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Directorate General Environment European Commission The EU Water Inititative The EECCA component National Policy Dialogue In Armenia Yerevan 13 December 2006 1 EU Water Initiative

Directorate General Environment European Commission 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 2 EU Water Initiative

Directorate General Environment European Commission 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) 3 EU Water Initiative

Directorate General Environment European Commission 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. 4 EU Water Initiative

Directorate General Environment European Commission 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 5 EU Water Initiative

Directorate General Environment European Commission The National Policy Dialogue Background EUWI EECCA-WG Work Programme – Country papers National Policy Dialogue Paper Letter of interest from Ministry (Ecology and Natural Resources) 6 EU Water Initiative

Directorate General Environment European Commission 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 7 EU Water Initiative

Directorate General Environment European Commission The National Policy Dialogue Objectives – – Improve regulatory and administrative framework Set priorities Identify projects Develop capacity Means – Specially designed joint activities (IWRM + WSS + Finance) – Dialogue Public authorities F Representatives from civil society F 8 EU Water Initiative

Directorate General Environment European Commission 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 9 EU Water Initiative

Directorate General Environment European Commission Outputs Road map for achieving water-related MDGs & IWRM targets – Implemented policy packages Coherent mix of policy tools, such as new laws, regulations, standards, procedures, charges and concession arrangements)… – … each addressing a certain issue 10 EU Water Initiative

Directorate General Environment European Commission Cooperation with OECD EAP TF and UNECE Working together u u u Dissemination of best practices & approaches from EAP TF and UNECE Opportunity to build on OECD and UNECE work in several EECCA countries Reinforce synergies between WSS & IWRM Improve the coherence of EU cooperation efforts on water in the region 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 EU Water Initiative 11

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