Petersberg Phase II / Athens Declaration Process
Targeted Capacity Building WorkshopFlood Management in a Transboundary Context
Zagreb, 13-14 December 2011
Dimitris Faloutsos – GWP-Med
"Petersberg Round Tables on Transboundary Waters," was launched in 1998 and
highlighted water as an opportunity for close regional cooperation from a global
perspective through a series of Round Tables.
Phase II focuses on specific challenges, such as furthering transboundary
development and conservation programmes in smaller catchment
basins of Southeastern Europe.
Petersberg Phase II
Athens Declaration Process
Jointly supported by the World Bankand theGovernment of Germany
Jointly supported by the Government of Greece World Bankand the
Process
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• International Conference on “Sustainable Development for Lasting Peace:
Shared Water, Shared Future, Shared Knowledge”, organized in May 2003, at
Vouliagmeni / Athens, Greece
• “Athens Declaration” concerning Shared Water, Shared Future and Shared
Knowledge: a long-term process to support cooperative activities for IWRM of
shared water resources in the SEE and Mediterranean regions
Jointly supported by the Government of Greece World Bankand the
GEF IW:LEARN is supporting synergies
GWP-Med
Jointly supported by
technical / administrative support
World Bank
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Countries of focus
(WHERE – FOR WHO)
- Albania
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- FYR Macedonia
- Greece
- Montenegro
- Romania- Romania
- Serbia
- Slovenia
- Turkey
May be included
where relevant
- Hungary
- Moldova
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• UNECE
• UNDP - Regional Bureau for Europe and CIS (RBEC), Bratislava
• UNESCO-IHP, ISARM
Support to the
Process
• European Union (EU) integration processes and
Stabilisation and Association process of the European UnionComplement Stabilisation and Association process of the European Union
• Other ongoing initiatives in the region
Complement
Contributes to the scope and objectives of the
- Mediterranean Component of the EU Water Initiative (MED EUWI)
- GEF Med Partnership
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Final objective:
Build capacity and share experience onIntegrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), and ultimately assist towards the preparation of IWRM plans for the shared water bodies of focus. plans for the shared water bodies of focus.
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Towards the realizationof the objectives…
• International Roundtables /
Workshops
• Targeted Small and Medium
Workshops, Study Tours and
Site Visitsof the objectives…
Site Visits
• Multi-stakeholders Dialogues
• Studies / Assessments /
Situation Analysis etc.
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Through the contribution of various actors:- Germany - SDC (Switzerland)- Swedish EPA- EC- EUWI MED
• International Roundtables /
Workshops
• Targeted Small and Medium
Workshops, Study Tours and
Site Visits- EUWI MED- GEF IWLEARN- UNECE- World Bank - UNESCO - MIO
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Site Visits
• Multi-stakeholders Dialogues
• Studies / Assessments /
Situation Analysis etc.
Petersberg Phase II /
Athens Declaration
Process
• International Roundtables /
Workshops
• Targeted Small and Medium
Workshops, Study Tours and
International Roundtables / Workshops
1. “Protection and Sustainable Use of Transboundary Waters in South-Eastern Europe”, Berlin, Germany, 5-7 Dec. 2005
2. “Integrated Shared Lake Basin Management in South-Eastern Europe”, Ohrid, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 12-14 Oct. 2006
3. “Principles for Multipurpose Management in the Sava River Basin”, Zagreb, Croatia, 15 - 17 Nov. 2006
4. “Integrated Management of Shared Workshops, Study Tours and
Site Visits
• Multi-stakeholders Dialogues
• Studies / Assessments /
Situation Analysis etc.
