International Expert Advice on Community Participation in Water Resource Management

From the 29th of March to the 4th of April, two representatives of Women for Water Partnership (WfWP, www.womenforwater.org ) visited Armenia on request of WfWP-member AWHHE. The provided expert advice on community participation in water resource management for selected communities in Ararat and Armavir provinces of Armenia; shared the experience of sustainable water management of the regional water authorities in the Netherlands with the Ararat and Armavir regional authorities; and to helped AWHHE team with criteria for identification of communities for pilots.

WfWP expert, Mrs. Marjon Verkleij, is sharing experience with the active women’s group in Taperakan community, Ararat province	In all communities, drinking water is supplied by Veolia, the French company