SDG 6 IWRM Support Programme (Stage 3)

Project OwnersGlobal Water Partnership
Project PartnersUNDP, Viet Nam Water Partnership, GWP
Contactsdg6iwrmsp@gwp.org
Action ScaleCountry
Themes & Indicators Cross Cutting
  • Enabling environment such as water resources policy, law(s), plans, regulations, or similar, at the national and/or sub-national levels, are developed within GESI principles and implemented.
  • A collaboration mechanism for public, community and multi-stakeholder participation in water resources development, management and decision making that addresses inequalities is established.
  • Management instruments and tools to support IWRM implementation such as in water-use management, pollution control, water-related ecosystem management, water-related disaster management at the national, basin or aquifer level are established and implemented.
LocationVietnam
Action Duration2020 - 2021
Progress StatusCompleted
Funding Source*UNDP
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Description In 2020-2021, UNDP (through the GoAL-WaterS programme) supported the Viet Nam Water Partnership/ GWP to implement an activity supporting local water governance in the Lower Mekong Delta, as part of Stage 3 of the SDG 6 IWRM Support Programme. The aim of this intervention was to synthesize what is known about local water governance practices and aspirations and the current status of IWRM in the Mekong Delta, to analyse the different levels, space and forms of power as well as their interrelationships. The project assessed how current governance structures to support IWRM capacity might perform under a range of possible futures (including anticipated water-use changes and climate change). Finally, the project drew on the findings from the practices to propose, in collaboration with stakeholders, recommend options to enhance the roles of local communities in water governance. The recommendations outlined in the synthesis report highlight the need for better integration of local water user groups and cooperatives (which relates to the issue of local governance, inclusiveness and transparency), women’s union and youth unions in water governance mechanisms.