El agua, un recurso vital amenazado

La presión sobre los recursos hídricos se acentúa a nivel mundial: la demanda aumenta de manera espectacular mientras que la disponibilidad se mantiene limitada. Uno de los desafíos del siglo XXI consiste en gestionar este recurso vital y velar por una distribución equitativa y favorable al desarrollo. En calidad de depósito acuífero de Europa, Suiza cuenta con conocimientos acreditados en la gestión sostenible del agua, lo que le confiere una gran credibilidad en la Cooperación Internacional.

El crecimiento demográfico, la urbanización, el cambio climático, la contaminación medioambiental, los nuevos usos de los suelos y el desarrollo económico tienen un impacto directo en los recursos hídricos. En el año 2025, dos tercios de la población vivirá en zonas castigadas por la escasez de agua. Repartir el agua entre los usuarios garantizando la igualdad social, la eficacia económica y la viabilidad ambiental constituye una cuestión clave para el desarrollo. La COSUDE se muestra activa en materia de agua desde hace más de 30 años. Sus intervenciones abarcan diferentes ámbitos: cuestiones sociales, medio ambiente, economía, gobernanza, promoción de la innovación y la tecnología, transferencia de conocimientos, así como agua y paz (Blue Peace).

Gestión sostenible

La COSUDE promueve el uso eficiente del agua en la economía y una cooperación pacífica entre los países de cuencas hidrográficas transfronterizas

Prioridad internacional

La COSUDE trabaja por que el objetivo en materia de agua de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible se implemente lo antes posible y por que se refuerce la tematización de la gestión sostenible del agua a nivel internacional

Derecho al agua y al saneamiento

La COSUDE acomete esfuerzos mediante proyectos concretos y a través de su diálogo político para que los Derechos Humanos en materia de agua y saneamiento sean implementados

Blue Peace: El agua como instrumento de paz

Suiza responde con las líneas de acción en materia de agua y seguridad, “Swiss Toolbox” para Blue Peace, al desafío que plantea la creciente demanda de agua a nivel mundial

El agua en crisis

Salvaguardar el agua es hoy día uno de los mayores desafíos. En todo el mundo aumenta la necesidad mientras que la disponibilidad se estanca. Suiza se compromete en la labor de conseguir saneamientos seguros, acceso al agua potable y una distribución justa.

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Documentos

Proyectos actuales

Objeto 1 – 12 de 96

Kyrgyz Republic: Water Supply and Sanitation Universal Access Program (WASUAP)

20.02.2025 - 31.12.2029

The project will enhance the universal and sustainable access to water and sanitation in the Kyrgyz Republic by establishing a new sector of professional water service providers in the rural area and by building their capacities. This institutional reform will be accompanied by investments in the construction and upgrade of water supply systems and sanitation infrastructure in unserved and underserved settlements.


Direct Humanitarian Actions, Reconstruction of WASH Infrastructure (emergency, recovery, sustainable construction)

15.01.2025 - 31.12.2027

In Ukraine, the areas close to the frontline remain severely affected by the war. International support is needed to ensure access to safe water, restore essential infrastructure and maintain basic water supply and sanitation services. The third phase of this Swiss-led programme focuses both on humanitarian emergency WASH response in frontline/border regions while laying the ground to inform comprehensive and innovative reconstruction approaches.


Backstopping support for SDC’s Cluster Green thematic Knowledge Networks A+FS, CDE and RésEAU

01.01.2025 - 31.12.2028

As a globally active knowledge-based organisation, SDC is critically dependent on effective and efficient knowledge management. SDC’s thematic networks sit at the heart of this endeavour, rendering an essential service across the organisation and its partners by connecting network members, collecting and processing information, and retaining and distributing knowledge. State-of-the art backstopping services are essential to this activity, as is close cooperation between SDC’s thematic networks.


