REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON ACHIEVING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO WATER AND SANITATION: FROM ASSESSMENT TO ACTION

The workshop will bring together experts working in the water and sanitation sector as well as other sectors such as environment, education, health, social protection and finance to exchange experiences in achieving  equitable access to water and sanitation in the pan-European region.

The objectives of the workshop are:
1.    To identify priority gaps and actions needed across the pan-European region to achieve equitable access to water and sanitation, as well as the role of key actors to be engaged for their effective implementation;
2.    To discuss how actions to achieve equitable access to water and sanitation can be integrated in water and non-water sectors policy processes and plans;
3.    To discuss the financial implications of actions to achieve equitable access to water and sanitation and possible options to finance them; 
4.    To review progress of the work on assessing equitable access to water and sanitation under the Protocol on Water and Health, inform the development of the draft Strategic note on action plans to achieve equitable access to water and sanitation and guide future activities in this area in the 2017-2019 work programme under the Protocol on Water and Health.

A number of case studies will illustrate options for assessing, improving and financing equitable access to water and sanitation in the pan-European region. Case studies from other regions will be presented to provide an opportunity to learn from other relevant experiences.