Le Partenariat Français pour l’Eau assure une veille sur les actions du HLPF.
PRÉSENTATION DU HLPF
Le suivi des Objectifs de Développement Durable et le partage de bonnes pratiques se feront au Forum politique de haut niveau de l’ONU (HLPF en anglais). Ce dernier doit pouvoir transmettre ses recommandations sur la mise en oeuvre de cet agenda et son suivi ; faire une évaluation des progrès réalisés à cette date et adresser les nouveaux enjeux en cours.
Le HLPF est organisé à intervalle régulier :
- Tous les ans sous ECOSOC : chaque année une thématique est choisie qui permet de passer en revue un certains nombres d’ODD. L’Objectif Eau (ODD 6) sera évalué en détail lors de l’HLPF 2018.
- Tous les 4 ans lors de l’Assemblée générale des Nations unies : les chefs d’Etat présenteront une revue de l’ensemble des ODD
Chaque pays a désormais la tâche d’appliquer les ODD à leur niveau et de réaliser le suivi annuel des progrès auprès du HLPF. Ils renseigneront une série d’indicateurs internationaux qui seront ensuite déclinés à niveau régional et national. Chaque indicateur est confié à une agence de l’ONU.
EDITION 2017
The 2017 Forum took place from 10 to 19 July in New York, on the theme, “Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world” and gathered close to 2,450 attendees, including 77 Ministers. The SDGs analyzed that year were: 1 Poverty; 2 Hunger; 3 Health; 5 Gender; 9 Infrastructure; and 14 Oceans;
Features included:
- 142 side-events, 3 Special Events, 167 debates and 10 courses.
- The publication of the 2nd SDG progress report . This annual report issued by the Secretary-General provides a general overview of the situation of the sustainable development goals.
- In addition: a publication entitled “Sustainable Development Goals Report 2017” takes up the components of the above-mentioned report and explains them to the wider public.
In terms of water, these reports repeat the main information included in the 2016 report. They mention the main statistics regarding access to water and sanitation (dating from 2015) and observe that water stress currently impacts over 2 billion people around the world. North Africa and West Asia are subject to water stress of more than 60%, which means that the risks of water shortage are very high in these regions. For integrated water resources management, 65% of the 130 countries that responded to an IWRM survey in 2012 stated that management plans had been set up at national level.
Outcome documents: The HLPF produced the following:
- A ministerial declaration that features the main language elements from the 2030 Agenda, with little new material.
- A report on the HLPF’s work.
Voluntary National Reviews: At this session, 43 countries volunteered to present a national review of their progress in implementing SDGs (almost twice as many as at the previous HLPF). These reports are very different in nature and generally provide a description of the current situation. Regrettably, they rarely mention any weaknesses identified and do not detail anticipated action plans. The countries that will be presenting their VPN at the next Forum have not yet been announced.
Independent reports produced by civil society. The most substantial include: “Spotlight on Sustainable Development 2017”