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 National Policy Dialogue In Armenia Yerevan 13 December 2006

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 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

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 Background EUWIEECCA-WG Work Programme – Country papers National Policy Dialogue Paper Letter of interest from Ministry (Ecology and Natural Resources)

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 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

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 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 F Public authorities F Representatives from civil society

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 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

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 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

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

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 Thank you for your attention! www.euwi.net