monitoring and implemen-

tation for water and sanitation.

The sustainability of the established SDG 6-CL remains a

matter for discussion between the members since the mobi-

lisation of the consortium needs institutional and financial

support as well as official recognition. Hence, the consor-

tium’s objective to make itself highly visible to high-level

decision makers in Lebanon.

The goal of SDG 6-CL is to work in accordance with the

requirements of the 2030 Agenda, with the main objectives,

illustrated in the report submitted to UN Water, as:

• Compiling a database of water supply and sanitation.

This can be shared with the Central Administration of

Statistics who can then update it with available data

• Data sorting and preparation (i.e. existing and newly

measured data), which is a step toward compiling compre-

hensive inventory for available data in Lebanon on water,

sanitation and related sectors. This will highlight data

gaps and encourage appropriate interpolation

• Identifying points of weakness in the monitoring system

and proposing the most efficient solutions

• Follow up and involvement with regional and interna-

tional agencies, e.g. UNWater, UNESCO, FAO, concerning

progress, tasks, and activities related to SDG 6 globally

An old and unmaintained flow-meter

Uncontrolled and unmaintained boreholes are common in Lebanon

Image: CNRS-L

Source: CNRS-L, 2018

The proposed mechanism for water and sanitation monitoring

Joining regional and

international agencies

Participation

with regional

and international

assemblies

Identifying focal

persons

Results, outcomes,

findings mainstreaming

to decision makers

Combined team for SDG

6 management

(SDG-6-CL)

Capacity building

programmes

Establishing Platform

• Organizing system

• Periodical meetings

• Task per Person