“Sustainable Sanitation The 5 Year Drive to 2015” WinS meeting in The Hague 24 – 25 May 2011

1. “Sustainable Sanitation • The 5 Year Drive to 2015” • WinS meeting in The Hague • 24 – 25 May 2011

2. UNSGAB – What it is Facts Established in 2004 by Kofi Annan Chair is Prince of Orange 24 Board members Hashimoto Action Plan I and II (WinS is a priority in HAP II) Achievements IYS 2008 Sharm el Sheikh Declaration Water Operator’s Partnerships Assessment of global watsan monitoring Encouraged Development Banks to increase lending for watsan

3. UNSGAB – What it is Assets High profile Board Door openers Wide network Close relation with development banks and the OECD Donors Germany Italy South Korea Netherlands Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

4. Drive to 2015 – What it is The „Sustainable Sanitation: 5 Year Drive to 2015 (5YD)“ advocacy and awareness-raising initiative to keep sanitation high on the national, international and political agenda, promote multi-level and inter-sectoral coordination, improve sanitation monitoring while supporting sustainable sanitation solutions and innovation - all in all an effort to meet the MDG Goal 7 (on halving the number of people without access to basic sanitation by 2015) - and bring positive resultsforother MDGs: health benefits for the poorest and assist in reaching MDG 4 on child mortality.

5. Where it comes from Tokyo, January 2010 Idea of 5YD originates at follow-up conference of IYS Manila, February 2010 Adoption of the 5YD concept by EASan Washington, April 2010 5YD in the Summary Document of the HLM for SWA Dushanbe, June 2010 Mentioned at mid-term conference of Water Decade Stockholm, Sept.2010 Statement of the Stockholm Water Week New York, Sept. 2010 Summary Document of the MDG Review Summit New York, Dec. 2010 Adoption of UN Resolution

6. Drive to 2015 in the international sector dialogue → Calls on member states to achieve progress with support of the international community - Integrated Water and Sanitation Strategies - Planning Infrastructure International Year of Sanitation World Water Forum HRC Resolution 15/9 Waterfor Life Decade UNSGAB & HAP II

7. What it is about: Realizingthe 5YD: Tasks forthe Member states: Redouble efforts to close the sanitation gap Scale-up ground level action Increased community participation Mobilization and provision of adequate financial and technological resources Technical know-how Capacity-building for developing countries Appropriate human resources to improve hygiene and coverage of basic sanitation Focus on the poor Strong political will

8. What it is Platform on which to build political will and promote action at all levels Tool to increase awareness of the urgent need to reach goals set in JPOI Means to better target funding for basic sanitation to achieve MDGs Boost for other initiatives, such as SWA and WinS??

9. What it is Encouragement for member states and other stakeholders to effect behavior change Call to end open defecation Stronger investment in sanitation and hygiene education Broader approach to sanitation - encompassing hygiene promotion, provision of basic sanitation services, sewerage, wastewater treatment in the context of IWRM

10. Potential Milestones/Roadmap STAGES

11. For discussion • Drive to 2015 and WinS; what are the linkages and how can the “Drive to 2015” support WinS? • UNSGAB will meet with SG in June; Any WinS messages that should be conveyed?

12. Thank you!