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The EU Water Initiative Multi-stakeholders Forum took place in Addis Ababa
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| The EU Water Initiative Multi-stakeholders Forum took place in Addis Ababa |
October 27, 2006 |
The Multi-Stakeholder Forum (MSF) on water supply, sanitation and hygiene was held from 11th to 13th October 2006 in Addis Ababa as part of the Ethiopia Country Dialogue of the European Union Water Initiative (EUWI). The purpose of the Forum was to bring together all sector stakeholders, to reflect on progress in water and sanitation delivery in Ethiopia to date, and to find the means of consolidating and accelerating the achievement of common sector goals. Over 200 participants, from national and regional governments, UN agencies, NGOs, the private sector, academia, and the donor community took part in the meeting. Participants had the chance to discuss issues raised by the various reports in both plenary and group sessions, and were tasked with identifying and prioritising key undertakings to be committed to by all parties and implemented in the year ahead. These issues are recorded into an Aide Mémoire signed by multi-stakeholders’ representatives at the end of the Forum. The Aide Mémoire and its implementation shall be subjected to similar review in 2007 and together with other deliverables will provide the baseline for the Round Table Consultations on Sector Financing planned by the first quarter of 2007.
The following nine undertakings were adopted by the MSF:
Popularise and operationalise the Universal Access Plan. Disseminate and communicate Water, Sanitation and Hygiene sector policies. Implement policy and regulatory measures to increase private sector participation. Establish and improve regulations for community management in the sector. Enhance and harmonise financing mechanism. Implement M&E system for water, sanitation and hygiene. Plan, budget and scale up existing Human Resource Development activities. Implement and monitor the WASH MOU. Establish Supply Chain outlets.
For further information please visit the EUWI section of our website
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