Geneva
The workshop on setting targets and reporting under the Protocol on Water and Health was held on 10 and 11 February 2009, back-to-back with the second meeting of the Task Force on Indicators and Reporting (12 February 2009), under the leadership of the Government of Switzerland with the support of the joint UNECE and WHO/EURO secretariat.
Background:
The Protocol on Water and Health requires Parties to establish and publish national and/or local targets and target dates in different areas in order to achieve or maintain a high level for the protection of human health and well-being and for the sustainable management of water resources. Furthermore, Parties shall collect and evaluate data on their progress towards the achievement of the targets and vis-à-vis indicators that show how far that progress has contributed towards preventing, controlling or reducing water-related disease. The areas in which targets should be set are scattered across different policy sectors and call for close cooperation among different authorities. The target-setting process offers a framework to overview the national situation, ongoing activities and harmonizes commitments with regard to relation between water and health. The workshop will create an interactive platform for exchange of experiences and communication among participants with different backgrounds and representing different sectors, all those who are or might be responsible or involved in target-setting in current and prospective Parties.
Workshop’s objectives:
- To present the concept, possible approaches and the main steps for setting targets and indicators and target dates under the Protocol on Water and Health, and to illustrate them with concrete examples and case studies;
- To provide a platform for exchange of positive and negative experiences and lessons learned by Parties that have set targets under the Protocol and provide assistance for Parties that are currently undergoing or are planning to initiate the process of target-setting;
- To demonstrate, and allow the participants to evaluate, the mechanism for reporting under the Protocol on Water and Health;
- To review and provide additional inputs into the draft guidelines on setting targets, evaluation of progress and reporting, as well as for guidelines on summary reports currently being developed by the Task Force on Indicators and Reporting. (Drafts of these two guidelines will be presented and discussed. Further inputs into the guidelines will be sought, e.g. comments and examples or case studies).
In preparation for the workshop, Parties were kindly requested to fill out a short template (see table below) indicating their current stage in the process of target-setting, the targets set already (if applicable) and the next steps planned as well as challenges and success stories.
Documents for the workshop and for the Task Force meeting can be found below:
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Information Notice |
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Programme |
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Chairman's summary |
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List of participants |
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Draft guidelines on setting targets, evaluation of progress and reporting |
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Draft guidelines for summary reports |
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Infonote on pilot reporting |
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Updated future work |
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Template on current status on setting targets |
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Armenia |
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Azerbaijan |
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Belarus |
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Belgium |
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Croatia |
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Czech Republic |
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Finland |
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Template |
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Annex |
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Decision |
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Georgia |
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Germany |
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Hungary |
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Kazakhstan |
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Lithuania |
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Moldova |
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Norway |
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Romania |
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Serbia |
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Slovakia |
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Switzerland |
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Presentations during the workshop | ||||
Introduction to the workshop: background and objectives Mr. Pierre Studer, Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA, Switzerland, Chairperson of the Task Force on Indicators and Reporting |
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Presentation of the results of the survey on the status of progress in setting targets under the Protocol, conducted prior to the workshop Mr. Tomasz Juszczak, UNECE secretariat |
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Added value of setting targets under the Protocol on Water and Health Mr. Kjetil Tveitan, Ministry of Health and Care Services, Norway, Chairperson of the Working Group on Water and Health |
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Presentation of Part I of the Draft guidelines on setting targets, evaluation of progress and reporting Ms. Francesca Bernardini, UNECE secretariat |
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National coordination arrangements for setting targets: the example of Hungary Ms. Zsuzsanna Steindl Kerekesne, Ministry of Environment and Water, Hungary |
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Ongoing and planned activities with regards to setting targets in Ukraine Ms. Tetyana Kyslyak, Ministry of Environmental Protection of Ukraine |
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Public participation in the process of setting targets Ms. Ana Tsvetkova, Ukraine, ECO-Forum |
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Ad Hoc Project Facilitation Mechanism (AHPFM) and setting targets under the Protocol Ms. Carola Bjørklund, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway, Chairperson of the Ad Hoc Project Facilitation Mechanism |
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Tools for prioritization of targets: rapid assessment in the process of setting targets Mr. Oliver Schmoll, Federal Environmental Agency, Germany |
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Tools for assessing costs and prioritizing options: lessons learned from the application of FEASIBLE for access to drinking water in Armenia Ms. Svetlana Vardanyan, Ministry of Nature Protection, Armenia |
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Presentation of Part II of the Draft guidelines on setting targets, evaluation of progress and reporting Mr. Tomasz Juszczak, UNECE secretariat |
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How to combine the implementations of the Protocol on Water and Health and of the EU Acquis communautaire Mr. Mihaly Kadar, National Institute of Environmental Health, Hungary |
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Target setting under climate change and variability Ms. Luciana Sinisi, Institute for Environmental Protection and Reasearch, Italy, Chairperson of the Task Force on Extreme Weather Events |
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Progress in setting targets on sustainable water management in the Republic of Moldova Ms. Tamara Guvir, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, Moldova |
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Risk based approach to the regulation of small water supplies in Scotland Mr. Colin McLaren, Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland |
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Activities related to setting targets in Belarus, progress achieved and challenges ahead in access to drinking water supply Mr. Valery Filonau, Republican Scientific - Practical Centre of Hygiene, Belarus |
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Education and training as a target under the Protocol on Water and Health Mr. Risto Aurola, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland |
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Experience under the National Policy Dialogue process on setting targets for sustainable water management, based on Armenian practice in the Marmarik basin Mr. Rainer Enderlein, UNECE, Mr. Volodya Narimanyan, Armenia, and Mr. Vahagn Tonoyan, Armenia |
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Presentation of the guidelines for summary reports, in accordance with the Article 7 of the Protocol on Water and Health Ms. Francesca Bernardini, UNECE Secretariat |
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Reporting mechanisms under Aarhus Convention Mr. Jeremy Wates, Secretary to Aarhus Convention, Ms. Charlot De Waal, Aarhus Convention secretariat |
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Overview of international data providers, relevant to reporting under the Protocol Mr. Roger Aertgeerts, WHO-EURO Secretariat |
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Workshop conclusions |
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Participants comments on the guidelines on setting targets |
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