A POST-2015
GLOBAL GOALS ON WATERDISCUSSION ON WATER QUALITY
RELATED GOALS

Yatsuka Kataoka
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies(IGES), serving as the WEPA Secretariat

International Development Goals
on Water and Sanitation
MDGs on Water andSanitation“halving by 2015 theproportion of people
without access to safe
drinking water andbasic sanitation “Discussion on post 2015
goals and SDGs)

2012
Rio+202002
Rio+10

1992
RioSummit

2000
UN
Millennium Summit(endorsedMDGs)

2015
Target yearof MDGsRIO+20 (JUNE 2011)
 Agreed on the process for establishing Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs)
 SDGs should be universal.
 2013 UN General Assembly: Proposals submitted byworking groups by 2013
 2014 UN General Assembly: expected to adopt SDGs
 Integration with post MDGs (post-2015 developmentgoals)

RIO+20 OUTCOME DOCUMENT“THE FUTURE WE WANT” (1) The outcome document of Rio+20 “The Future WeWant”, “Water and Sanitation” is included as one of 26
thematic/cross-cutting areas need actions.
 The outcome document emphasized that “water andsanitation” has close links with other thematic areas,such as “poverty alleviation” and “food security”.

RIO+20 OUTCOME DOCUMENT“THE FUTURE WE WANT” (2)Progressive realization of access to safe andaffordable drinking water and sanitation;
Improvement of the implementation of integrated
water resources management at all levels;Protection and sustainable management ofecosystems, as they play a key role in maintaining
water quantity and quality;
Water related disasters, such as floods and droughts,
as well as water scarcity;Reduction of water pollution and improvement ofwastewater treatment;Improvement of water efficiency and reduction ofwater lossesWHY WATER QUALITY AND
WASTEWATER?
Sound water quality of water bodies contributes
to increase access to safer and affordable drinking
waterto better human healthto enhance sound water environment
Appropriate wastewater treatment (collection,treatment and discharge/reuse) contributes to protect
the ability of ecosystems to regulate water quality.
Wastewater is not a waste. It could be a resource, if
treated appropriately according to the purpose of use.

ON-GOING DISCUSSION RELATED TO
WATER QUALITY/WASTEWATER After Rio+20, series of discussion on how targets andindicators of water quality/wastewater related
international development goals.
 Under the current discussion, quality of drinking water is
included in the discussion of “safe water access”, not in
the discussion of “water quality”.
 water pollution prevention and wastewater
management (treatment) Reuse and recycling of treated is also highlighted, notonly just “treat and discharge” wastewater to waterbodies.

THEMATIC SUB-CONSULTATION- FIVE CONVERGING ISSUES-At the on-line discussion on the thematic sub-consultation onwastewater management and water quality, discussion is on-goingon the following converging issues(www.worldwewant2015.org/water/wastewater)Wastewater in an urbanizing worldImpacts of wastewater on oceans (N&P challenges)
Wastewater reuse – development and innovtion
Collecting and treating urban water after use
Economic opportunities in wastewaterWHAT GOALS, TARGET, INDICATORSAND INDICATORS SHOULD BE SET?
Target and indicators should be Be simple, measurable and able to focus policies
 Be feasible (achievable)
 For people’s lives and protect their future and theenvironment.

Issues to be considered On which point of process of wastewater management?
 collection, treatment, discharge Different type of wastewaterdomestic (more urban context), industrial, andagricultural
 Reuse and recycling
purpose of use?

POLLUTION CONTROL AND
WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT Water quality is not a new issue. Many WEPA partnercountries has been tackled with the issues and observed
the improvement.
 How to implement wastewater management is a challenge
for most of WEPA countries.
- infrastructure (development and maintenance)- human capacity- goals of treatment(to what extent wastewater should be treated)- monitoring, data available….

TODAY’S WORKSHOP State of water quality and wastewater management- achievement to date
 Challenges need to address Available data that can be a baseline for a post-2015 goalon water in terms of wastewater management and waterquality
 How we can to help each other – international/regional
cooperation needs