4. “Integrated Management of Shared Groundwater in South-Eastern Europe”, Brdo, Slovenia 12 – 14 Nov. 2007
5. “Water and Climate Change in South-Eastern Europe: Understanding Impacts and Planning for Adaptation”, Tirana, Albania, 24-25 Jun. 2008
6. “Water resources management in the Drin Basin”, Tirana, Albania, 24 Nov. 2008
7. International Roundtable on Integrated Transboundary Water Resources Management in Southeastern Europe, Zagreb, Croatia, 15-16 Dec. 20116/12
Targeted CB Workshops / Study Visits
1. “Stakeholder involvement in TWRM”, 25-28 Mar. 2008, Podgorica, Montenegro;
2. “Integrated Management of Shared Lakes Basins”, 16-18 Jul. 2008, Ohrid, FYR Macedonia;
3. “Integrated Water Resources Management in the extended Drin River Basin”, 25-27 Nov. 2008, Shkodra, Albania;
4. “Shared Groundwater Resources Management”, 2– 4 Dec. 2008, Postojna, Slovenia;
5. Study visit of the Lake Skadar/Shkoder
Petersberg Phase II /
Athens Declaration
Process
• International Roundtables /
Workshops
• Targeted Small and Medium
Workshops, Study Tours and 5. Study visit of the Lake Skadar/Shkoder (Albania – Montenegro) Commission members to the Lake Constance/Bodensee (Austria-Germany–Switzerland) – 15-20 Nov. 2009
6. “The implementation of the WFD as a means to promote environmental integration” 7-8 July, 2011, Tirana, Albania
7. “Connect policy and science for an improved water management” 30 Nov.– 2 Dec. 2011, Zagreb, Croatia
8. “Flood management in a transboundary context” 13-14 Dec. 2011, Zagreb, Croatia
Workshops, Study Tours and
Site Visits
• Multi-stakeholders Dialogues
• Studies / Assessments /
Situation Analysis etc.
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Multi-stakeholders Dialogues
- Mesta/Nestos River Basin: Two consultation
meetings at national level, in Bulgaria and Greece,
and one at transboundary level (Sofia, Bulgaria, 15-
16 Apr. 2008)
- Drin River Basin:
-“Drin Transboundary Consultation Meeting”,
Tirana, Albania, 24 Nov. 2009;
Petersberg Phase II /
Athens Declaration
Process
• International Roundtables /
Workshops
• Targeted Small and Medium
Workshops, Study Tours and Tirana, Albania, 24 Nov. 2009;
-Strategic meeting of the key partners, Sarajevo, 18
May 2009
-5 Drin Core Group Meetings within Dec. 2008 –
Nov. 2011
- 3 National Consultation Meetings in Ohrid (Nov.
2010), Tirana (Apr. 2011), Podgorica (Sept. 2011)
- 1 Transboundary Consultation Meeting, Tirana
(Nov. 2011)
Workshops, Study Tours and
Site Visits
• Multi-stakeholders Dialogues
• Studies / Assessments /
Situation Analysis etc.
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Petersberg Phase II /
Athens Declaration
Process
• International Roundtables /
Workshops
• Targeted Small and Medium
Workshops, Study Tours and
1.Assessment of the Transboundary Water Resources
Management in the Southeastern Europe / General
Capacity Building Paper
2.Paper on Financial aspects of water supply and sanitation
in transboundary waters of Southeastern Europe /
Thematic Capacity Building Paper
3. Assessment of the Management of Shared Lakes Basins
in Southeastern Europe / Thematic Capacity Building Paper
5. Conclusions of the Side Event on Transboundary Water
Cooperation in Southeastern Europe: A Key to
Development & Security, organised at the 6th Ministerial Workshops, Study Tours and
Site Visits
• Multi-stakeholders Dialogues
• Studies / Assessments /
Situation Analysis etc.
Development & Security, organised at the 6th Ministerial
Conference "Environment for Europe”
6. Assessment of the Management of Shared Groundwater
in Southeastern Europe / Thematic Capacity Building Paper
7. Stakeholders survey in the Nestos/Mesta Basin
8. Assessment of the managerial actions undertaken in the
Mesta / Nestos River Basin and the challenges currently
faced
9. Status Paper - Management of the extended
Transboundary Drin Basin
10. Situation Analysis of the Drin Basin (on-going)
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Concrete outcomes in two broad fields :a. Raising the capacity of key SEE stakeholders at regional, national and local levels regarding TWRM, promoting dialogue, enhancing networking and communication;b. Enhancing synergies among key regional processes and promoting action on the ground.
a Regional Dialogue on policy and technical issues regarding Activities +
a range of a Regional Dialogue on policy and technical issues regarding
TWRM assisting in bringing up the benefits stemming from
transboundary cooperation as well as from the involvement
of the stakeholders in the management of shared basins.
