2023 – Facilitating exchanges of experiences and best practices between Armenia, Georgia and the Republic of Moldova on equitable access to safe drinking water in frame of WHO/UNECE Protocol on Water and Health
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The project will strengthen the regional dimension and cooperation by collecting and disseminating information and sharing experiences in ensuring equitable access to water supply and sanitation in the 3 EaP countries (Armenia, Georgia and Republic of Moldova) in frame of the UNECE/WHO Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (the Protocol). The project will be led by Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment (AWHHE) NGO, Armenia (LP), in partnership with Eco-TIRAS-Moldova (P1) and International Center for Environmental Research (IFCER), Georgia (P2), where one country (Moldova) is party to the Protocol and has Association Agreement with EU, one country (Georgia) is not a party to the Protocol and has Association Agreement with EU, and one country (Armenia) is not a party to the Protocol and has a Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with EU.
The project will contribute to greater stakeholder engagement (NGOs, local communities, women’s groups etc.) in promoting equitable access to safe drinking water for the underserved rural communities, by raising awareness about the right to safe drinking water, including women from underserved rural settlements. The project will conduct a case study, community-based activities and produce recommendations for relevant decision-makers, focusing on rural settlements with access to drinking water either via mobile cisterns/tanks (Armenia), or via well water (Moldova and Georgia), i.e. no centralised drinking water infrastructure exist. Thus, the project will contribute to strengthen confidence of the civil society actors in the countries with various contexts.
Here please find the link to the case study
Within the framework of the project a meeting entitled “Implementation of the UNECE/WHO Protocol on Water and Health in Armenia, Georgia, and Moldova” was organized on October 25, 2023, at the Mozart Hall of Yerevan’s Opera Suite Hotel. The meeting brought together participants representing Armenian state and local self-government bodies, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, civil society organizations, the media, and delegates from Moldova and Georgia, representing the aforementioned organizations.
Recommendations
Presentations
Protocol on Water and Health and Equitable Access to Water and Sanitation |
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Case study: Analysis of the situation after the ratification of the Protocol |
Case study: Equitable access to safe drinking water and sanitation in Georgia |
Activities on equitable access to water and sanitation implemented under the Protocol on Water and Health |
Case study: Equitable access to safe drinking water and sanitation in Armenia |
Photos from the event
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