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Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes
Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes
 
done at Helsinki on 17 March 1992
Task Force on Indicators and Reporting
under the Protocol on Water and Health

The The Task Force on Indicators and Reporting has been established by the first Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on Water and Health ( Geneva, 17-19 January 2007). The main objective of the Task Force is to provide guidance to Parties and to promote exchange of experience and harmonization in the region. To this aim, the Task Force shall prepare draft guidelines for the setting of targets and target dates, as well as draft guidelines for reporting, for adoption by the Parties at their second meeting.

The first meeting of the Task Force was held on 13-14 March 2008 in the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. At this meeting, Parties and Signatories to the Protocol exchanged information on their national process to set targets, as well as information on target and target dates set, together with their relevant indicator of progress.

The documents and other material for this meeting can be found in the table below. They will be posted on this web-site as soon as they become available.

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Documents
Agenda
Report  
List of participants
Template for reporting on progress in setting targets
Draft guidelines on setting targets, evaluation and reporting (WH/TFIR 01-02)
Overview of possible indicators for targets under article 6, paras. (f)-(n) (WH/TFIR 01-03)
Concept note on objectives and themes of the workshop (WH/TFIR 01-04)
Timeframe for future work of the Task Force (WH/TFIR 01-05).
Background Material
Report of the first Meeting of the Parties, Programme of Work for 2007 –2009 (ECE/MP.WH/2/Add.5 - EUR/06/5069385/1/Add.5)
E, F, R
Preliminary guidelines for review and assessment of progress under the Protocol (ECE/MP.WH/2007/4 - EUR/06/5069385/11)
E, F, R
Report on the Consultation on target-setting and progress monitoring of water and wastewater services ( Copenhagen, 9–10 May 2005)
Overview of existing reporting mechanisms of relevance for the Protocol (ECE/MP.WH/2007/3 - EUR/06/5069385/10)
E, F, R
Replies to the questionnaire on progress on setting targets and target dates according to Article 6
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Croatia
Czech Republic
Estonia
Finland
Georgia
Germany
Hungary
Israel
Lithuania
Moldova
Norway
Portugal
Slovakia
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Powerpoint presentations
Introduction to the meeting and to the guidelines on setting targets, evaluation and reporting, Pierre Studer, Chairperson of the Task Force
Cost benefit analysis in practice, Thierry Davy, Representative of the French water agencies to the EU
The benefit of GIS-reporting in the context of Water-related Health, Dr. Ina Wienand, WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Promoting Water Management and Risk Communication
Targets and Indicators, UNECE/WHO-EURO Joint secretariat
Other background material
WHO Guidelines for Drinking-Water Quality (3rd ed.) vol.1: Recommendations

WHO/UNEP WHO Guidelines for the Safe Use of Wastewater, Excreta and Greywater Vol.1: Policy and Regulatory Aspects, esp. p. 32

WHO/UNEP/FAO WHO Guidelines for the Safe Use of Wastewater, Excreta and Greywater Vol. 2: Wastewater Use in Agriculture, esp. p. 82

WHO Guidelines for safe recreational water environments Vol. 1: Coastal and fresh water, esp. p. 70

WHO Guidelines for safe recreational water environments Vol. 2: Swimming pools and similar recreational-water environments, esp. p.92

UNEP (2004) Guidelines on Sewage Treatment and Disposal for the Mediterranean Region
EU Water Framework Directive
EU Drinking Water Directive 98/83/EC
EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC
EU Bathing Water Directive 2006/7/EC
EU Groundwater Directive 2006/118/EC
EU Nitrate Directive 91/676 /EEC
EU Abstraction Directive 75/440/EEC (repealed)
EU Shellfish Directive 79/923/EEC