Water-related issues play a key role in SDC’s drive to achieve its overall goal of poverty reduction and sustainable development. Since 1996, the BSM contributes to improved sustainability of the SDC’s and its partners’ interventions in the water sector, as well as to increased capacities of all key stakeholders in the Swiss sector. In this phase, the BSM Water & Sanitation (W&S) (7F-03888.08) and Water for Food (7F-03835.04; running since 2004) are merged under one unique BSM in order to increase efficiency and favour synergies.

The BSM provides the professional services in support of the GPWI needed to further SDC’s drive to promote the realization of a water-secure world as defined by the UN. It is geared towards the achievement of the GPWI objectives 2013-2017, being to:

• Attain that water security (as defined by the UN) is at the frontline of the priorities of the international development agenda.
• Influence the global policy dialogue on IWRM;
• Influence at the global level for improved, equitable access to basic water and sanitation services and efficient use of water for agriculture;

Maintain and strengthen the know-how of Swiss players active in the water sector and mobilize them to position Switzerland at the forefront of the international water challenges.

SDC (GPWI and RésEAU) and its partners.

• Sector, and in particular SDC's and its partners’, experiences/knowledge are capitalized.
• Strategic cooperations, networks and partnerships (SWP, RésEAU, AGUASAN) are facilitated and anchor Swiss/SDC’s sector knowledge.
• Support and analysis of project experiences.
• Specific services on demand to the GPWI, SDC and its partners are provided through advisory, counselling and tailor-made support services.
• Hot themes are taken up by developing innovative ways for mainstreaming new topics, ideas, approaches and methodologies.

Risultati fasi precedenti:  

• Capitalisation, experiences analysis and sector documentation (e.g. maintaining and improving shareweb, SDC Water Portfolio Analysis, review and commenting on various GPWI reports).
• Knowledge sharing and networking (Preparation, facilitation and documentation of GPWI reviews; thematic and methodological support to the RésEAU; conceptualisation, organisation, facilitation and reporting of various events such as the Water team days and AGUASAN meetings; support services to the Swiss Networks and Partnerships, such as the Swiss Water Partnership).
• Provision of services on demand.

Fase 8 01.02.2015 - 31.05.2018   (Completed)