WATERWORKS ASSOCIATIONS MEETING OCTOBER 22 DANUBE WATER PROGRAM.

PHASE II INPUTS

WATERWORKS ASSOCIATIONS MEETING OCTOBER 22

DANUBE WATER PROGRAM

DANUBE WATER PROGRAM 2ND PHASE | WATERWORKS ASSOCIATION MEETING | 29 OCTOBER 2014 | VIENNA, AUSTRIA

STRUCTURE

Survey feedback Current Program

Future

Early thoughts for Capacity Building under Phase II


SURVEY FEEDBACK


SURVEY FEEDBACKCURRENT PROGRAM


SURVEY

Mid September to mid October

112 responses received (25% of contacted) 70+ institutions, 15+ countries

Institution Responses Contacted Percentage

Academia 7 15 47%

Financing institution / donor

5 80 6%

Local Government 7 15 47%

Ministry 14 66 21%

National water association

12 57 21%

NGO 4 1 400%

Private Sector 12 26 46%

Regulatory Authority 13 42 31%

Utility Company 38 141 27%

Grand Total 112 443 25%


SURVEY RESULTS

High satisfaction with DWP

AAA, Knowledge sharing particularly appreciated


PROGRAM RESOURCES


SURVEY FEEDBACKFUTURE PROGRAM


PROGRAM’S FUTURE

Strong demand for continuation, utility support, policies and EU integration

Capacity-Building and knowledge exchange seen as top priorities


PROGRAM ACTIVITIES


ROLE OF IAWD


PROGRAM FINANCING

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Financing institution / donor Local Government (or LG association) Ministry

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EARLY THOUGHTS FOR CAPACITY BUILDING UNDER PHASE II


REMINDER

Long term vision Establish durable network of water services professionals

Consolidate and maintain knowledge on State of Sector

Develop self-financed capacity-building curriculum

Same overall structure and implementation arrangements

Stronger focus on establishing sustainable mechanisms

Limited participation from Outside Danube region

6M € incl. co-financing

Three-year extension


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Capacity Building Activities Water Associations Support


CAPACITY BUILDING

Run additional round of on-going CB activities through local partners (waterworks associations)

Continue limited cash contribution by utilities

Strengthen waterworks associations and IAWD further

Add a handful of topics (water safety plans, NRW, TBC)

Develop more formal curriculum for utility CB in the region

Questions What are relevant topics for future capacity building activities?

How to improve participation of utilities in CB activities?

What is the role of IAWD in managing the capacity building activities?

How to support waterworks associations?

How to establish CB on a sustainable basis?


CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMS


Planning and coordination

Hubs for local implementation

Technicalpartners

DANUBE JOINT WATER CURRICULUM

New topics

A more formalframework

?New hubs ? ?


POSSIBLE PRINCIPLES

Common quality standards / levels?

Sharing of training materials and capacities

Organized in hubs (more than one country?)

Delivery by national associations (with technical partners) in local language and in-country (region)

In person (or e-learning?)

Demand based

Recurrent costs covered by utilities

Facilitated by IAWD / DWP


BENEFITS

For participating utilities Seal of quality

Diversity of offers

Regional exchanges

For waterworks associations Efficiency of creating and managing training materials

Customization in-country (language)

Opportunity to exchange at regional level

Possible income source


IAWD AND WATER ASSOCIATIONS

General assembly

Board Management Ordinary members

Utility 1

Utility 2

Utility 3

Utility 4

Extraordinary members

Association 1

Association 2

Association 3

Association 4

Association 5

Association Committee

AssociationsRoundtable


STRENGTHENING OF ASSOCIATIONS

Supporting a Business Plan for each association Using CGW materials (more later)

Seed funding for initial implementation 2 * 10,000 € allocation

Performance-based

Suggestions?


ASSOCIATIONS ROUNDTABLE

Coordination and Advisory function Coordination of national associations activities

Guidance on IAWD’s regional activities

Exchange on practices

Definition of joint positions

All national associations involved

IAWD acting as secretariat

Management of Danube Joint Water Curriculum ?


POINTS FOR DISCUSSION

Organization, governance

Topics (existing and new?)

Financing (DWP seed financing?)

Audience (individuals or utilities)

Synergies with other initiatives

Support from waterworks associations?

Next steps, responsibilities and timetable?

THANK YOU

www.danube-water-program.org

David Michaud / Philip Weller

Danube Water Program Team

http://www.danube-water-program.org/

WATERWORKS ASSOCIATIONS MEETING OCTOBER 22 DANUBE WATER PROGRAM.

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