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Healthy and productive freshwater ecosystems Despite making up less than 1% of all water on Earth, fresh water is essential for supporting people, prosperity and the planet, and central to securing basic needs, livelihoods and development. Freshwater ecosystems such as lakes, rivers, wetlands and aquifers are uniquely important and yet particularly under threat. Under competition from many users for a multiple of different productive, municipal and economic uses, they bear the brunt of human activity through over extraction and pollution and will keenly feel the effects of climate change. Their protection, restoration and management is of utmost concern and importance to all, particularly considering that the majority of UN Member States, 151 out of 193 countries, share part or all of their water resources with another country. These concepts form the basis of the rationale behind Sustainable Development Goal (6), &ldquo;Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all,&rdquo; the achievement of which would be instrumental for securing sustainable development. 

Yet a lack of information, capacity, incentives, tools and involvement of stakeholders including gender aspects is hindering actors, from individual to government to corporate level, from taking steps to protect and restore freshwater ecosystems and achieve water-related SDG targets. Poor land and water management and growing competition, leading to the degradation of water-related ecosystems and the loss of their critical services, is a growing concern worldwide, with an urgent need for action. It is estimated that the world has already lost at least 60% of its natural water bodies since wide-scale development began in 1900, and that one-third to one-seventh of rivers in developing countries face severe pathogenic and organic pollution, including from a lack of safely managed wastewater and from run-off from land-based activities. Growing water stress in many parts of the world, as well as drought and desertification, are further serious concerns which the World Economic Forum among others has identified as some of the most serious threats facing our current and future societies and businesses. At the same time, since most countries share important transboundary water resources, information sharing and cooperation across borders is essential, requiring technical assistance and trust-building measures. There is growing concern that failure to do so can lead to tension and conflict, and further degradation of water bodies. Robust and abundant evidence also exists that freshwater resources are particularly vulnerable and have the potential to be strongly impacted by climate change, with wide-ranging consequences for human societies and ecosystems. Given future trends of population growth, development, and climate change, the integrated management of water resources across uses and users is therefore of utmost importance to ensure the sustainability of freshwater ecosystems and their services.
Adaptation at Altitude – Taking Action in the Mountains The overall objective of the Adaptation at Altitude programme is to increase knowledge on climate change and appropriate adaptation solutions in mountains and feed it into science-policy platforms for informed decision-making in national, regional and global policy processes, in order to increase the resilience of both mountain communities and ecosystems to climate change. Given the unprecedented speed and magnitude of climate change in mountains, adaptation strategies have to be developed and practical solutions implemented urgently. However, to be effective, climate change adaptation (CCA) strategies must respond to other change processes as well. In this holistic perspective, CCA strategies and solutions in mountains should be understood as technologies, processes or approaches to adjust natural or human systems to actual or expected climate impacts, while addressing interlinked environmental and socio-economic opportunities and constraints at the same time. Adaptation and development are inextricably linked and reciprocal: good adaptation can deliver good development outcomes, and securing good development requires effective adaptation action. Therefore, CCA strategies and solutions in mountains should help mountain communities to conserve, restore and sustainably manage the key ecosystem goods and services on which their livelihoods depend.
International Methane Emissions Observatory fossil fuel industry is responsible for one-third of anthropogenic methane emissions and is the sector with the highest potential for fast reductions that could slow the rate of global warming as efforts continue to decarbonize the energy system through cleaner forms of energy. To date action by companies and governments on fossil fuel methane emissions has been limited and uncoordinated at the global level. 
UNEP will establish an International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) that accelerates reductions in fossil fuel methane emissions globally. IMEO will be the nucleus of a multi-sector partnership, including companies, research institutions, governments, and civil society partners. Hosted within UNEP, IMEO will benefit from UNEP&rsquo;s experience on methane, track record of collaborating with diverse partners on complex environmental issues, global reach, and institutional legitimacy.
IMEO will build upon the success and experience of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition&rsquo;s Mineral Methane Initiative, which seeks to achieve ambitious methane emissions reductions of 45% by 2025 and 60-75% by 2030. Furthermore, it will contribute to Sustainable Development Goal #13 on Climate Action: Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies, and planning. Specifically, IMEO will increase the number of countries with Nationally Determined Contributions and Long-term Strategies under the Paris Agreement.  