a range of
informal
bilateral and
multilateral
interventions
formed :
Overall, representatives of more than 150 stakeholder organizations, governments
and other entities were engaged in activities, creating a wide and active human
network valuable for the development of any form of cooperation at regional,
national and local levels
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Main tangible results:• Towards on the ground cooperation in the Drin- Ministerial Declaration regarding the management of the Drin (Ohrid, April 2011)- Signing of a MoU, a “Strategic Shared Vision”, by the Ministers of the Drin Riparians for the management of the Drin includ ing concreted steps towards the preparation of an IWRM plan (UNECE, Swe dish EPA) for the management of the basin- Establishment of the Drin Core Group (joint coordin ation body)
• Towards structured Stakeholders Involvement in the Sava River Basin-Stakeholders Analysis and Public Participation Plan (on-going)- (possible) establishment of a Sava Partnership
• Coordination of actors (Sweden, Switzerland, Slovenia, UNDP, UNESCO) on selected basins in the field of TWRM – Strategic Partnership with UNECE and GEF
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Activities
Consultation
Meeting at
Drin Dialogue process
How?
Meeting at
Drin Basin
level
Drin
Dialogue
Drin Core
Group
Meetings
Situation
Analysis
National
Consultation
Meetings
Consultation
Meeting at
Drin Basin
level
Identify and briefly analyze the key issues linked
with water resources management in the Basin.
Using the GEF Transboundary
Diagnostic Analysis methodology
Drin
Dialogue
Drin Core
Group
Meetings
Situation
Analysis
National
Consultation
Meetings
Consultation
Meeting at
Drin Basin
level
A. Members: - Representatives of the Ministries of the
Riparians competent for water resources management
- Repesentatives of the joint bodies in place (Prespa, Ohrid, Skadar/Shkoder)
- UNECE- GWP-Med- MIO-ECSDE
The coordinating body of the Drin Dialogue
Drin
Dialogue
Drin Core
Group
Meetings
Situation
Analysis
- MIO-ECSDE
B. ObserversSwedish EPA; EC; UNDP/GEF
-Any other parts could be co-opted as members or invited as observers on the decision of the Drin Core Group- GWP-Med is the Secretariat providing technical and administrative support.
National
Consultation
Meetings
Consultation
Meeting at
Drin Basin
level
Used as means to involve the stakeholders of the
Riparians in the Drin Dialogue –
Create ownership
Drin
Dialogue
Drin Core
Group
Meetings
Situation
Analysis
Create ownership
Stakeholders discuss, interact and elaborate on
basin management issues, and facilitate the
development of the Strategic Shared Vision for the
management of the Drin Basin.
National
Consultation
Meetings
Consultation
Meeting at
Drin Basin
level
Drin
Dialogue
Drin Core
Group
Meetings
Situation
Analysis The final step of the Drin Dialogue.
It will build on the outcomes of the:
- Three National Consultation Meetings; Work of the Drin
Core Group.
Who? Representatives of Riparians’ national authorities and
other key national and local stakeholders.
National
Consultation
Meetings
Consultation
Meeting at
Drin Basin
level
Meeting
1
Meeting
2
Meeting
4
Meeting
3
International
Roundtable on
“Integrated
Management of
Shared Lake Basins
in Southeastern
Europe” (Ohrid 12-
14 October 2006)
Consultation Meeting on
Integrated Management of
the extended Drin River
Meeting to coordinate joint action for the
initiation of a structured Drin Dialogue
(Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
18/5/2009) First Drin Core Group Meeting (Podgorica, Montenegro, 1/12/2009)Initiation of the Drin Dialogue
Ohrid - National Consultation Meeting(Ohrid, 2/11/10)
Tirana - National ConsultationMeeting , (Tirana, 5/4/11)
Podgorica - National Consultationthe extended Drin River
Basin (Tirana, Albania,
24/11/2008)
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Meeting , (Tirana, 5/4/11)
Drin Ministerial Declaration (Ohrid, 18/4/11)
ConsultationMeeting , (Podgorica, 28/9/11)Transboundary - National ConsultationMeeting , (Tirana, 25/11/11)
Drin MoU (Tirana, 25/11/11)
Building on the accomplishments / expanding support:
Activities under or in line with the Petersberg Phase II / Athens Declaration Process Petersberg Phase II / Athens Declaration Process
for 2012 onwards,supported by various actors
i. Enhancing cooperation for the management of the Drin Basin - The Drin Dialogue Process.
ii. Facilitating the preparation of an IWRM plan in the Buna/Bojana basin (2010-2012)
iii. GEF IW:LEARN III: Regional Dialogues (2011-2013 ) and IW Conference (IWC 6 - 2011)
iv. GEF/UNDP/UNESCO “Protection and Sustainable iv. GEF/UNDP/UNESCO “Protection and Sustainable Use of the Dinaric Karst Aquifer System” (DIKTAS) (2010-2014)
v. Enhancement of the Stakeholders Involvement in the
Management of the Sava basin
Other….???
