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Water for the 21st Century: Vision to Action Central and Eastern Europe Report of a consultative process Edited by the Central and Eastern Europe Regional Technical Advisory Committee (CEETAC) of the Global Water Partnership February 2000 vision.zip - full text This document, Water for the 21st Century: Vision to Action — Central and Eastern Europe, was prepared for presentation at the Second World Water Forum and Ministerial Conference at The Hague, the Netherlands, 17 to 22 March 2000. The Vision was prepared under the guidance of the World Water Commission on Water for the 21st Century — an initiative of the World Water Council. Development of the corresponding Action plans was executed by the Global Water Partnership (GWP). This document is an interim report as it only broadly addresses the Actions that need to be taken to reach the Vision. Over the forthcoming year, the process of identifying the solutions to support the actions will continue and the report finalised. The Vision to Action process was designed to be as broad based as possible. Consequently, the building blocks for the development of the Vision and Action were constructed through consultations with the principal stakeholders in the major regions of the world. Through regional meetings and workshops this consultation process brought many experts together — government agencies, key water practitioners, UN agencies, donors, the private sector, and others — to establish a shared view of appropriate strategies, mechanisms for implementation, and priorities for immediate action and investment. The participatory nature of the whole process will deliver new hope for sustainable water management in the new millennium. ISBN 91-630-9207-7 TABLE OF CONTENT 1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 1.1. General 1.2. GWP and the process followe 1.3. Objectives. 1.4. Structure of the report. 1.5. Acknowledgements 2. WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN THE REGION. 2.1. Physical and hydrographical conditions – water supply 2.2. Municipal, industrial and agricultural water demands 2.3. Drinking water supply and sewerage 2.4. Water quality 2.5. Droughts, shortage of water and irrigation 2.6. Floods and excess water problems 2.7. Transboundary issues 2.8. Laws, legislation, institutions and water policy 2.9. Similarities, dissimilarities and country specific issues 2.10. Summary of key issues 3. THE DRIVERS 3.1. Political, social and economic transition 3.2. EU integration 3.3. Financing and affordability 3.4. Other international dimensions 3.5. Present features of water resources management: opportunities and constraints 3.6. Changing concepts and needs 3.7. Sectoral changes and impacts on water resources 3.8. Institutions: overcoming the lack of integration in water resources management 3.9. Climate change 4. CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE WATER VISION 4.1. Regional Vision 4.2. Objectives, targets and milestones 4.3. Implementation strategy 5. FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION 5.1. Setting the scene - enabling actions A. Making governance effective B. Preparing for EU accession - towards compliance with EU directives C. Generating knowledge for action D. Increasing public participation 5.2. Themes for action E. Reducing surface and groundwater pollution F. Protecting ecosystems and their management G. Improving drinking water supply and sanitation H. Improving level of protection against floods and droughts I. Promoting international co-operation to prevent water disputes and conflicts J. Improving financial flows 5.3. The way forward 6. CONCLUDING REMARKS APPENDIX I : Members of the interim CEETAC APPENDIX II: Characteristics of CEE countries 1. Bulgaria 2. The Czech Republic 3. Estonia 4. Hungary 5. Latvia 6. Lithuania 7. Poland 8. Romania 9. Slovakia 10. Slovenia vision.zip - full text