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This is the account of the Annual Joint WASH-WRM Multi-Stakeholder Forum

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The Water Resources Management (WRM) and Water Sanitation Hygiene( WASH) Multi-Stakeholder Forum (MSF 10) concluded on a high note!

Congratulations to all the partners involved.

#AccelerateSDG6!

Enjoy these photos of the organizing committees of MSF 10.

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It’s a wrap from all of us at MSF 2019.
The discussions over the last 3 days have been insightful. Let’s all work together to address the challenges that have been raised. Hopefully by next year we will have innovative approaches to the problems we are facing!
#AccelerateSDG6

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(2/2)
5- integration of scheme performance assessment
6- Payment to Ecosystem
7- Water based water corridors approach for irrigation dev
8- Modern Irrigation Development through Young Entrepreneurship programme
9- Basin information + mgmt system
10- Stakeholders engagement

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(1/2) In Water Resource Management, the focus was on:

1 WRM Strategic Pillars + National Integrated WRM programme
2 strategy on sustainable management of water hyacinth
3 Sustainable use + management of lake Beseka
4 improving WRM in practice

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(2/2) The two days focused on the following WASH themes

WASH Marketing
WASH Financing
Sanitation Marketing
Quality in WASH
Sustainability of WASH
Climate Resilient and Water Safety Planning
Equity Inclusion and accessibility in WASH
WASH financing and equity
CR WASH and Equity

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(1/2) MSF 10 concluded in attendance of more than 300 participants from government, CSos, UN Agencies, development partners, Bilateral, Multilateral organizations, private sector and academic institutions. #AccelerateSDG6

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.@mowieethiopia + @FMoHealth have developed Total Sanitation to End open Defecation & Urination (TSEDU). It is estimated that poor sanitation costs #Ethiopia 13.5billion birr/year! The launch of the ODF campaign is expected to improve the provision of #sanitation services for all

[Maria A Sotomayor @masotomayor]

Congratulations to #Ethiopia for launching their #ODF campaign! #SDG6

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Rep from Somali congratulated the launch of the ODF. But also reminded ODF campaign to be mindful of pastoralist and nomadic people. He also emphasized focus to be given to emergency prone areas.

Responses being given by H.E Dr. Negash Wagesho @mowieethiopia

#AccelerateSDG6

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MSF wrap-up Q&A

Quality of water in Awash River is a problem. Fluoride content is increasing + taste & color is worrisome. What can we do about it? Says Osman Mohammed, Rep from Water, Irrigation & Energy Bureau from Afar. He called for more emphasis and assessment to be made.

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📌Discussion with attendees of 10th MSF highlights emerging need to improve the implementation capacity in the #water sector at all levels.
➡It is not only an issue of funds.
#AccelerateSDG6

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MSF 10 undertakings are currently being discussed and participants are sharing their views on the next steps forward to #AccelerateSDG6 #water #integration #inclusiveness #sustainability #quality

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Joint WASH-WRM Multi -Stakeholder Forum: parallel session on water resource management Day 2

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Now 🔛 brief overview of 12th Joint Technical Review of field missions happening before MSF 2019
#AccelerateSDG6

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JTR findings for WRM
🔸Abijata Lake under enormous pressure, shrinking rapidly
🔸Lake Ziway is functioning beyond carrying capacity
🔸#hyacinth infestation in Lake Tana continues to be a concern
🔸high sediment yield throughout Abay Basin
🔸industrial + urban related pollution

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➡Communication and networking with stakeholders and relevant institutions and organizations
➡Enforcement of laws

Essential to enhance #water resources management, according to Dr. Oya Shunji from @JicaEthiopia, a panelists at today’s WRM session at MSF 2019.
#AccelerateSDG6

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Anton Earle, SIWI @siwi_water , at today’s #Water Resources Management session of MSF 2019: “We need a threefold increase in the current level of #investment to achieve #SDG6 globally” 💦
#AccelerateSDG6

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Panel discussion on #equity, #inclusion and institutional #capacity as it relates to #WASH facilities. We need to be intentional when building facilities! #AccelerateSDG6

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To meet #SDG6 we need to ensure climate resilient WASH + equity.
🔹everyone receives safe drinking #water
🔹recognize existing differences in communities
🔹not all start from the same place and their needs and interests are different
#LeaveNoOneBehind