Boosting collective action for improved water quality management

• Textile and garment SMEs
• Food & beverage SMEs
• Aquaculture SMEs and smallholders
• SME associations and industrial park operators
• Women's unions, youth unions, as well as community CSO groups and their networks
• Mekong River Commission (MRC) and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Working Group for Water Resource Management

1. By 2027, water stewardship involving SMEs has been promoted as an important water governance approach throughout the Greater Mekong Region
2. By 2027, target SMEs (textile, food and beverages, aquaculture) apply practices and technologies to improve water efficiency and reduce water pollution
3. By 2027, collective action has resulted in improved policy (implementation) and pollution education at scale using nature-based solutions (NbS)

Principaux résultats attendus:  

• By 2026, target SMEs are strengthened with technical capacity to implement internal actions to improve water quality and efficient uses of water in production systems
• By 2026, Industrial parks are strengthened with technical capacity to adopt water stewardship and reduce pollution
• By 2027, Nature-based Solutions are adopted to reduce pollution in water bodies receiving industrial wastewater discharge in the Greater Mekong Region
• By 2027, water stewardship initiatives involving SMEs have been established in 2 additional countries in the region (Cambodia, Laos or Thailand)

Principaux résultats antérieurs:  

• 25 SMEs have collectively saved 3 million cubic meters of water annually in Vietnam. On average, these SMEs achieved a 20% reduction in water usage
• An Environmental Management Plan handbook and training were provided to 30 SMEs in Yangon and 12 local SMEs in Mandalay
• Over 1’300 women workers benefited from awareness training and resulting improved working conditions
• 15 local CSOs enabled the measuring and monitoring of water pollution in their communities and mobilized capacities to more than 200 community members across Yangon, Mandalay and Ayeyarwady regions

• Promoting Water Stewardship 2030: WWF works closely with one of the program partners (AWS)
• SDC Contribution to the Green Climate Fund
• SDC Regional Hub in Bangkok, COOFs in the region and Swiss Embassy in Vietnam