To achieve this objective, IMEO will aggregate and analyse multiple methane emissions data streams, including company reporting, national inventories reported to the Climate Change secretariat, direct measurements, and satellite observations, and reconcile inconsistencies between reported and observed emissions levels. By assisting industry and governments in addressing uncertainty related to reported emissions, IMEO will improve the consistency and credibility of methane emissions data and accelerate mitigation actions based on sound science.
Additionally, IMEO will commission new scientific measurement studies, provide feedback to companies on the quality of their data and the ambition of their targets, and engage governments on the findings from the data analysis. The Observatory will also be a platform for dialogue between industry, governments, research institutions, and civil society organizations conducting research on fossil fuel operations, and will engage with countries to implement methane mitigation projects by acting as a resource for capacity building, best practice sharing and emissions measurement support.
Capacity building for national and regional environmental information and knowledge management Consultations with governments have shown that there is a need for strengthening the knowledge base for planning and decision-making related to the environmental dimension of sustainable development. Many countries have requested technical support for the collection, management, analysis and use of  environmental data and information. Reporting obligations of countries have expanded significantly and therefore the identification of synergies can streamline and reduce workload required for information gathering and reporting. In addition, by promoting disaggregated data, a gender perspective can be integrated from the early stages. 

Environmental information needs to be effectively collected, managed and shared to support multiple uses at different governance levels, for example to meet reporting obligations (including reporting on Multilateral Environmental Agreements and on the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development) and to inform decision-making and planning. At regional and sub-regional levels, the establishment of multisectoral and interdisciplinary regional environmental information networks can be instrumental in the exchange of knowledge and lessons learned, streamlining data flows, improving the regional knowledge base of environmental reporting and assessments, and ultimately catalyze evidence-informed environmental policy-making.
Saudi Arabia Environment Sustainability Programme Saudi Arabia is the largest country in West Asia with vast natural resources, diverse and vulnerable ecosystems and biodiversity.  In 2016, the Saudi Government launched an ambitious transformational plan, called Vision 2030 which expresses the Kingdom's long-term goals and expectations and reflects the country&rsquo;s strengths and capabilities. It includes a sweeping set of programs and reforms to be implemented by 2030. It is built around three themes: A vibrant society, a thriving economy and an ambitious nation. Environment, sustainability and the Sustainable Development Goals are embodied across the three themes.

Following the endorsement of the National Environment Strategy in 2018, environment governance is undergoing a profound reform with the ultimate aim of safeguarding the environment and natural resources of the Kingdom and contribute to the achievement of economic prosperity and SDGs. To support such transformation, the Government of Saudi Arabia requested UNEP  to provide the required technical assistance to support the implementation of the environment strategy. The agreement to enter into a strategic partnership with the Government was signed on 19 May 2019 with a total government funding of US $25,256,000 over five years period. Environmental challenges and priorities as well as capacity development needs were elaborated during the preparation of the strategic cooperation agreement and its work plan.
Orientation Visit - Housing Construction Sector, through Global Marketing & Communications, Inc. Orientation Visit - Housing Construction Sector, through Global Marketing & Communications, Inc.
Desk Study - Desk Study Review: Particleboard Production, through Solana, Inc. This $5,000 Desk Study Review reviews work completed pursuant to, as well as proposed to the TOR and budget for, a Particle Board Feasibility Study.
Feasibility Study - Southern Angola High-Voltage Transmission Line, through Government of Angola Feasibility Study - Southern Angola High-Voltage Transmission Line, through Government of Angola
Desk Study - Electricity Distribution Modernization Desk Study Review, through U.S. Government - Trade and Development Agency This Desk Study Review assesses the technical qualifications of a U.S company to carry out the Angola: Luanda Electricity Distribution Modernization Feasibility Study (USTDA 2010-11032A).
Technical Assistance - Southern Angola High-Voltage Transmission Line, through Government of Angola This $837,000 grant is for a feasibility study that will evaluate the technical, economic, and financial feasibility of constructing and operating a new high-voltage transmission line between Namibe, Lubango, Matala, and Jamba, in the Namibe and Huila provinces in Angola. The proposed transmission line would increase the reliability of and access to electricity in southern Angola.
