billion and US$30 billion a year on top of the amount

already being spent.

The main indicators for progress towards this goal are:

Official Development Assistance received in

landlocked countries as a proportion of the gross
national incomes;

Official Development Assistance received in small

island developing states as a proportion of their gross
national incomes.

Deal comprehensively with developing countries' debt

problems through national and international measures
to make debt sustainable in the long term

Many developing countries now spend more on debt

service than on social services, severely crippling their
development capacity.

According to the WWDR, during the last decade, many

governments preoccupied by debt and deficit reduction
have significantly reduced their expenditures on
environment-related infrastructure and services.

The main indicators for progress towards this goal are:

Proportion of total developed country imports (by

value, and excluding arms) from developing countries
and least developed countries, admitted free of
duties;

Average tariffs imposed by developed countries on

agricultural products and textiles and clothing from
developing countries;

Agricultural support estimate for OECD (Organization

for Economic Cooperation and Development)
countries as percentage of their gross national
product;

Proportion of Official Development Assistance

provided to help build trade capacity;

Total number of countries that have reached their

Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) decision
points and number that have reached their HIPC
completion points (cumulative);

Debt relief committed under HIPC initiative, in US$;

Debt service as percentage of exports of goods and

services.

In cooperation with the developing countries, develop

decent and productive work for youth

The main indicator for progress towards this goal is:

Unemployment rate of 15 to 24 year olds, for each sex

and in total.

In cooperation with pharmaceutical companies,

provide access to affordable essential drugs in
 Telephone lines and cellular subscribers per 100 in
habitants;

Personal computers in use and Internet user per 100

inhabitants.

ICTS can go a long way in enhancing capacity-building

and knowledge in the water domain. According to the
WWDR, there are at present about 45,000 courses
available internationally for online learning, including
thirty in hydrology and water resources.
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