United Nations Development Programme United Nations Development Programme Regional Centre for Europe & CIS – Bratislava / Slovak Regional Centre for Europe & CIS – Bratislava / Slovak Republic Republic Effective Water Effective Water Governance Governance CoP CoP Session 3 Session 3 Juerg Staudenmann Juerg Staudenmann Water Governance Advisor Water Governance Advisor CoP Meeting 2005 CoP Meeting 2005 Bratislava, 27/28 September 2005 Bratislava, 27/28 September 2005
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United Nations Development ProgrammeUnited Nations Development ProgrammeRegional Centre for Europe & CIS – Bratislava / Slovak RepublicRegional Centre for Europe & CIS – Bratislava / Slovak Republic
Effective Water Effective Water GovernanceGovernance
Soviet Era Legacies: Soviet Era Legacies: New borders = division of natural entities (river/sea basins) New borders = division of natural entities (river/sea basins) Replacement of central coordination with national thinking Replacement of central coordination with national thinking Reluctance to proper Water Pricing Reluctance to proper Water Pricing
Growing pressure (quantity & quality) from growing Growing pressure (quantity & quality) from growing agriculture, industry, municipal waste (-water) agriculture, industry, municipal waste (-water)
Compliance with Intl. Water Law Compliance with Intl. Water Law Transboundary Water Convention Transboundary Water Convention Aarhus Convention Aarhus Convention Johannesburg Directive (IWRM Plans ‘til 2005) Johannesburg Directive (IWRM Plans ‘til 2005) EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) EU Water Framework Directive (WFD)
Constraints: Lacking/inaccurate data, no systematic Constraints: Lacking/inaccurate data, no systematic monitoring, low capacity / institutional insufficiency, lack of monitoring, low capacity / institutional insufficiency, lack of financefinance
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““Water Governance”Water Governance”in the RBEC Regionin the RBEC Region
1.1. Water Resources Management Water Resources Management (Transboundary & national-level): A critical (Transboundary & national-level): A critical factor for (economic) development in RBEC factor for (economic) development in RBEC
2.2. Deterioration of Water Resources, Aquatic Deterioration of Water Resources, Aquatic Ecosystems, WSS infrastructure: A major Ecosystems, WSS infrastructure: A major challenge for most RBEC countries challenge for most RBEC countries
3.3. EU-expansion = Large-scale transformation EU-expansion = Large-scale transformation process, incl. adaptation to WFD (EU Water process, incl. adaptation to WFD (EU Water Framework Directive) Framework Directive)
Water GovernanceWater Governance declared in 2005 as declared in 2005 as Priority area for RBEC Priority area for RBEC
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CoP Session 3: “Water CoP Session 3: “Water
Governance”Governance” The Programme The Programme
United Nations Development ProgrammeUnited Nations Development ProgrammeRegional Centre for Europe & CIS – Bratislava / Slovak RepublicRegional Centre for Europe & CIS – Bratislava / Slovak Republic
Update on Update on Regional (Transboundary) Regional (Transboundary) UNDP/GEF-IW Portfolio UNDP/GEF-IW Portfolio
Juerg StaudenmannJuerg Staudenmann
Water Governance AdvisorWater Governance Advisor
CoP Meeting 2005CoP Meeting 2005
Bratislava, 27/28 September 2005 Bratislava, 27/28 September 2005
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Implementation of Priority Interventions of the Implementation of Priority Interventions of the Dnipro Basin Strategic Action Program: Chemical Dnipro Basin Strategic Action Program: Chemical Industrial Pollution Reduction and The Industrial Pollution Reduction and The Development of Joint Institutional ArrangementsDevelopment of Joint Institutional Arrangements
CountriesCountries: : UKRAINEUKRAINE, BELARUS, RUSSIA , BELARUS, RUSSIA
Time frameTime frame: July 05 – June 07 : July 05 – June 07
ObjectivesObjectives: link previous GEF investment in Dnipro Basin, : link previous GEF investment in Dnipro Basin, development and country adoption of Dnipro SAP, and development and country adoption of Dnipro SAP, and the future GEF support to a Full-Sized Project. the future GEF support to a Full-Sized Project. “.. provide information requisite to complete project “.. provide information requisite to complete project proposals and necessary documentation” for FSP proposals and necessary documentation” for FSP Proposal. Proposal.
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New:New: Transboundary Water Transboundary Water
Management Best Practice Management Best Practice Registry (PDF-A/MSP)Registry (PDF-A/MSP) TitleTitle: :
Transboundary Waters Management Best Transboundary Waters Management Best Practices Registry – Eastern Europe and the Practices Registry – Eastern Europe and the CISCIS
CountriesCountries: : BRCBRC, entire RBEC region , entire RBEC region
Time frameTime frame: April 05 – July 05 : April 05 – July 05
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Under development:Under development:
Tisza River Basin (MSPTisza River Basin (MSP)) TitleTitle: :
Establishment of Mechanisms for Integrated land and Establishment of Mechanisms for Integrated land and Water Management in the Tisza River basinWater Management in the Tisza River basin
ObjectivesObjectives: : Develop TDA/SAP & Flood Prevention & Management Plan (in Develop TDA/SAP & Flood Prevention & Management Plan (in line with EU WFD); line with EU WFD);
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Under development:Under development: Caspian Ground Water (PDF-Caspian Ground Water (PDF-
A)A)TitleTitle: : Integration of Groundwater Issues into the Integration of Groundwater Issues into the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis and Strategic Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis and Strategic Action Programme for the Caspian SeaAction Programme for the Caspian Sea
PartnersPartners: UNDP/BRC (IA), UNESCO (EA) : UNDP/BRC (IA), UNESCO (EA)
ObjectivesObjectives: : Update SAP; Develp Pilot Mitigation & GW Management Update SAP; Develp Pilot Mitigation & GW Management Strategies; Identify Cap Build Needs; Develop MSP Strategies; Identify Cap Build Needs; Develop MSP proposal. proposal.
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Under development:Under development: Upper Syr Darya / Ferghana Valley Upper Syr Darya / Ferghana Valley
(MSP)(MSP)TitleTitle: :
Improved land and water resource management in Improved land and water resource management in the Upper Syr Darya basin in the context of the Upper Syr Darya basin in the context of Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable Development
ObjectivesObjectives: : TDA; SAP; Improved expert dialogue; Eco-system Quality TDA; SAP; Improved expert dialogue; Eco-system Quality Objectives (EQO) & application mechanisms at Objectives (EQO) & application mechanisms at community level; framework for sustainable development community level; framework for sustainable development of land and water resources in the basin. of land and water resources in the basin.
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