Technical Assistance - Electricity Distribution & Hydropower Development, through Government of Angola Technical Assistance - Electricity Distribution & Hydropower Development, through Government of Angola
Feasibility Study - Southern Angola High-Voltage Transmission Lines, through International Consulting Corporation Southern Angola High-Voltage Transmission Line Feasibility Study
Definitional Mission - TRANSPORTATION SECTOR, through KED Group, LLC This $80,000 definitional mission identifies, evaluates, and recommends activities for USTDA funding consideration in Angola's transportation sector.
Tackling the drivers of child labour and modern slavery - a child-centred approach - Implementation Phase:- Child Labour: Action Research Innovation in South and South Eastern Asia (CLARISSA) - Implementation phase ChildHope UK participates as part of a consortium on this programme, lead by The Institute of Development Studies, UK (IDS). ChildHope UK delivers the activities in Nepal and Bangladesh with local partners Voice of Children and Grambangla Unnayan Committee respectively.  IDS -  "This programme will co-develop with stakeholders, innovative and context-appropriate ways to increase options for children to avoid engagement in hazardous exploitative labour. The primary beneficiaries will be children in modern slavery and the worst forms of child labour and those who are vulnerable to being drawn into it. The families of these children will benefit from greater resilience to shocks, better options for their children’s safe and healthy future and less intra-family stress and conflict. Businesses will benefit from practical solutions to child-labour free supply chains. Policy makers, NGOs, and researchers will benefit from a knowledge of what works. Our programme responds to six of seven DFID priority areas: responsible business; children’s agency; gender sensitivity; children in conflict and crises; drivers of vulnerability and vulnerable groups; and evidence. We also respond to two of four sectoral priorities: manufacturing and domestic servitude. The work will contribute to meeting Sustainable Development Goal Target 8.7 (eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking),and mark a step change toward the goal of eliminating the worst forms of child labour expressed in ILO convention 182 and article 190. The consortium takes as its starting point a child’s right to protection from exploitative work (Art. 32 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child [UNCRC]) and the right to participate in decisions that affect them according to their evolving capacity (Art. 12 of the UNCRC)."
Community Led Action against Modern-slavery and Poverty (CLAMP) In Nepal 234,600 people are victims of Modern Day Slavery (MDS/trafficking), with poverty a root cause. CLAMP supports the eradication of forced labour, ending modern slavery and human trafficking; overcoming its physical & emotional trauma (SDG 8.7). Focused in 2 high-risk districts, it will enable the socio-economic empowerment (SDG 1.1) & protection of slavery survivors, vulnerable adolescents & women, reducing vulnerability of potential victims & enhancing survivors’ capacities to rebuild their future. It will create better access to education, skills & economic empowerment. Advocacy, led by Youth Change Agents, will unite Govt. & civil society to build strong protection mechanisms, influencing power structures to bring needs-based policy change. 25.2% of Nepalis live below the poverty line (HDI:145). Political instability and the 2015 earthquakes devastated Nepal, restricting economic growth, throwing a million people into extreme poverty. In Sindhupalchowk district 90% of houses & 557 Govt schools were destroyed, with 3,532 casualties, and similar devastation in Nuwakot district. MDS increased with a 15% spike in human trafficking. Nepal is a MDS source, transit & destination country rating 13th on the Global Slavery Index. 2014-16 Sindhupalchowk police records report 66 women & 37 girls missing & 183 missing (2013-16) in Nuwakot, the majority go unreported. A recent government order to form Committees for Combating Human Trafficking at all Government levels is a huge opportunity
Socio-economic capacity building for vulnerable households - as part of exit period activities As part of CAFOD International programme refocusing process, Burundi was one of the countries that CAFOD decided to stop its programs. The next step of the exit strategy was to get in touch with partners in order to review their current joint pieces of work and together to set up priorities and design an action plan in light of the planned changes. This includes any outstanding communication issues, the identification of change management processes and support needed by them, and the development of a sensible exit strategy, among other things. As part of this process, the current three years programme with our ODDBU partner, which is in the  second year of implementation, was reviewed, and some additional activities have been identified in order to reach the objectives of the program and also to match with the exit strategy priorities. 
