Project profile — UNU - Institute for Water, Environment and Health - Institutional Support 2013

• Africa, regional (50.00%)
• America, regional (15.00%)
• Asia, regional (30.00%)
• Europe, regional (5.00%)

• Water sector policy and administrative management:
Water sector policy and administrative management (14010) (10.00%)
Water resources conservation (including data collection) (14015) (20.00%)
Basic drinking water supply (14031) (20.00%)
Basic sanitation (14032) (20.00%)
Education and training in water supply and sanitation (14081) (30.00%)

• Gender equality (significant objective)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (significant objective)
• Participatory development and good governance (not targeted)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)

This grant represents Canada's institutional support to the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH). UNU-INWEH uses these funds, along with other donors funding, to achieve its mandate. UNU-INWEH’s mandate is to contribute, through capacity development and directed research, to efforts to resolve pressing global water problems that are of concern to the United Nations, its member states and their peoples. UNU-INWEH acts as the “UN Think-Tank on Water”. It responds directly to global water issues and supports efforts to meet the Millennium Development Goals. Canada’s support to UNU-INWEH contributes to finding durable solutions to global water problems, with positive impacts on health, food security and nutrition.

The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: (1) institutionalized adaptation strategies for coastal ecosystems of tropical waters, particularly mangroves and coral reefs; (2) better managed land resources and sustainable use of water and biodiversity resources in developing countries; (3) advanced education, capacity and information management, leading to improved implementation of Integrated Water Resource Management; and, (4) improved human well-being through sustainable, healthy ecosystems.

Results achieved as of December 2013 include: (1) preparation of an independent evidence-based analysis of how water can be addressed in a development agenda beyond 2015; (2) developed a floodwater management system to recharge aquifers naturally in Iran; (3) developed a community grazing management plan together with local communities in the Dana Biosphere Reserve in Jordan; (4) built the capacity of professionals and institutions in developing countries in Southeast Asia and Eastern Africa to undertake monitoring, research and conservation of critical coastal ecosystems in mangrove forests; (5) improved Jamaica’s climate change adaptation efforts and increase resilience to related impacts by improving the management and protection of healthy coastal ecosystems and restoration of degraded coastal areas; (6) analyzed the global economics associated with sustainable land management, to support the neutralization of land degradation and desertification; and, (7) organized seminars, workshops and events were organized in Canada and internationally to engage development communities and promote research results on food security, science-policy integration, water, maternal health, and the management of coastal ecosystems. These have contributed to: institutionalized adaptation strategies for coastal ecosystems of tropical waters, particularly mangroves and coral reefs; better managed land resources and sustainable use of water and biodiversity resources in developing countries; advanced education, capacity and information management; and, improved human well-being through sustainable, healthy ecosystems.

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• Related activities:
• UNU - Institute for Water, Environment and Health - Institutional Support 2012
• UNU - Institute for Water, Environment and Health - Institutional Support 2014