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Eighth meeting of the Working Group on Water and Health

21 - 22 October 2015
Geneva Switzerland

The eighth meeting of the Working Group on Water and Health took place in Geneva, from 21 to 22 October 2015.

It was held back to back with the twelfth meeting of the Protocol’s Compliance Committee  (Geneva, 19–20 October 2015) and the fifteenth meeting of the Bureau of the Protocol (Geneva, 23 October 2015).

The main objectives of the eighth meeting of the Working Group were:

  • to review the implementation of the programme of work for the period 2014–2016 (ECE/MP.WH/11/Add.1− EUDCE/1206123/3.1/2013/MOP-3/06/Add.1) adopted at the third session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (Oslo, 25–27 November 2013)
  • to provide guidance on its further development, with particular consideration of the financial situation
  • to initiate a strategic discussion towards the formulation of the programme of work for 2017–2019 to be adopted at the fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties (Bern, 14–16 November 2016).

 

Documents

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Provisional agenda
ECE/MP.WH/WG.1/2015/1−EUDCE/1408105/1.10/2015/WGWH/03
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Report
ECE/MP.WH/WG.1/2015/2−EUDCE/1408105/1.10/2015/WGWH/06
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List of Participants PDF - -
Item 3      

Programme of work for 2014-2016
ECE/MP.WH/11/Add.1− EUDCE/1206123/3.1/2013/MOP-3/06/Add.1

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Guidelines on the Setting of Targets, Evaluation of Progress and Reporting
see publication
 
Draft revised template for summary reports in accordance with article 7
(ECE/MP.WH/WG.1/2015/L.1–EUDCE/1408105/1.10/2015/WGWH/08)
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Informal document      
Report of the eighth meeting of the Task Force on Target Setting and Reporting - Corrigendum PDF - PDF
Draft outline of the collection of good practices and lessons learned on target setting and reporting PDF - PDF
Item 4      

Programme of work for 2014-2016
ECE/MP.WH/11/Add.1− EUDCE/1206123/3.1/2013/MOP-3/06/Add.1

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Informal documents      
Draft review report on water-related diseases and outbreaks in the European Region PDF    
Summary report of the meeting on effective approaches to drinking-water quality surveillance PDF    
Draft landscape report on water, sanitation and hygiene in schools in the WHO European Region PDF    
Conclusions of the first and second expert group meetings on WASH in schools PDF    
Draft advocacy document on WASH in schools PDF    
EEHYC WASH in school project implementation PDF   PDF
Item 5      

Programme of work for 2014-2016
ECE/MP.WH/11/Add.1− EUDCE/1206123/3.1/2013/MOP-3/06/Add.1

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Item 6      

Programme of work for 2014-2016
ECE/MP.WH/11/Add.1− EUDCE/1206123/3.1/2013/MOP-3/06/Add.1

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Item 7      

Programme of work for 2014-2016
ECE/MP.WH/11/Add.1− EUDCE/1206123/3.1/2013/MOP-3/06/Add.1

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The Equitable Access Score-card: Supporting policy processes to achieve the human right to water and sanitation
(ECE/MP.WH/8)

see publication
 
Informal document      
Strategic note on the development of action plans to ensure equitable access to water and sanitation PDF   PDF
Item 8      

Programme of work for 2014-2016
ECE/MP.WH/11/Add.1− EUDCE/1206123/3.1/2013/MOP-3/06/Add.1

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Item 9      
Report of the Compliance Committee to the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on Water and Health
(ECE/MP.WH/2013/4–EUDCE/1206123/3.1/2013/MOP-3/11)
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Decision III/1 on general issues of compliance
(ECE/MP.WH/11/Add.2− EUDCE/1206123/3.1/2013/MOP-3/06/Add.2)

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Item 10      

Programme of work for 2014-2016
ECE/MP.WH/11/Add.1− EUDCE/1206123/3.1/2013/MOP-3/06/Add.1

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Progress report on the implementation of the programme of work
(ECE/MP.WH/WG.1/2015/3–EUDCE/1408105/1.10/2015/WGWH/07)
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Item 11      
Guidance note for strategic discussion on priorities for the programme of work for 2017–2019 under the Protocol on Water and Health PDF - PDF
Item 12      

Overview of contributions and expenditures related to the Protocol and resources required up to the fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties

 

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Draft proposal for a financial mechanism

 

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Presentations

Title ENG
Timeline of the 3rd reporting cycle PDF

Report of the Task Force on Target Setting and Reporting - current reporting
Mr. Pierre Studer, Chair of the Task Force on Target Setting and Reporting

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Considerations for future reporting under the Protocol
Mr. Pierre Studer, Chair of the Task Force on Target Setting and Reporting
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Global monitoring programmes of water supply and sanitation: Recent developments
Ms. Enkhtsetseg Shinee, WHO/Europe
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Water-related disease surveillance - Status overview
Mr. Bernardo Guzman Herrador, Norwegian institute of Public Health
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Support cost-effective drinking-water quality surveillance - Status overview
Ms. Alena Drazdova, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus

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Advancing water, sanitation and hygiene in schools - Progress report
Ms. Marta Vargha, National Institute of Environmental Health, National Public Health Center, Hungary
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Progress of European Environment and Health Youth Coalition-led activities on WASH in schools
Ms. Jovana Dodos, European Environment and Health Youth Coalition, Serbia
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Small-scale water supplies and sanitation - Overall progress since 2014
Ms. Bettina Rickert, Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt - UBA), Germany
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Small-scale water supplies and sanitation - Planned activities before 2016
Ms. Dragana Jovanovic, Serbian Institute of Public Health
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Committee on Housing and Land Management: an overview of activities
Ms. Gulnara Roll, UNECE, Housing and Land Management Unit
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Equitable access to water and sanitation
Ms. Chantal Demilecamps, UNECE
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National Policy Dialogues - Assistance to support implementation at the national level
Mr. Peep Mardiste, Regional Coordinator for NPDs, UNECE
Ms. Elina Comment, 
UNECE

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Strategic discussion on future priorities and Global and regional commitments
Mr. Oliver Schmoll, WHO/Europe
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WHO Voluntary Fund Contributions and expenditures
Mr. Oliver Schmoll, WHO/Europe
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