The main objective of the additional activities is to train the governmental agronomists so they will continue the monitoring and support to beneficiaries after CAFOD withdrawal. The other objective is to set up local monitoring committee in each village where activities are implemented, so beneficiaries are able to support each other, in sharing experiences.
Sustaining the achievement of Peace building in the diocese of Bujumbura The security situation across Burundi remains volatile and church leaders remain among key figures in various negotiations and inclusive dialogues that are geared to promote peace, stability and social cohesion. So far, many donors have withdrawn their support from the country due to poor democracy and human rights abuses within the country by the party in power.  
In the past our, project have aimed at solving the issue of social cohesion between displaced, demobilized, returnees and residents in the hills around Bujumbura in Burundi. It is in that sense that our past entrance to address peace issues in our context were through SILC’s (Savings and Internal Lending Community) which offered a forum to discuss issues of common interest namely peace building and the challenges of cohabitation in the hills and therefore an opportunity to peaceful manage conflicts. 
Being at the exit stage, our current focus and aim is run some quick spot check with the leaders of 14 main parishes of the Archdiocese of Bujumbura and define together effective sustainability strategy to upkeep the achievements of the peace building program even with limited means in the diocese.
CDJP Bujumbura will therefore organize meetings to sensitize the animators for their role in ensuring sustainability of past years achievements. We will as well aim at some advocacy activity with the annual archdiocese meeting to ensure and have the buy-in of the management board to strengthen the parishioner’s engagement in SILC movements.
Contribute to the peaceful coexistence of youth during 2015 elections in Burundi The project aims to contribute to improving peaceful cohabitation within Burundian youths when running electoral process. The aims will be achieved through training on responsible citizenship and good electoral practices, sensitisation and advocacy for respect of Human Rights. On the one hand the project seeks to increase knowledge on electoral issues and promote consideration for Human Rights by youth, and on the other to increase Communities (youths) awareness on election violence reduction in the sub region. 

Radio programs lead by youths, as well as peer conferences will be produced to educate other youths on peace and electoral issues. Experiences to be gained in this project on youth peaceful involvement in electoral process will be shared with youths from DRC and Rwanda to enhance relations and responsible citizenship.    

CDJP Bujumbura will lead and coordinate the monitoring of electoral violence and produce a report accordingly.
Contributing to conflict transformation and social cohesion in the hills around Bujumbura (Burundi) The lack of transparency in the electoral process and absence of political agreement between major’s actors in Burundi in leading of public life has triggered violent protests by opponents, what motivated the international community to launch the initiatives to reactivate the dialogue amongst stakeholders to allay the overall situation within the country. The security situation across Burundi remains volatile and church leaders called to quickly engage an inclusive dialogue for decanting political situation. Burundian major donors withdraw for lack of democracy and human rights abuses within the country by rolling party 
The project seeks to address the issue of social cohesion between displaced, demobilized, returnees and residents in the hills around Bujumbura in Burundi. These groups were separated during the war faced by Burundian in 1993 and were people were killed on ethnic basis. This project includes activities aimed to reinforce relationships and build mutual trust between these groups through consolidating SILC (saving and internal lending communities) mechanisms. Project plans to implement 36 SILCS consisting of 25 persons each living together in the hills. CDJP will not fund the SILCs’ capital start up. The initial capital will be granted by contributions from SILCs members. The project is planning to grant small premiums for field officers who will be responsible for the supervision of these SILCS. One Internal Micro credit expert will support SILCs management. SILCs members   will set a credit union that will be fuelled by contributions from members. After making contributions, they will proceed to the distribution of small credits to those who need them at an agreed interest rate in the group. SILC’s meeting planned will also be an opportunity to discuss the challenges of cohabitation in the hills and therefore an opportunity to peaceful manage conflicts. Project aims to focus on these common economic interests for beneficiaries that will promote collaboration, understanding, peaceful coexistence and even reconciliation.
The activities included in this project will be carried out in the Archdiocese of Bujumbura. However, in order to be more efficient and efficient, and since our area of intervention is large, the CDJP Bujumbura will consolidate SILC experience in four parishes including RUSHUBI, MUNANIRA, KIVOGA and MURAMVYA as a new parish.