Keresés: CSABA KŐRÖSI

Hungary, together with the Steering Group of the Friends of Water, has organized a discussion with H.E. Csaba Kőrösi, Director for Sustainable Development, Office of the President of Hungary. The former co-chair of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals has shared his views and expectations with regard to the challenges and opportunities related to the implementation of the water dimensions of the SDGs.

Director Kőrösi emphasized that in order to tackle the looming water crisis a thorough change in the mindsets is needed. The highly integrated set of SDGs represents this transformative change, but implementation also requires a new, systemic approach.

As there is currently a mismatch between the integrated and ambitious 2030 vision of freshwater and sanitation management and the international political structures available to contribute to its implementation, institutional changes are needed. Along the lines of the UNSGAB proposal this could mean the establishment of an Intergovernmental Committee on Water and Sanitation, the strengthening of UN-Water, the setup of a global monitoring framework and the creation of a scientific expert platform.

Participants welcomed recommendations of which will be cornerstones in the future exchanges on the institutional aspects of the global water architecture, and expressed their strong commitment to start engaging in a dialogue.