Watering the NDCs & NAPs

This segment will open with a review of where water is reflected in current NDC submission and then feature three regional roundtables where constituencies from each region can reflect on their efforts and progress made in incorporating water in preparations for the next round of NDCs and other climate policy commitments and strategies. Three roundtables will be organized covering the Asia/Pacific Region, Africa Region, and the Middle East and North Africa.

The high-level panel will examine how water is being mainstreamed in climate commitments and being used as a connector across the three Rio Conventions and across sector strategies and plans at the country level. The perspectives of Parties to the Paris Agreement will be shared as well as those of the donor and development communities to showcase lessons learned and experiences in helping to integrate sustainable water resources management and water services in national plans, strategies and project pipelines for actionable NDCs. Mobilizing finance for implementing the NDCs will also be discussed within the context of the New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG).

The session will feature interactive tools and guidance instruments for assisting countries to mainstream water considerations in their NDCs, NAPs and climate policies. Each 30-minute segment will present a tool, a sample application or case study and then open for questions and exchange with participants to allow for an interactive discussion on how these knowledge resources can be accessed for support. The session will end with a summary of the key messages generated during the thematic day.