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1 MED-EUWI Working group Sylvie Detoc, European Commission
WATER SCARCITY Sylvie Detoc, European Commission

2 WHY a WFD/EUWI JOINT PROCESS?
WATER SUPPLY SUSTAINABILITY WI Integrated Water Management SANITATION EFFICIENCY EU JOINT PROCESS VALUABLE in EUROPE & BEYOND WFD GOOD PRACTICE FACILITATE SOUND WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT POLICIES IN THE MED, BASED ON WFD PRINCIPLES

3 MED Joint Process EUWI / WFD Joint Process WFD CIS Med EUWI / WFD JP
Working groups GROUND WATER WATER SCARCITY Agriculture Regional components EECCA EUWI IWRM activities Africa EECCA MED Latin A. MED EUWI IWRM activities Med EUWI / WFD JP Non-EU partners and EU Med PRB 3 Focal areas Working groups Groundwater Water Scarcity Rural development / agriculture

4 MED EUWI : Areas of focus

5 ENP & Environment & Water
Links with ENP ENP & Environment & Water  Overall goal for environmental cooperation with the neighbourhood: Gradual convergence with EU environment policy and standards Technical basis for CONVERGENCE of LEGISLATION in the field of WATER (e.g. Morocco: groundwater; Tunisia: saline intrusion; etc.)  Water Section in Action Plans (Israel, Jordan, Palestinian. Auth., Tunisia, Morocco)

6 WATER SECTION in AA Environmental governance:
Work towards improvements in the overall water and sanitation management system (PAL) Pursue efforts to set up administrative structures in charge of water management at national an local levels and improve coordination between different ministries in charge of water resources management (MOR) Strengthen administrative capacity of authorities in charge of water resources management (MOR) Pursue efforts to improve water supply and quality, in rural areas, with a view to meeting WHO standards (PAL)

7 WATER SECTION in AA Prevention of deterioration of the environment:
Prevent pollution of waters, in particular through enhanced water pollutant emission reporting, drawing on the experiences within the WFD (ISR) Enhance cooperation between relevant authorities on prevention of pollution of water resources (ISR) Exchange of information between on best practices on water reuse (ISR) Adopt a financial strategy for water management issues (MOR) Implement the National water resources plan (TUN)

8 Enhancing international and regional cooperation:
WATER SECTION in AA Enhancing international and regional cooperation: Identify possibilities for enhanced regional cooperation, in particular in relation to water issues (JOR, TUN, MOR, PAL)

9 2005 /2006 ACTIVITIES Leaders Members Meetings Link CIS WATER SCARCITY
F, EC(ENV) EG, TUN, F, IT, CY, ES, Stakeholders Plenary: Sept. 06 WGB GROUND WATER GR, EC(ENV) ES, CY, MAL, F, GR, MO, ALG, ALB, JOR, BUL, TUR, stakeholders - Plenary: April 06 WGC AGRI CULTURE P, EC(JRC) P, ES; stakeholders; TUR, JOR, TUN PRB / Steering Group AGRI

10 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
1. INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT SET UP: Euro-Mediterranean Water Directors Forum: - Reach political decisions and guide future work 2. POLITICAL DIALOGUES INITIATED: ‘Country Dialogues’ Process: - Lebanon & Egypt - Assist in a strategic way for prioritization of needs and related aid support - Develop Financing strategy with the support OECD / UNEP-GPA 3. IWRM ACTIONS DEVELOPED : - Transboundary waters, national IWRM process - MED-EUWI /WFD Joint Process 4. FINANCIAL SUPPORT PROVIDED : - Contract for the Monitoring and Support Unit (RMSU) of the MEDA Water Programme 5. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND SYNERGIES DEVELOPED: - GEF SP, MAP, EMWIS, Development Banks, OECD, UN bodies, etc.

11 Table of Contents / Contributions
CHAPTER COORDINATOR CO-DRAFTERS & EXAMPLE PROVIDERS Introduction Mohammed BLINDA, Jean MARGAT (Plan Bleu) Thierry DAVY (FR) Sylvie DETOC (EC) - General description of water resources in the Mediterranean, water scarcity and drought problems - Link between the WFD and water scarcity issues (source: EU report) Chapter I: Definitions and assessment of the different phenomena Essam Khalifa, (Egypt) TBC - Definition of drought - Definition of long term imbalances Based on the EU report and supplemented with Mediterranean specificities

12 Dunixi Gabina (Med. Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza)
Chapter II: Drought Planning and Management Dunixi Gabina (Med. Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza) TBC Ana IGLESIAS (University of Madrid): list of references & examples - Adapt the EU report including the Mediterranean specificities - complete with the experience of MEDROLAN project Chapter III: Long term imbalances in supply and demand Mohamed BOUFAROUA (Tunisia): water conservation & small dams in Tunisia Essam KHALIFA (Egypt): Reuse of the drainage water

13 Mohamed BOUFAROUA (Tunisia) TBC, Thierry DAVY (FR), Sylvie DETOC (EC)
Chapter IV: Conclusions and recommendations Mohamed BOUFAROUA (Tunisia) TBC, Thierry DAVY (FR), Sylvie DETOC (EC) -Summary of Mediterranean specificities - specific recommendations for addressing WS&D in the region, including good practices from EU and non-EU countries; - WFD &WS&D in the Mediterranean: what is the contribution of the WFD for addressing WS&D issues and what are the main difficulties for its implementation COORDINATION OF THE DOCUMENT: - Sylvie Detoc - Thierry Davy

14 TIMEFRAME Table of contents and contributions: 27 September 2006
First draft: 16 October 2006 Version to be submitted to the Euro-Med Water Directors: 23 October 2006 Euro-Med Water Directors meeting, Athens: November 2006 Final version Early 2007

15 MEDITERRANEAN EUWI/WFD JOINT PROCESS
MED-EUWI / WFD WGs CIS WGs Water Scarcity and Droughts Water Scarcity and Droughts Groundwater & Chemical Monitoring WG C Groundwater management Agriculture & Rural Development WFD & Agriculture Waste Water Reuse Transboundary water management

16 Thank you for your attention
EUWI: WFD:

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