The next SDG 6.4 two-week online training course is a unique opportunity for all water and statistic professionals, or people involved or interested in monitoring the indicators of SDG Target 6.4 from Lusophone countries, because the training will be held in Portuguese. 

The training consists of four sessions (each lasts for two hours). It starts on 21 June 2022 and is free of charge.

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After the registration, we will contact you with more information on how to join. During the training the participants will learn more on: 

• the SDG framework and its reporting process.
• the methodologies for the computation of the indicators of the SDG target 6.4.
• the SDG 6.4 indicators data requirements and the FAO monitoring system AQUASTAT. 
• the main interpretative lines the indicators 6.4.1 and 6.4.2 offer.
• the tools and services through which FAO supports countries in strengthening their technical and monitoring capacity and mechanisms.
• the opportunities for further FAO support to countries in capacity development, including establishing synergies with existing projects and programs, as well as identifying new possibilities at regional and national level.

Background

Around the word, people are experiencing water scarcity due to population growth, changing diets and climate change. This can lead to people not having enough water to feed crops and produce food, among others.  

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are our world’s best blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. The issue of water scarcity is at its very core, and it’s highlighted in the SDG 6, that aims to “By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity.”  

FAO is the ‘custodian’ United Nations (UN) agency for 21 indicators, including 6.4.1 Change in water use efficiency over time and 6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources. In short, these two indicators assist the world in using water resources in more efficient and sustainable way. Only by collecting data, analysing and reporting data, can countries and organizations make sound policy and investment decisions to address water scarcity, and reduce the number of people suffering from it. 

FAO’s Integrated Monitoring Initiative for SDG 6 (IMI-SDG6), in collaboration with AQUASTAT and the Office of the Chief Statistician with support of FMM funds, organizes regular trainings for water professionals and environmental statisticians, related to these two indicators.  

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