“Agenda Item 3. Key Milestones 2018” by EUWI+ team EU Water Initiative plus for Eastern Partnership (EUWI+East) Project Progress Meeting Minsk, Belarus, 26 April 2018

1. Agenda Item 3
Key Milestones 2018
Minsk Meeting
26 April 2018
European Union Water Initiative plus
for Eastern Partnership
EUWI+ Project Team

2. Status WP 2018 agreement R 2&3
• Overview of the finalized agreements on the work-plan 2018
between international and national thematic lead experts.

3. Example of a WP 2018

4. Armenia
• Result 1
• Roadmap for harmonization with EU water Directives under CEPA
• Targets under the Protocol on Water and Health revised
• First results of the irrigation subsides analysis to be discussed in June,18.
• NPD Steering Committee meeting 28 June 2018
• Result 2
• Lab: Support relocation; Start of „big“ tender; QA/QC training; QM docs
• SW: SWB delineated; ESCS in development; training
• GW: GWB delineated & resource assessed; monitoring analysed; training
• RBMP: Assessment, basin characterisation for Sevan and Hrazdan
• Data: Metadata base dev., inform. production, data set access improvement
• Result 3
• Com.&Vis.: information exchange platform, newsletter, leaflet, flyers
• Stakeh. Involv.: nat. guideline on consultation, com. Strategy implementat°
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5. Azerbaijan
5
• Result 1
• Formal adoption of targets on water and health and start of their implementation
• Finalization and approval of the national water strategy
• NPD Steering Committee meeting 22 May 2018
• Result 2
• Lab: Support refurbishment; Start of „big“ tender; QA/QC training; QM docs
• SW: SWB delineated; ESCS in development; training
• GW: GWB delineated; monitoring analysed & revision designed; training
• RBMP: Assessment, basin characterisation for upstream Kura
• Data: Metadata base dev., inform. production, data set access improvement
• Result 3
• Com.&Vis.: information exchange platform, newsletter, leaflet, flyers
• Stakeh. Involv.: com. strategy dev.&implementat° at basin, nat. & reg. scales

6. Belarus
6
• Result 1
• SEA process of the draft Water Strategy to 2030 well advanced
• Pilot actions at local level (Kopyl rayon, Upper Dnieper basin), draft final outputs delivered:
(a) new norms for technological water consumption by most water intensive enterprises in
the rayon; and (b) draft Action plan
• Work on SDG6 indicators: interim results available and discussed
• NPD
• Result 2
• Lab: Start of „big“ tender (??); QA/QC + sampling training; QM docs
• SW: SWB delineated; ESCS in development; training
• GW: GWB delineated; monitoring analysed & revision designed; training
• RBMP: Assessment, basin characterisation for Pripyat
• Data: Metadata base dev., inform. production, data set access improvement
• Result 3
• Com.&Vis.: information exchange platform, newsletter, leaflet, flyers
• Stakeh. Involv.: com. strategy dev.&implementat° at basin, nat. & reg. scales

7. Georgia
7
• Result 1
• Revision of draft legislation (water quality ecological standards)
• NPD Steering Committee meeting 26 June 2018
• Concept paper on a long-term vision for the water sector finalised
• Result 2
• Lab: Start of „big“ tender (??); QA/QC + methods training; QM docs
• SW: SWB delineated; ESCS in development; training
• GW: GWB delineated; monitoring analysed & revision designed; training
• RBMP: Assessment, basin characterisation for Alazani Iori
• Data: Metadata base dev., inform. production, data set access improvement
• Result 3
• Com.&Vis.: information exchange platform, newsletter, leaflet, flyers
• Stakeh. Involv.: com. Strategy dev.&implementat° at basin, nat. & reg. scales

8. Moldova
8
• Result 1
• Assistance in drafting mid-term Action Plan (AP) to support implementation of WSS
Strategy 2019-2024: draft AP prepared and discussed at an NPD meeting
• Drafting Code of practice for small-scale WSS systems: 1st draft in Q1 2019
• Advising on improving NEF and NFRD management
• Amendments to the Water Law ready
• Next NPD
• Result 2
• Lab: Start of „big“ tender; QA/QC + methods training; QM docs
• SW: ESCS in development; training
• GW: GWB reviewed; monitoring analysed & revision designed; training
• RBMP: Assessment, refine charact. for Danube-Prut and Black Sea RBD
• Data: Metadata base dev., inform. production, data set access improvement
• Result 3
• Com.&Vis.: information exchange platform, newsletter, leaflet, flyers
• Stakeh. Involv.: com. Strategy dev.&implementat° at basin, nat. & reg. scales

9. Ukraine
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• Result 1
• Finalisation of water and health targets’ revision
• Concept paper on a long-term vision for the water sector
• Result 2
• Lab: Start of „big“ tender (??); QA/QC + method training; QM docs
• SW: SWB delineated (focus on HMWB); ESCS in development
• GW: GWB delineated + training; further steps prepared (incl. on monitoring)
• RBMP: Assessment, structure basin characterisation for Dnieper RBD
• Data: Metadata base dev., inform. production, data set access improvement
• Result 3
• Com.&Vis.: information exchange platform, newsletter, leaflet, flyers
• Stakeh. Involv.: com. Strategy dev.&implementat° at basin, nat. & reg. scales