Water Management and EU Integration process in Albania. Ing. Arduen Karagjozi

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1 Water Management and EU Integration process in Albania Ing. Arduen Karagjozi

2 EU integration Process Steps The relationship between EU and Albania are establish on 1991 after the Communism system In November 1992 was signed the agreement for Commerce and collaboration and also politic dialog in between. EU decided on 21 of October 2002 to open the negotiation process with Albania Stabilization and Association Agreement with Albania was signed on 12 of June 2006, and enter in force on 1 of April Council of Ministers of Albanian Government approve the National Plan for to implement the Association and Stabilization Agreement for period EU candidate status to Albania 24 June 2014 Law 111/2012 on Integrated Water resources Management

3 Water resources in Albania Area 28,748 Km2 Population 3 milion Average annual rainfall 1485 mm The average annual water flow to the sea is 40.5 billion m 3 7 main rivers 2 of them transboundary 3 big lakes on transboundary 626 reservoirs for irrigation 3 big dams for hydropower

4 Water Water importance for Albania Water is 1 of 6 main priorities of the government Agriculture -690 k ha Agriculture land -300 k ha Completed with irrigation system actually 120 K ha irrigation system in use -270 k ha completed with drainage sysetme Energy Mw Power installed 95 % from Hydro Power Plants -Year % e produced by Hydro Power Turism -476 Km coast line -Protected areas (linked with water resources) MISION ESTABLISHING AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR WATER SECTOR GOVERNANCE, TO MEET THE BASIC LIVING NEEDS, USERS COMPETITIVENESS AND PRIORITIZATION TOWARDS ECONOMIC PROFIT, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ECOSYSTEMS SUSTAINABILITY. Water

5 Water supply situation Distribution of population and water supply coverage Coverage area from water supply utilities and sewerage network

6 YESTERDAY TODAY TOMORROW NSP LACK OF CONSIDERATION BAD PLANNING UNCLEAR INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INEFFICIENT BUDGETING INEFFICIENT INVESTMENTS INTEGRATED APPROACH ESTABLISHEMENT OF THE TSNWC ALL INLCUSIVE ANALYSES (SUPPORT BY PPF) ESTABLISHEMENT OF THE INTEGRATED POLICY MANAGEMENT GROUP INTEGRATED OBJECTIVES INTEGRATED PLANNING INTEGRATED BUDGETING COORDINATED INSTITUTIONS EFFICIENT MONITORING INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT

7 STRATEGIC PLANNING COMEETTEE INTEGRATED POLICY MANAGEMENT GROUP FOR WATER FINANCIAL PARTNERS LOCAL INSTITUTIONS PRIVATE SECTOR CIVIL SOCIETY THINK TANK NATIONAL WATER COUNCIL TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT OF THE NATIONAL WATER COUNCIL WATER FOR PEOPLE WATER FOR FOOD WATER FOR ENVIRONMENT WATER FOR INDUSTRY INSTITUTIONS

8 INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM NATIONAL SECTOR PROGRAM (NSP) Coordination with Donors Sector Policy/Strategy Institutional Mechanism Performance Monitoring System Sector Budget & Medium term perspective NSP POLICY PAPER STRATEGY ACTION PLAN FINANCING Long term 10 yrs Med-Term 3 yrs GOVERNMENT OBJEKTIVES NSDI EU INTEGRATION PROCESS INSTITUTIONS DIRECT INDIRECT POLICY PAPER STRATEGY MASTER PLANS PLANS FINANCIAL PARTNERS POLICY STRATEGY INTERESTS Short-Term 1 y CIVIL SOCIETY INTERESTS Macro-Economic Context Public Financial Management IMPLEMENTATION PERFORMANCE MONITORING BUSINESS POLICY STRATEGY INTERESTS Sourcei: Water Sector Development and Governance: Complementarities and synergies between Sector-Wide Approach and Integrated Water Resource Management

9 CHALLENGES AND QUESTIONS What is the most important element of RBMP? What do you consider starting point of RBMP? Who is the level of implementation of UWWTD 91/271/EEC in Croatia? Who is the most important necessary homework for WFD? How to prioritize objectives referring to budget? Who is the most important institution for WFD implementation? What do you consider your best practices?

10 THANK YOU