CONFERENCE OF THE WATER DIRECTORS OF THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN AND SOUTHEASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

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1 CONFERENCE OF THE WATER DIRECTORS OF THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN AND SOUTHEASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES SEMIDE EMWIS Système Euro- Méditerranéen d information sur les savoir-faire dans le domaine de l Eau النظام الا ورو- متوسطي للا علام حول المعرفة في ميدان المياه Eric Mino EMWIS Technical Unit Unité Technique du SEMIDE htp:// t Euro-Mediterranean Information System on know how in the water sector Athens, 6 & 7 November 2006

2 Information & sustainable water management From the recommendations of the last water director conference (Rome, 2005) The improvement of information systems on water, aquatic environments and their use is one of the essential pillars for better governance and integrated water resources management. Such systems should be created or developed in each country as well as in the framework of the regional cooperation. 2-Unité Technique du SEMIDE / EMWIS Technical Unit

3 Single access point «who does what» National portals Common taxonomy (multilingual thesaurus) Monthly enews Flash in Arabic, English and French Clearing house for EU programs and initiatives Thematic forums/folders Regional water projects database Ground water, water scarcity Water glossaries, satellite images, etc. 3-Unité Technique du SEMIDE / EMWIS Technical Unit

4 Single access point «who does what» National portals Common taxonomy (multilingual thesaurus) Thematic forums/folders Ground water, water scarcity Water glossaries, satellite images, etc. Monthly enews Flash in Arabic, English and French Clearing house for EU programs and initiatives Regional water projects database 4-Unité Technique du SEMIDE / EMWIS Technical Unit

5 Action Plan Unité Technique du SEMIDE / EMWIS Technical Unit

6 Themes for transfer of know-how Objectives: Sharing knowledge between countries water authorities Preparing pilot experiments based on the lessons learnt from other countries Themes selected by water authorities Participative approaches in IWRM Extreme phenomena: Water scarcity (with the Joint Process) Floods Non conventional water resources: Desalination Waste water re-use (with the Joint Process) Local management of sanitation services and the prevention of domestic pollution 6-Unité Technique du SEMIDE / EMWIS Technical Unit

7 Findings on National Water Information Systems All countries are willing to establish a NWIS but Lack of awareness on NWIS benefits No policy for data access & sharing Lack of Communication among Stake Holders Data exchange is difficult internally: Sensitive data, mentality: Sharing = Less Power Need Technical & Financial support Countries are progressing: Algeria launched 1 st NWIS components Tunisia NWIS in a study phase Cyprus NWIS starting a pilot Morocco has a WIS -> NWIS Turkey and Israel are developing WIS Jordan and Lebanon are in fund raising phase WIS SH01 Public Secure Inter nal NWIS -XML Web based application - Links to all stakeholders systems - Integrated to a GIS system WIS SH02 Public Secure Internal WIS SH03 Public Secure Internal WIS SH04 Public Secure Internal 7-Unité Technique du SEMIDE / EMWIS Technical Unit

8 Potential vision of a NWIS Main stakeholders data /info sources National water authority Basin/regional Basin/regional Basin/regional Basin/regional water water authority authority water water authority authority Ministries Health Ministries Ministries Health Ministries Agriculture Health Agriculture Environment, Industrie Industrie Agriculture interior interior Industrie Health, interior Agriculture Industry, Institutes Institutes meteo meteo Statistic hydrology offices, hydrology meteo Geology Geology hydrology cartography cartography Geology cartography Others Water related data exchange based on a common neutral language and agreement protocols National legislation Local or national uses Risk Prevention 8-Unité Technique du SEMIDE / EMWIS Technical Unit Operational management IWRM /plan. Public information Other local and national uses MDG, MDG, MSSD, MDD, MDD, Medstat, Eurostat, Eurostat, ESCWA, PRSP, PRSP, ESCWA, EU, ESCWA, EMWIS, UE, UE, SEMIDE, Bilateral SEMIDE, Bilateral Bilateral cooperation. coop. coop. Regional international uses

9 Feasibility study Med water observation mechanism Background International Adoption by the international community of the Millennium Development Goal (MDG7) for access to water and water supply (2000) World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD -Johannesburg 2002): national efficiency and Integrated Water Resources Management plans UN-CSD 13 decision to build a global mechanism based on regional and national mechanisms (April 2005) Regional: Priorities of the Euro-Med Regional Programme for Local Water Management (Turin, 1999) Water and sanitation priorities of the UNEP-MAP Mediterranean Strategy of Sustainable Development (November 2005) Med component of the EU Water initiative EU Water Framework Directive linked to the EU Neighbourhood policy Euro-Med initiative Horizon 2020: Depolluting the Mediterranean Sea (November 2005) Euromed water directors decision to study the feasibility of building such mechanism on the basis of National Water Information Systems (November 2005) 9-Unité Technique du SEMIDE / EMWIS Technical Unit

10 Main objective of the study To study, with interested countries, the objectives and the feasibility of building up within EMWIS a regional water observation mechanism based on the information provided by the National Water Information Systems, whenever they exist And: To ensure effective and lasting participation of the countries in the mechanism To reinforce existing networks and avoid any duplication with on-going or planned actions To seek for synergies between the various organisations involved, either national, local or international 10-Unité Technique du SEMIDE / EMWIS Technical Unit

11 Feasibility study: Organisation Steering group: National water authorities, EC, Eurostat, EEA, MAP-Medpol, MAP-Blue Plan, MAP-Info-RAC, IME, JMP, MENBO, OECD, Unesco/WWAP, Phase 1 Proposal of a first vision July-December 2006 Diagnostic study in 4 volunteer countries and at the regional level: Jordan, Tunisia, France and Spain Progress report for the Euro-Med Water Directors conference (6-7 Nov 06) Final report phase 1 in Dec 2006 Phase 2 Broader validation of the vision & recommendations 2007 Additional national diagnostic studies Further concertation with regional initiatives Detailed recommendations to set-up the mechanism 11-Unité Technique du SEMIDE / EMWIS Technical Unit

12 Feasibility study: Phase 1 EC, Eurostat, EEA, Medpol, IME, JMP, OECD, WWAP, Blue Plan, Info-RAC, national water authorities, Paul Haener, OIEau Edi Interwies Ra ed Daoud, ECO Consult 12-Unité Technique du SEMIDE / EMWIS Technical Unit D. El Batti M. Cimadevilla Infraeco S. Laronde, G. Golla SNIDE

13 Thank you For additional information: info@semide.org Tel Fax BP Sophia Antipolis - France Athens, 6 & 7 November Unité Technique du SEMIDE / EMWIS Technical Unit