event 10 Oct 2022

Research Article // Review on SDG indicator 6.5.2 and its suitability for monitoring transboundary water cooperation

By Alistair S. Rieu-Clarke and colleagues. This study analysed the suitability of the SDG indicator 6.5.2 to monitor transboundary water cooperations as it was integrated in policies for the first time. It showed that SDG indicator 6.5.2 has great potential to support the management of transboundary waters.

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Abstract

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) indicator framework marks the first time that a specific indicator on transboundary water cooperation (indicator 6.5.2) has been adopted within an inter-governmental process. Achieving the political and technical support for this was not easy. However, through widespread consultation, and by building upon existing practice relating to water cooperation, the indicator was ultimately approved. The 2017 and 2020 reporting exercises demonstrated the robustness and value of the indicator. Having operational arrangements in place is critical to ensuring that transboundary waters are managed in an equitable and sustainable manner. SDG indicator 6.5.2 offers great potential in supporting that effort.

Published

March 2022

By

Water International

Citation

Alistair S. Rieu-Clarke, Francesca Bernardini, Sarah Tiefenauer-Linardon & Alice Aureli (2022) Advances in monitoring transboundary water cooperation? Reflecting on the development and implementation of SDG indicator 6.5.2, Water International, 47:3, 438-457, DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2022.2025556.

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Advances in monitoring transboundary water cooperation? Reflecting on the development and implementation of SDG indicator 6.5.2

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