1. 1 E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nDirectorate General Environment EU Water Initiative The EU Water Inititative The EECCA component

2. 2 E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nDirectorate General Environment EU Water Initiative EUWI – Water for life  Contribute to the achievement of MDGs and WSSD targets –Water Supply and Sanitation –Integrated Water Resources Management  Ensure a balance of the human water needs with those of the environment and contribute to halting or reversing the loss of environmental resources

3. 3 E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nDirectorate General Environment EU Water Initiative Approach Actions to meet the water and sanitation MDGs u Partnership approach – involve all parties concerned through multistakeholder process (EU, partner countries, international organisations, NGOs, private sector, IFIs and other donors etc) u Modular approach –Regional components (Africa, EECCA, Mediterranean, Latin America) –Horizontal components (Finance, Research, Monitoring)

4. 4 E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nDirectorate General Environment EU Water Initiative EUWI Objectives u Reinforce political commitment to action; u Promote better water governance arrangements; u Improve coordination and cooperation; –Sector-wide approach –Reinforce partnerships for action u Encourage regional and sub-regional cooperation on water management issues; u Catalyse additional funding.

5. 5 E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nDirectorate General Environment EU Water Initiative The National Policy Dialogue Major instrument within the EUWI –to achieve: F water-related MDGs & IWRM targets F 5 EUWI objectives F 8 EUWI-EECCA Work Programme objectives –for the F Identification of Priority Actions F Establishment of a multi-stakeholder dialogue

6. 6 E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nDirectorate General Environment EU Water Initiative The National Policy Dialogue Objectives WSS, Financing and IWRM plans –setting in place adequate legal and institutional frameworks; –developing implementation capacity for operation and maintenance; –looking into institutional structures and potential reforms; –developing stakeholder consultation on water management issues; –fostering decentralisation and the development of local responsibility and local government capacity; Means –Specially designed joint activities (IWRM + WSS + Finance) –Dialogue F Public authorities F Representatives from civil society

7. 7 E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nDirectorate General Environment EU Water Initiative The National Policy Dialogue Outputs –Implemented policy packages Coherent mix of policy tools, such as new laws, regulations, standards, procedures, charges and concession arrangements)… –… each addressing a certain issue Road map for achieving water-related MDGs & IWRM targets

8. 8 E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nDirectorate General Environment EU Water Initiative Future steps u Launch additional National Policy Dialogues in 2007 - covering WSS and Financing and IWRM u Transfer of ownership to the EECCA countries u Increase EU Member States involvement

9. 9 E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nDirectorate General Environment EU Water Initiative Thank you for your attention! www.euwi.net

10. 10 E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nDirectorate General Environment EU Water Initiative Major achievements u Work Programme for EUWI-EECCA Component approved in March 2005 u Country specific background papers exist u Need to launch country dialogues agreed upon in November 2005 u Organisational set-up re-inforced u Monitoring and reporting mechanism under preparation

11. 11 E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nDirectorate General Environment EU Water Initiative The National Policy Dialogue Activities –Set up of a Steering Group –Analyses –Preparation of action plans for reform –Experience sharing –Training and capacity building –Assistance in developing and implementing the policy tools

12. 12 E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nDirectorate General Environment EU Water Initiative EUWI-EECCA & improved cooperation with UNECE and OECD-EAP TF Ä Reinforce synergies between WSS & IWRM Ä Improve the coherence of EU cooperation efforts on water in the region Ä Provide a one-stop-shop for assistance on water in EECCA Ä EAP TF support on WSS and finance aspects Ä UNECE support on IWRM