1. Sustainable Sanitation in Central and Eastern Europe High-Level Policy Dialogue on EU Sanitation Policies and Practicies in the 2008 International Year of Sanitation Brussels, 29th January 2008 Igor Bodík Igor Bodík Milan Matuška Milan Matuška

2. Who? 1998 – GWP CEE was founded to manage water resources in a sustainable way in the CEE region 2000 – helps to implement of EU water legislation on national level 2005 – GWP CEE experts study on the state of sanitation in agglomeration with less then 2000 inhabitants reveals that: 20-40% of population in the CEE region are not connected to central sewerage and treatment systems Solutions of wastewater problems are not envisaged before 2015 2006 – GWP CEE established Task Force for Sustainable Sanitation 2007 – publishing of book Sustainable Sanitation in Central and Eastern Europe – Addressing the needs of Small and Medium-Size Settlements

3. Way? Countries of the Central and Eastern Europe are actually one of the most developing part of the World. Investments into sanitation systems are preferably oriented on agglomeration with more then 2000 inhabitatnts. But!!! 30 Millions inhabitants live in small settlements (< 2000 inhabitants) in GWP CEE countries Generally there is a lack of information about sustainable sanitation systems for small settlements

4. What? The new book from GWP CEE!!! Sustainable Sanitation In Central and Eastern Europe - addressing the needs of small and medium settlements

5. What about? comprehensive overview of water and sanitation state in the CEE countries ideas of sustainable sanitation principles relevant case studies of successful implementation of sustainable approaches to sanitation in the CEE overview of the EU water legislation related to possible application of alternative and decentralized solutions of sanitation methodological guidance to an Open Wastewater Planning Process for Sanitation

6. Sorry, what about? Open Wastewater Planning Process for Sanitation planning tool helping stakeholders to have a creative communication on aims and options, simple and flexible method for macro- and micro level, looks for an optimal relation between economic, technical and environmental solutions, recommends a holistic approach to the water use loop, changes preconceived thinking, creates a deeper understanding of the objectives for treatment and forces decision makers/other stakeholders to consider the whole system.

7. To whom? English Bulgarian Czech Estonian Hungarian Latvian Lithuanian Polish Romanian Slovenian Slovak Ukrainian Russian Sustainable Sanitation in CEE available in 13 languages http://www.gwpceeforum.org/?page=35

8. What next? Dissemination seminars in all CEE countries to promote ideas and principles of sustainable sanitation Participation on national and international events in the frame of International Year of Sanitation Prepare an GWP regional EU-project to implement sustainable sanitation principles Prepare an national demonstration projects for each CEE country with Open Wastewater Planning

9. Thank you!!! Prof. Dr. Igor Bodík GWP CEE Sustainable Sanitation Task Force STU Bratislava, Slovak Republic igor.bodik@stuba.sk Future of decentralized systems