Transcript E A P TASK FORCE EAP Task Force Water Programme – Progress and Plans Peter Börkey Helsinki, 24– 25 May 2007

E A P TASK FORCE
EAP Task Force Water
Programme – Progress and
Plans
Peter Börkey
Helsinki, 24– 25 May 2007
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A key event – The Belgrade
Environment for Europe Conference
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Will take place on 10-12th of October 2007
Will bring together Environment Ministers from all of
Europe
Will decide on the future of the Environment for Europe
process, and of that of the EAP Task Force
A 2008-2009 EAP Task Force water work programme could
be developed following the possible renewal of our
mandate by the Ministers
Independently of the Ministerial, our cooperation with the
EUWI will go on
A side-event, jointly organised by the EUWI, UNECE and
EAP Task Force, will be held to present some of our work
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Progress since last meeting
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Monitoring Water Sector Reforms
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Preparation of key messages and indicators on
water supply and sanitation in EECCA for the
EECCA Environment Strategy Progress Report
In 2006: Collection of water utilities performance
data in four countries: Russian Federation,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
In 2007: Report on state of the water supply and
sanitation sector in EECCA for « Environment for
Europe » Conference in Belgrade
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Promoting Legal and Institutional
Reforms
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Assessing obstacles and opportunities for PSP in EECCA
(joint activity with the World Bank)
– Workshop to assess the situation with the participation of the
domestic private sector in WSS planned for 2007 could not
take place due to lack of funding
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Guidelines for performance-based contracts between
municipalities and utilities
– Guidelines published and disseminated in various events
– Project to provide assistance to several municipalities in
assessing existing performance contracts, and developing
recommendations for improvements has been launched
• Two case studies in Armenia
• Expressions of interest of others are welcome, especially from
CIS-7
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Promoting financial reforms and managing their
social implications
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Developing financing strategies for the water supply
and sanitation, including a social assessment
– Facilitating National Policy Dialogues on Financing WSS:
• Work to develop financing strategy for urban and rural water
supply and sanitation in Moldova launched in September 2006;
• NPD on financing rural WSS in Armenia launched in Dec. 2006;
• Work to extend financing strategy for the urban water supply
and sanitation sector in Georgia to cover rural areas launched in
April 2007;
– We are currently exploring the possibility of launching an
additional project in Central Asia in 2007/2008
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Promoting financial reforms and managing
their social implications (continued)
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Developing a financial planning tool for municipalities
– First pilot project implemented with Bishkek Vodokanal, finalised in
2005
– Manual and financial planning tool available since 2006
– Second pilot project with Armvodokanal in Armenia finalised in 2006.
– Third pilot project launched in April 2007 with Chisinau Vodokanal
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Strengthening financial management capacity at the local level
– In July 2007, launch of a training programme involving a « train-thetrainer » approach for about 40 high-level staff from municipalities
and utilities in CIS-7
– Focus on training: FPTWU and MYIP tools developed by the EAP task
Force
– Recommendations of possible trainees sought
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