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i. Enhancing cooperation for the management of the Drin Basin -
(UNECE, Swedish EPA, Germany, GWP-Med 2012-)
• Institutionalizing of the Drin Core Group (establish ing of Expert Working Groups etc.)• Preparation of an Action Plan for the implementatio n of the Drin MoU•Implementation of Priority actions (e.g. Characteri zation of the Drin Basin)
i. Enhancing cooperation for the management of the Drin Basin -
(UNECE, Swedish EPA, Germany, GWP-Med 2012-)
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ii. Facilitating the preparation of an IWRM plan in the Buna/Bojana
basin (GEF MedPartnership, GWP-Med, PAP/RAC, UNESCO 2011-2012)
Under GEF MedPartnership Project (April 2008 to August 2014)
Component 1
IWRM sub-component aims to support targeted countries in the
progressive adoption of IWRM policies, the implementation of IWRM
practices in pilot areas and associated capacity building.
ii. Facilitating the preparation of an IWRM plan in the Buna/Bojana
basin (GEF MedPartnership, GWP-Med, PAP/RAC, UNESCO 2011-2012)
Pilot Project in Buna/Bojan River Basin:
IWRM/ICZM Plan GWP-Med, PAP/RAC, UNESCO
Activities have started – Draft Plan expected to be ready by June 2011
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iii. GEF IW:LEARN III: Regional Dialogues (Germany, GEF, GWP-Med
2011-2013)
• Regional Dialogues in the SEE on TWRM.Support the continuation and deepening of the Regional Dialoguein SEEunder the Petersberg Phase II / Athens Declaration Processand the replication of innovative and tested practices usedFurther providing benefits for:• GEF, in pursue of its objectives in the SEE
iii. GEF IW:LEARN III: Regional Dialogues (Germany, GEF, GWP-Med
2011-2013)
• GEF, in pursue of its objectives in the SEE•TWRM in SEE since:- Transboundary cooperation for the management of the majority of theshared basins is not yet in place.- Issues such as shared groundwater management has not beenaddressed yet effectively in the region especially at the transboundarylevel.- Emerging challenges such as incorporation of climate variabilityconsiderations in the management of the shared basins
Roundtable dialogues and targeted capacity building workshops
will be used as the basis and for the stimulation of the
Regional Dialogue in the SEE.
At least 2 Roundtables in SEE
At least 2 Capacity Building workshops in SEE
iii. GEF IW:LEARN III: Regional Dialogues (Germany, GEF, GWP-Med
2011-2013)
The Petersberg Phase II / Athens
Declaration Process will be the main
political process which the IWLEARN3
will be aligned with for the activities
focusing in the SEE
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At least 2 Capacity Building workshops in SEE
iv. GEF/UNDP/UNESCO “Protection and Sustainable Use of the Dinaric Karst Aquifer System” (UNDP, UNESCO, GWP-Med, others 2010-2014)
The Process has been contributing in the initiation and realization of
the
project:
• The Brdo Roundtable (Integrated Management of Shared
Groundwater
in Southeastern Europe, Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia, 14-16 November
2007) has provided the ground for the endorsement of the Project by
the countries;
iv. GEF/UNDP/UNESCO “Protection and Sustainable Use of the Dinaric Karst Aquifer System” (UNDP, UNESCO, GWP-Med, others 2010-2014)
the countries;
GWP-Med:
- has designed the “Stakeholders Involvement” Component
(one of 4 Components in total) and prepared the respective part of the
project document using own resources.
- Executes the “Stakeholders Involvement” Component providing in
kind and in cash co-financing
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v. Enhancement of the Stakeholders Involvement in the Management
of the Sava River Basin (EU, Sava Commission, UNESCO, GWP-Med, 2011
2012)
With the financial assistance of:- EU- UNESCO Venice office;- GWP-Med
Preparation of:
v. Enhancement of the Stakeholders Involvement in the Management
of the Sava River Basin (EU, Sava Commission, UNESCO, GWP-Med, 2011-
2012)
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Preparation of:- a feasibility study for a multi-stakeholders platform;- a stakeholders analysis;- a Public Participation Plan
Towards: - Replicating achievements- Facilitating/enablingenhanced TWRM in SEE and enhanced TWRM in SEE and action in additional basins
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