Dear Friends and Colleagues

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Secretariat

Johan Kuylenstierna Felix Dodds Stockholm International Water Institute Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future Tel +46 (0)8 52 21 39 79 Tel +44 (0)207 580 6912 Fax +46 (0)8 52 21 39 61 Fax +44 (0)207 580 6872 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.siwi.org www.stakeholderforum.org

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

As many of you know the review of the Water and Sanitation decisions from CSD-13 (2005) will happen at CSD-16 on the 5-16th May 2008. The decision can be found at: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=14067&Cr=&Cr1.

We are writing to you to explain how the water management sector can help ensure a successful review. In addition to this review, the thematic cluster of issues –Agriculture, rural development, land, drought, desertification, and Africa – will be reviewed, all of which have key links to Water and Sanitation.

In Stockholm this year a Global Public Policy Network on Water Management was established to act as the mechanism to bring all water stakeholders together – including governments, Major Groups, and UN Agencies and Programmes – to ensure a successful review of the 2005 Water and Sanitation decisions. The GPPN secretariat, jointly comprised of SIWI and Stakeholder Forum, is currently establishing a Steering Committee of key stakeholders. A draft web site, which we hope you will contribute to, is already up at http://gppn.stakeholderforum.org/.

This letter aims to ensure that there is input from the water management sector to the UN Secretary Generals Reports. These are due in by the 21st of September. We would ask you to send responses for the water management review directly to Aslam Chaudhry ([email protected]) and copy it to Frederik Pischke ([email protected]). This should, where possible, be written on one or two pages in bullet form to enable the Task Manager to pick up the points easily. We would appreciate it if you also copied in the lead GPPN co-ordinator, Chris Kyriacou at [email protected].

Your contribution should be concise but nevertheless as specific as possible, including a brief rationale and, as appropriate, brief reference to the necessary examples of effective

implementation. We would also request that you provide complete references and supporting documentation – or links thereto. Guidance for submitting your input: o Present your evaluation of progress in implementation and the role played by your major group sector. Focus on identifying challenges, constraints and obstacles with regard to the thematic cluster of issues for the cycle (Agriculture, rural development, land, drought, desertification, and Africa) including Water and Sanitation, as well as any relevant information regarding the thematic cluster and SIDS. o Provide specific actions in response to these challenges, including a brief description of conditions needed for effective implementation. Also, please provide references and any additional documentation.

Please organize your inputs according to one or more of the following headings relating to constraints and obstacles in implementation (fields not mandatory): o Strategies/Programmes/ Specific Experiences (e.g. case studies) o Lessons Learned / Trends Observed / Obstacles to Overcome o Qualitative Data (e.g. brief assessment of progress or lack of progress in the implementation of given commitments, goals and targets in the thematic areas) o Quantitative Data (e.g. charts, tables, and graphs) o What should be brought to the attention of the CSD? o New Developments and Challenges (pertinent to the future implementation of given commitments, goals and targets in the thematic areas) o Legal/ Regulatory/Institutional o Finance o Capacity building o Other, e.g. education, technology

Please also provide the following information:

Name Organization Address Telephone Fax E-mail Website Major Group(s) sector represented

Past history of participation in the CSD/WSSD process (i.e. representation at CSD-8, CSD-9, etc.).

Your submission can be made online at http://webapps01.un.org/common/isu/contactUs.do? toCode=1229&subject=CSD+Major+Groups&subjectEdit=true

If you need any further information contact us or look at the CSD web site at http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csd/review.htm and http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csd/csd16/mg/input_sg_reports

On the thematic cluster of issues- Agriculture, rural development, land, drought, desertification, and Africa - we are enclosing a summary of the areas that have relevance to the water management sector, as well as Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21, the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation and the Mauritius Strategy for Small Island Developing States.

The Major Group Organising Partners for CSD16 can be found at http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/mgroups/mg_op.htm

The work of the GPPN is here to support your preparation and any feedback on what would be useful to you would be appreciated. We would also like to take this opportunity to invite you to register with the GPPN, which will allow you to stay up to date with our activities and feed into the preparatory process for CSD-16. Please send an e-mail to [email protected] with your name, e-mail and organisation to register.

Warm regards

Felix and Johan

Johan Kuylenstierna Felix Dodds SIWI Stakeholder Forum