SDG Indicator 6.4.1 – Change in water-use efficiency over time

Course

Self-paced e-learning

UN Partner

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Effort: 2 hours
Level: Introductory; Intermediate
Language: English
Region: World
Venue: Online
Certificate: Yes

This course presents tools, methods and processes to monitor and report on Indicator 6.4.1 within Goal 6 of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.

Sustainable Development Goals: 2030 Agenda; Leave no one behind; No poverty; Zero hunger; Clean water and sanitation
Statistics: Environment and multi-domain statistics; Living conditions, poverty and inequality
Subject: Access to water
Keywords: 2030 Agenda; water-use efficiency over time; SDG indicators; SDG Indicator 6.4.1; data collection

About this course

The course provides guidance on the rationale and the main characteristics of Indicator 6.4.1, and on how to compute the two dimensions constituting the indicator: the hydrologic and the economic component. It also highlights possible challenges related to data availability, and the impact that monitoring results may have on national decision-making and identification of development policies.

The course consists of 3 lessons, ranging from approximately 35 to 55 minutes duration each:

Lesson 1 Introduction to SDG 6, Target 6.4 and Indicator 6.4.1
Lesson 2 Change in water-use efficiency over time
Lesson 3 Step-by-step of the monitoring process

Watch this video to find out more: https://youtu.be/8Jn3bgSOe3c

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Target audience

This course is primarily intended for those who play a role in data collection, analysis and reporting on SDG Indicator 6.4.1, as well as for people with an interest in the process. They include:

Decision makers, policy planners, donors
Program directors
Technical specialists in national institutions in charge of SDG monitoring, including water experts, statisticians, environmental specialists or economists

Learning objectives

You will learn about:

The context of SDG 6, Target 6.4 and the positioning of Indicator 6.4.1 within the system of SDG goals and targets
Data requirements to compute the indicator and challenges related to their availability
How to compute and interpret Indicator 6.4.1
The importance of implementing an effective mechanism of data verification and quality control and assurance of the monitoring process