RBEC Water Governance CoP

Welcome to the Main Workspace of teh Regional Water Governance Community of Practice (CoP) in RBEC. Your comments, edits, suggestions are highly welcome! - Also have a look at the Strategic Workplan (2006/07) for Strengthening the Water Governance Sub-Practice in Europe & CIS.

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(Rural) municipal water supply project in Armenia - Armen Martirosyan
Fostering local business, selling drinking water to access European markets - Armen Martirosyan

Flood protection and early warning system both national and international - Mariam Shotadze
Development of policy planning framework national and regional - Mariam Shotadze
Institutional(ize) river basin management approach at local level - Mariam Shotadze
Water-shed management monitoring system - Mariam Shotadze
Water quality and quantity - Mariam Shotadze

Strengthening civil society & NGO to support political pressure on IWRM - Alexey Volkov
Local empowerment to solve water provision without proper infrastructure - Alexey Volkov
Another comprehensive reality-based attempt for designing a water framework in Central Asia - Alexey Volkov

Publications:

Technical Publication (documentation): "The Danube-TEST Success Story – Findings and case studies"
Case studies on water financing
Experiences of other countries

Guidebooks, How-to-Guides, etc.:

Guidebook on "Harmonization of Access Country Legislation with EU Water Framework Directive" - Juerg Staudenmann
Guide how to get access to EU markets - Armen Martirosyan / Mariam Shotadze
How-to-Guide about Creating Local/National CoP's - Juerg Staudenmann
Watershed management guidelines - Mariam Shotadze
Water governance summary training material - What do we need to know? Quick intro on concrete activities, positive and negative aspects, do's and don't's.

Studies, research:

Evaluation of real impact of water reforms on poverty reduction/increase
Knowledge sharing on water management, for example politics, geographic, pricing

Trainings, Water Governance CoP Activities:

Meetings/trainings around specific topics:

IWRM (in Kazakhstan?) - Juerg Staudenmann
Link between EU Water Framework Directive and UNDP's work (MDGs, IWRM..) - Juerg Staudenmann
Expert exchange between country offices on national IWRM plans

Others:

(-> fulfilled through WaterWiki? Juerg)

Identify countries with similar project history - Armen Martirosyan
Identify donors, assist in fundraising, Lobbying for financial contributions - Armen Martirosyan
Providing for business partners - Armen Martirosyan
Provide info on EU standards acceptance by EU market - Armen Martirosyan

Continuous face-to-face training for UN agencies, governments and NGOs - Alexey Volkov

Some more training and knowledge sharing on Strategic Priority on Adaptation (SPA) opportunities
Advise on GEF/IW, UNDP priorities

Go to: WaterWiki Toolkit/Next Steps - for susbtantial inputs; WaterWiki Suggestion Box - for rather technical comments and suggestions about WaterWiki

Thanks!