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Monthly Report Global Water Partnership June - August 2014 Table of contents NewsFlow June 2014.............................................................................................................................................. 2 GWP Global .......................................................................................................................................................... 13 GWP Regions ........................................................................................................................................................ 22 CARIBBEAN .............................................................................................................................................................. 22 CENTRAL AFRICA ....................................................................................................................................................... 37 CENTRAL AMERICA .................................................................................................................................................... 45 CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE .................................................................................................................................. 51 CENTRAL ASIA AND CAUCASUS .................................................................................................................................... 66 CHINA ................................................................................................................................................................... 103 EASTERN AFRICA ..................................................................................................................................................... 109 MEDITERRANEAN .................................................................................................................................................... 119 SOUTHERN AFRICA .................................................................................................................................................. 120 SOUTH AMERICA ..................................................................................................................................................... 135 SOUTH ASIA ........................................................................................................................................................... 139 SOUTHEAST ASIA .................................................................................................................................................... 139 WEST AFRICA ......................................................................................................................................................... 141 NewsFlow September 2014 GWP Med-OECD Stakeholder Dialogue Results in Governance Report for Jordan The report entitled “Water Governance in Jordan: Overcoming the Challenges to Private Sector Participation” was launched during the Third Workshop of the Water Policy Dialogue in Jordan in Amman, on 4 June 2014. The Report is the result of a multi- stakeholder GWP-Med/OECD Dialogue conducted in 2013-2014. Read more. (article already published by GWP Mediterranean) The Report provides a diagnostic analysis of the key governance bottlenecks to private sector participation (PSP) in water supply and sanitation services of Jordan along with concrete policy recommendations to overcome them and an Action Plan for their implementation. The findings reflect a broad consensus on the governance challenges faced in the water service sector of Jordan and of the steps needed to deepen the current reform process in three particular areas: 1. Managing private sector participation in a fiscally constrained environment through appropriate budget processes 2. Reducing regulatory risk through developing a high-quality water regulatory framework 3. Engaging stakeholders to secure political and social acceptability of private sector participation The value added of this technical work lies not only on the fact that it provides a snapshot of the current situation in water services, but also allows, through the Action Plan, to identify where potential overlaps occur in donor-supported initiatives and where gaps remain. During the Launch, the participants strongly welcomed the conclusions and recommendations from the Report and praised the multi-stakeholder policy dialogue process as a useful coordination tool on water governance initiatives in Jordan. Moreover, concrete suggestions were made by the participants to ensure that the Report has a sustainable impact. Overall the Report was seen as a timely endeavour, aligned with existing and planned policies and programmes, and feeding into a number of current high-level efforts, including the on-going national study on the success of PPPs and the elaboration of the 10 year national framework, both of which are under the leadership of His Majesty, the King of Jordan. The Report constitutes the tangible outcome of the multi-stakeholder GWP-Med/OECD Dialogue conducted over the past year (2013-2014) in Jordan and of the technical work carried out by a team of OECD experts. Discussions during the two multi-stakeholder Consultation Workshops of the Policy Dialogue held in Amman (23 October 2013 and 5 February 2014), additional contributions received prior and after the workshops as well as direct input during bilateral meetings with key stakeholders have been taken into account. Global Water Partnership (GWP), Global Secretariat, Drottninggatan 33, SE-111 51 Stockholm, Sweden Phone: +46 (0)8 1213 8600, Fax: + 46 (0)8 1213 8604, e-mail: [email protected] The Jordanian Water Policy Dialogue was conducted jointly by GWP-Med and the OECD in the framework of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) labelled project Governance & Financing for the Mediterranean Water Sector, in close cooperation with the Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI) and with the support of the FEMIP Trust Fund of the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the Mediterranean Component of the EU Water Initiative (MED EUWI). Please find below all relevant documents: Agenda List of Participants Presentation: Water Governance in Jordan: Overcoming the Challenges to Private Sector Participation The Report “Water Governance in Jordan: Overcoming the Challenges to Private Sector Participation” is available on the OECD i-library. GWP West Africa Supports ANBO Strategy The workshop in West Africa on the strategy of the African Network of Basin Organizations (ANBO) was held 21-22 July 2014 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. It was organized by GWP West Africa and the Niger Basin Authority, the ANBO focal point for West Africa, on behalf of the GWP-led SITWA project (Strengthening Institutions for Transboundary Water in Africa). Read more. (article already published by GWP Western Africa) The workshop was organized by GWP / WA and the NBA, ANBO focal point for West Africa, on behalf of the SITWA project and brought together twenty participants. The meeting aim was to support the governance of the African Network of Basin Organizations for the development of its ten-year strategy (2015-2025) and a detailed five-year action plan (2015-2019). The consultation workshop provided elements for the development of detailed five-year action plan (2015-2020) in strategic areas such as strengthening the institutional, resources mobilization, technical and knowledge sharing capacity of ANBO (Area 1); strengthening the institutional basis of Basin Organizations (Area 2) ; strengthening the planning, resources 3 mobilization, and implementation capacity of the Basin Organizations (Area 3) ; strengthening the data, information and knowledge management capacity of the Basin Organizations (Area 4). Two working groups were set up identified priority actions for West Africa and made recommendations. The official opening ceremony was held under the chairmanship of the Honorable Minister of Water, hydraulic infrastructures and sanitation of Burkina represented by the Director General of Water Resources, Mr. Seydou SANA. The ceremony was marked by four speeches. Mr. Dam Mogbanté, Executive Secretary of GWP-WA, put the workshop in context by recalling the involvement of different GWP regions of Africa to assist in supporting the SITWA in her support to ANBO. Mr. Meissa Tanor Dieng, representing SITWA, recalled the role of the project in supporting ANBO; he thanked the European Union for bringing the funding. Dr. Abdou Guero, ANBO representative indicated that ANBO appreciates the support of various partners to develop strong institutions for the management of river basins in the region. Mr. Seydou SANA Director General of Water Resources on behalf of the Minister of Water, water projects and sanitation thanked the partners and expressed the joy of Burkina to host this meeting, his country being host of several regional institutions. GWP Drought Consultations Completed in Central and Eastern Europe The National Consultation Dialogues (NCDs) were organised by the GWP-WMO Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP) and facilitated by GWP Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Read more. (article already published by GWP Central and Eastern Europe) Between November 2013 and April 2014, the first cycle of NCDs were carried out in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine, with a total of 304 participants. Detailed reports were published on IDMP CEE’s website.
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