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1 Water Framework Directive / EU Water Initiative Joint Process

2 EUWI - Background EU contribution to the water-related Millennium Development Goals MDGs 5 main Targets KEY ELEMENTS OF THE EUWI 4 Regional Components EUWI Regional Components 3 levels of Action EUWI Framework

3 Integrated Water Management VALUABLE in EUROPE & BEYOND
WATER SUPPLY SUSTAINABILITY WI Integrated Water Management SANITATION EFFICIENCY EU JOINT PROCESS VALUABLE in EUROPE & BEYOND WFD GOOD PRACTICE

4 Why a joint WFD/EUWI process?
On the EU side Protection of waters on EU Eastern (EECCA) and Southern (MED) borders Facilitate the enlargement process On the non-EU side Benefit from a unique experience in water management

5 MUTUAL BENEFITS EU MS EUWI Framework Expertise Cross-fertilization
Implementing the WFD Leading the EUWI components EUWI Framework IWRM Working groups in each component Financial means / coordinated means Cross-fertilization Valuable for WFD & EUWI Expertise

6 Transfer of technology
WFD AFRICA IWRM WSS EECCA IWRM WSS MED IWRM WSS Transfer of technology LA Water in Agriculture IWRM WSS Extreme events

7 Objectives & principles
Promote the WFD approach internationally Share water management experiences, foster best practices Levels of actions Technical level Political level  1st step: Med & EECCA  2nd step: Africa / LA

8 EuroMed Water Directors
MED PRB WORKSHOP + MEDEUWI Extra session Technical level Med Basins network IWRM MED Political level EuroMed Water Directors

9 WFD Session / EUWI Multistakeholder meeting
First Proposals 2004 WFD Session / EUWI Multistakeholder meeting Stockholm August Med PRB workshops Italy September  detailed joint WFD/EUWI strategy To be proposed during a Water Director meeting / Specific EUWI session

10 Next steps June: Water Directors
Presentation of the Joint WFD / EUWI Process June : prep. phase for the Med PRBs workshops What kind of co-operation between EU & non-EU countries in the Med Area August: active participation of EU Water experts is welcome on Public Participation Economic issues

11 Thank you for your attention
For more information Thank you for your attention

12 MDGs Halve, by the year 2015, the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water every day until 2015, an extra 120,000 people should receive drinking water Halve, by the year 2015, the proportion of people who do not have access to basic sanitation every day until 2015, an extra 240,000 people should be provided with sanitation Develop integrated water resources management and efficiency plans by 2005 Return

13 KEY ELEMENTS OF THE EUWI
Reinforce political commitment to action Promote better water governance arrangements Improve co-ordination and co-operation Encourage regional and sub-regional co-operation on water management Catalyse additional funding Return

14 EUWI Regional Components
Leaders AFRICA EU Partner Water Supply & Sanitation DK Lesotho IWRM F Tanzania EECCA: Eastern Europe, Caucasus, DK Russia Central Asia MEDITERRANEAN countries GR LATIN AMERICA SP, P Mexico return

15 Multistakeholder Forum EUWI Steering Group Working groups
EUWI Framework Multistakeholder Forum EUWI Steering Group Working groups Geographical Cross-cuttings issues Finance UK Research DGRTD Monitoring/Reporting DGENV / IT (tbc) Return

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