Core Contribution to Helvetas, 2025-2028

01.01.2025 - 31.12.2026

Helvetas is an independent Swiss NGO supported by over 1 00’000 members and private donors. It is active in 35 countries with over 300 projects and about 1'400 staff. Helvetas’ International Programme addresses a range of working areas from Water, Food and Climate, to Jobs and Income, as well as Inclusion and Cohesion. Helvetas is active in the Global South and in Eastern Europe. It is an important actor of the Swiss International Cooperation.


Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Early Action in the Andes

15.11.2024 - 31.12.2027

This project aims to increasing resilience to disasters through multi-hazard early warning systems and government-led early actions. It will build on experiences in selected watersheds in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador, while promoting exchange through a regional and global Community of Practice including Swiss expertise at the forefront of technological alarm systems. The initiative shall serve to influence policies and financing mechanisms necessary to successfully implement anticipatory actions.


RDC, HEKS-EPER, Aide d’urgence intégrée.

01.11.2024 - 31.10.2026

La résurgence des conflits armés en province du Nord Kivu continue d’entrainer des déplacements récurrents des populations, des violences sur les civils, des pertes de moyens d’existence ainsi que des besoins humanitaires importants. Dans une logique de continuité des phases précédentes, ce projet propose une réponse intégrée - sécurité alimentaire, moyens de subsistance, accès, eau/hygiène - pour répondre aux besoins humanitaires urgents et renforcer les mécanismes de résilience de plus que 480’000 personnes.


W2AF -24-34 - Ph1

01.11.2024 - 31.10.2034

Innovative collaboration with the private sector is needed to achieve SDG 6. The Water Access Acceleration Fund (W2AF) is the first “impact first” private equity fund aiming at enhancing access to safe and affordable drinking water by investing in innovative water companies in developing countries primarily  in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. By providing an exchange rate currency risk absorption mechanism, Switzerland supports investments in least developed countries (LDCs) where the investment gap is the biggest and fosters its role as a provider of innovative finance in support of the SDGs. 


Somali Resilience Programme (SomReP)

01.10.2024 - 31.12.2025

SomReP aims to foster sustainable livelihoods and increase the resilience of (agro-) pastoralist communities to climate shocks across Somalia. By supporting vulnerable communities to better cope with ecological disasters SomRep makes an important contribution to mitigate key drivers of fragility in Somalia and thereby promotes Switzerland’s interest to strengthen stability and economic develop ment in the Horn of Africa region.


Accelerating School Meals, Empowering Communities: A Climate Resilient Approach

01.10.2024 - 30.09.2026

The macroeconomic crisis, characterized by high inflation and public debt, in addition to the accelerating impact of climate change, is putting pressure on food security, families’ livelihoods and public services. Households’ coping capacities are getting stretched and school drop outs rising. This contribution aims to enhance localization of the National School Lunch Programme and increase communities’ economic and climate resilience, while keeping children at school.


Vietnam: SET Typhoon Yagi September 2024

10.09.2024 - 05.10.2024

As an emergency response to the suffering people in Vietnam impacted of the Typhoon Yagi, most powerful storm in the past 30 years, a rapid response team is deployed to Vietnam. It will assess and coordinate Swiss humanitarian assistance together with the Vietnam Disaster Management Authority in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Based on this assessment further action lines will be defined.


Capacity Building for Low Carbon and Climate Resilient City Development in India (CapaCITIES)

01.08.2024 - 31.07.2026

India’s 8000+ cities contribute to more than 70% of its GHG emissions and are highly vulnerable to climate change impacts. The CapaCITIES exit phase will consolidate results of the Ph. 1 and 2 of the Indo-Swiss collaboration on low carbon and climate resilient urban development, support institutionalisation for autonomous implementation of Net-Zero Climate Resilient City Action Plans by cities, and disseminate and upscale results at the national level.


Boosting collective action for improved water quality management

01.08.2024 - 31.07.2028

Using a water stewardship approach, the programme aims to improve the quality and management of water as a shared resource, while ensuring sustainable business development in the Greater Mekong Region. In this 2nd phase, Switzerland will continue to support the World Wide Fund for Nature’s engagement with small and medium enterprises as well as other stakeholders, to reduce water pollution and improve water governance at river basin level.

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