Indicators 6.5.2 and 6.6.1 updated to tier I

To facilitate the implementation of the global indicator framework, the IAEG-SDGs categorizes the indicators into three different tiers. The tier categorization is based on their level of methodological development and the availability of data at the global level:

Tier I indicators have established methodologies and data are regularly produced by a critical mass of countries
Tier II indicators have established methodologies but data are not regularly produced by countries
Tier III indicators have methodologies that are under development

Two of the SDG 6 global indicators have recently been upgraded from tier II to tier I, following an increased data coverage:

Indicator 6.5.2 on transboundary water cooperation: 153 UN Member States share transboundary waters, and out of these, 107 reported on the indicator in 2017-2018 – read the latest progress report for an analysis of the current status
Indicator 6.6.1 on water-related ecosystem: Earth observation data on spatial extent of open waters are available for all UN 193 Member States, and in 2017-2018, 40 countries reported in-situ data on the indicator as well – read the latest progress report for an analysis of the current status

Six of the SDG 6 global indicators are now classified as tier I, and the remaining five indicators as tier II. This development represents a big step forward, as we are increasingly able to assess the status of, and progress towards, SDG 6.

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6.5.2, 6.6.1, IAEG-SDG, Methodology, and Tier