European Union Water Initiative Plus for Eastern Partnership Countries (EUWI+ East)

European Water Initiative Plus (EUWI+)

Countries

Armenia, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, EU

Name of client, beneficiary

European Commission - DG Enlarge (IPA Instrument), Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management

Origin of funding

European Commission - DG Enlarge (IPA Instrument), Austrian Government

Names of consortium members

International Office for Water (IOW)

Project start

2016-04-01

Project end

2021-07-21

Short description

The project is aimed to help Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine bring their legislation closer to EU policy in the field of water management, with a main focus on the management of trans-boundary river basins. It supports the development and implementation of pilot river basin management plans, building on the improved policy framework and ensuring a strong participation of local stakeholders.

The overall objective is to improve the management of water resources, in particular of trans-boundary rivers in the EU´s eastern partnership countries through the convergence of national policies and strategies with the EU Water Framework Directive, Integrated Water Resource Management and relevant Multilateral Environmental Agreements.

Services provided

• Development and performance of (field-)trainings in:
• Water sampling, application of various monitoring methods 
• Data management, data analysis and assessment methods and visualisation 
• Working towards a shared data management and information system
• Collaborative development of tailored guidance documents on the implementation of the WFD and related daughter Directives’ requirements adapted to the regional situation 

Topics

Water, Enforcement and Environmental Law, Laboratory

Project links

https://euwipluseast.eu/en/
https://umweltbundesamt.at/euwi/