1. GWP Regional Days
Session A: GWP Goal 3 Strengthen Partnerships
Legal status and self-hosting challenges
Richard Muller, GWP Central and Eastern Europe
Port of Spain, Trinidad, 27 June 2014

2. GWP Central and Eastern Europe
Established in 1998
Regional Secretariat rotated to
Slovak Hydrometeorological
Institute in 2003
12 Country Water Partnerships in
Bulgaria, the Czech Republic,
Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania,
Moldova, Poland, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine
More than 160 Partners

3. Country Water Partnerships
Bulgaria: Global Water Partnership – Bulgaria (NGO)
Czech Republic: T. G. Masaryk Water Research Institute (Public Research Institute)
Estonia: Eesti Veeuhing / Estonian Water Association (NGO)
Hungary: Global Water Partnership Hungary Foundation (Foundation)
Latvia: BO SIA “Daugavas Fonds” (NGO)
Lithuania: Public establishment “Vandens namai” (NGO)
Moldova: Center for Strategic Environmental Studies (NGO)
Poland: The Polish Committee for the Global Water Partnership (NGO)
Romania: Asociatia Parteneriatul Global al Apei din Romania (NGO)
Slovakia: Civic Association Global Water Partnership Slovakia (NGO)
Slovenia: LIMNOS d.o.o., Company for Applied Ecology (private sector)
Ukraine: National Environmental Non-Governmental Organisation “MAMA-86”

4. Why?
Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute is a
contributory organization of the Ministry of
Environment, established in 1969
Governed by Act 201/2009 on the State
Hydrological Service and the State
Meteorological Service
Financial crisis – more complex administration
Changes in host management due to elections
and changes in government – 7 Directors
General in 11 years!
Rules for the institute of 420 employees and 14
MEUR vs 3 employees and 0,2 MEUR
IDMP CEE administration 115 agreements in
2013 vs 69 in 2012

5. What?
Civil Association according to Act
83/1990
Legally registered at Ministry of
Interior of the Slovak Republic and the
Statistical Office
Income tax exempt, according to § 13
paragraph 1 point a) of Income Tax Act
595/2003 as amended
Registration number 42270081
Statute update approved by the
Regional Council
GWP CEE Financial Management
Handbook

6. When?
Self hosting discussions started in 2004
Civil Association registered in March 2013
Separate Contribution for GWP CEE Programme Implementation
drafted in June 2013
GWP CEE Financial Management Handbook discussions 2013 - 2014
Rent and cooperation agreement between SHMU and GWPO
terminated in September 2013
Agreement between SHMU and GWP CEE signed in September 2013
Finance visit in February 2014
Agreement between GWPO and GWP CEE signed in May 2014

7. Costs
Host fee: 25,000 USD from 2003
(21,722€ as of 07/2003) until
2008 (17,730€ as of 12/2008)
core funding
Host fee: 870 € since 2009
Self host direct costs: 2,790 €
(rental fee) plus 12,000 €
(Financial Officer)
Double entry accounting
software, Financial Officer
training and computer
supported by GWPO

8. Benefits
Support from the Regional Council, continuity,
same office and staff
Good relations with the former host institute
Financial benefits, in case organization pays
full host fee
New fundraising opportunities
Administrative benefits, less administration,
lean organization
Delivery on the new Strategy 2014-2019 that
puts stronger emphasis on implementation
Other organizations considering self hosting -
European River Restoration Center and
European River Prize

9. http://www.gwp.org/en/GWP-CEE/IDMPCEE/
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10. http://www.gwp.org/en/GWP-CEE/IDMPCEE/
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