Mutual Accountability Mechanism
Mutual Accountability Mechanism
Accountability is central to the SWA partnership. It is the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s actions and account for them to others. It is a requirement for progress and a human rights principle.
Accountability is about how promises are translated into action and aspirations into reality. While States ultimately have an obligation to ensure the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation, all stakeholders have a role to play in moving our societies toward the vision laid out in the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.
In response to this need, the Sanitation and Water for All partnership has created the Mutual Accountability Mechanism: a tool for partners to commit and hold each other to account for progress in achieving the SDGs’ water and sanitation targets – as well as an opportunity to collaborate, learn and catalyze collective action.
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What is the Mutual Accountability Mechanism?
SWA’s Mutual Accountability Mechanism (MAM) is the only global accountability process in the water, sanitation and hygiene sector that is dedicated to all stakeholders working together towards achieving universal access to water and sanitation services. The mechanism helps to set priorities and a shared vision for the sector, as well as to identify roles and responsibilities for achieving them.
The MAM provides a process for all partners to make commitments and hold each other to account on the specific, measurable, time-bound actions they plan to take to achieve their targets set on the road to reaching the Sustainable Development Goal 6.
Commitments tabled under the MAM are based on national policies and enable monitoring. In just four years since the mechanism’s launch, over 400 commitments have been tabled, with half of them coming from 60 national governments.
COMMITMENTS
Government
External Support Agencies
Civil Society
Research and Learning
Private Sector
| Country | Constituency | Body / Organizations | Commitment | Target year | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global | Civil Society | Global Water Challenge | Catalyze and grow market-based approaches to advance social enterprise with a focus on women. | 2030 | |
| Global | Private Sector | Global Handwashing Partnership | The Global Handwashing Partnership commits report back on these commitments by the next high level meeting and will provide regular updates to the Private Sector Constituency. | 2020 | |
| Global | Private Sector | SWA PS Constituency | By the next High-level Meeting, private sector partners in MAM pioneering Countries will have supported 20 SWA countries in engaging with the private sector, depending on the needs of SWA country partners. This can include hosting in-country roundtable events or providing direct support to planning and strategy or jointly developing a framework of key policy elements that will set the enabling environments for broader business engagement, solutions and investments into the next decade. | 2020 | |
| Global | Private Sector | SWA PS Constituency | By June 2019, the Private Sector Constituency will have identified country focal points for all MAM pioneer countries, plus 20 others; and by September 2019, half of the PS focal points commit to reaching out to at least one network in each pioneer country to inform about the MAM and invite participation, as well as identifying at least one opportunity for multi-stakeholder engagement. | 2019 | |
| Global | Private Sector | SWA PS Constituency | By December 2019, the Private Sector Constituency will have conveyed to other SWA partners how to work with the private sector, identifying specific opportunities and suggesting mechanisms to develop catalytic and mutually beneficial collaborations. This will be achieved by rolling out a series of PS-led webinars on tailored to each of SWA’s constituencies. | 2019 | |
| Global | Private Sector | AquaFed | We commit to ensuring country partners are fully briefed about Public Private Partnerships as a potential tool so they can make an informed choice on whether they are appropriate for their needs. | 2019 | |
| Global | Private Sector | Global Handwashing Partnership | Promote and facilitate global learning, advocacy, and collaboration to increase handwashing with soap access and behavior. | 2020 | |
| Global | Private Sector | Global Handwashing Partnership | The Global Handwashing Partnership commits to serving as a resource for handwashing behavior change, knowledge sharing, and advocacy to at least 2 interested SWA countries and/or members by the next high level meeting. | 2020 |
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Why should my government or organization participate?
The Mutual Accountability Mechanism provides a concrete entry point for dialogue, transparency, and coordination. It is an opportunity for stakeholders to sit around the table to plan, mutually commit to act in a coordinated way, and improve the Sustainable Development Goal 6 outcomes through collaborative efforts. The MAM provides a framework for tracking progress and increasing the visibility of water, sanitation and hygiene initiatives, nationally and globally.
Global Accountability Report 2024
COMMUNICATION TOOLKIT
Documents
View all Key documents| Key documents | Type |
|---|---|
| Mutual Accountability Mechanism Global Report 2023 | |
| MAM commitments in focus: Gender | |
| MAM Commitments in focus of Latin America and the Caribbean | |
| Mutual Accountability Mechanism: Finance Commitments Analysis for Africa | |
| SWA and finance |