Global Federation WASH Update and Initiatives
Access to water, sanitation, and hygiene is vital for human dignity, public health, and poverty reduction. The Federation is committed to maintaining, improving, and expanding WASH services globally, from emergencies to sustainable development, as a fundamental human right. Their work spans disaster risk reduction, preparedness, response, and recovery, focusing on equitable access and capacity building. The current status shows ongoing momentum and transition towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals. Various working groups and structures aim to address WASH challenges effectively.
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WASH in Development Update March 2017 Federation Health WatSan/EH WASH Federation Access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) are crucial to human dignity, are vital elements of preventive and public health and can contribute significantly to poverty reduction. www.ifrc.org www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Saving lives, changing minds.
A Global Goal, a Global Vision. Federation Health WatSan/EH WASH Federation A Global Goal:The goalfor WASH is to maintain, improve and expand NSs emergency, recovery and developmental WASH programming. A Global Vision:The vision is to ensure that universal, equitable and affordable access to WASH services, from response to sustainable development, is achieved as a human right and one that impacts positively upon health, dignity and wellbeing. www.ifrc.org www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Saving lives, changing minds.
IFRC WASH - What We Do Federation Health WatSan/EH WASH Federation The Resilience Continuum Disaster Risk Reduction, Preparedness and Response (meeting acute needs) Recovery (LRRD) Development (Meeting chronic needs) NSs capacity to provide equitable access to sustainable WASH services NSs NSs volunteers and staff, Emergency WASH capacities Recovery WASH capacities Areas of Focus : WASH in Development, in Emergencies, Public Health, and Urban context www.ifrc.org www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Saving lives, changing minds.
Present Status GWSI Federation Health WatSan/EH WASH Federation Continues with its own momentum 2005-2025 Transition MDG SDG and implications/indicators Increased bilateral still need for multilateral Improved and more inclusive mapping (Portal) Increasing evidence base and new M&E tools, methods, look backs Post Implementation sustainability - new approaches www.ifrc.org www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Saving lives, changing minds.
WASH Working Group Structure Interagency TWG (IFRC, Oxfam, Unicef, UNHCR, MSF, ACF, IRC, ICRC, Care) (8) ---------------- WASH Cluster Unicef led, IFRC Member of the SAG (9) Federation Health WatSan/EH WASH Federation Global WASH Team (1) WASH Advisors (2) Sub TWG Sub TWG Sub TWG Sub TWG WASH in Development (3) WASH in Emergencies (4) Urban WASH (5) Public Health in WASH (6) ERU Working Group (7) 1. Consists of Geneva & Regional IFRC WASH Teams and convenes the WASH Advisors Group Meetings 2.Consists of the Global WASH Team and NS s WASH Advisors as a platform for informed decision making in the sector 3.-6. An ad-hoc working group to identify issues and table solutions to the WASH Advisors Group for consensus and adoption, may also involve external experts 7.Chaired by the Geneva WASH Team, consists of NS s with existing ERU capacity to adopt and improve ERU response given changing scenarios 8. Geneva WASH Team being a founding member of this group to increase interagency collaboration in the sector 9. Geneva WASH Team an active member to represent the NSs in this forum as well as being a current member of the Strategic Advisory Group (SAG) www.ifrc.org www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Saving lives, changing minds.
Key ways forward action points: Federation Health WatSan/EH WASH Federation Dissemination plan and roll-out of both WASH Strategic Direction and Urban WASH Specific Strategic Direction - More to come. Feedback on SDG 6 indicators by end of April 2017 and roll-out. Portal testing, refinement and launch/roll-out. September 2017. Development sub-working group? WASH advisors meeting September. RM updates continuous EUTF, EU in general and others. Re-engage with EU, USAID, Corporates expansion Integrated programming Examples and more Flagships Post Implementation mapping of look backs WIKI Consortia on GWSI, Urban WASH, Cholera and Nutrition. Nutrition Forum Others .. www.ifrc.org www.ifrc.org Saving lives, changing minds. Saving lives, changing minds.
