Presentation on the 2023-24 Programme of Work of the GATF for the Sustainable Water Management programme.

1. 2022 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
GREEN ACTION TASK FORCE
Highlights from the draft of the 2023-24 Programme of
Work of the GREEN Action Task Force
Item 7.4: Sustainable water management
1 July 2022
Tbilisi, Georgia

2. EU4ENVIRONMENT WATER AND DATA
GREEN ACTION TASK FORCE ANNUAL MEETING
01 July 2022

3. Open data
THE CONSORTIUM
3
River basin
management plans
Water allocation
Stakeholders’
involvement
Water monitoring
Economic soundness
Finance mobilisation
Water and health
National policy
dialogues
Transboundary
cooperation
Water accounting
Land and
agriculture
Air and waste
International
sharing of data
Open data
Component 1 Component 2

4. Focus areas
• RBMPs
• Water monitoring
• Multistakeholder dialogue
• Water and health policies
• Transboundary cooperation
• Economic instruments
• Promotion of peer to peer
exchange
• Education, training and
development
• Water allocation
• Water accounting
• Data and indicators
• Communication and visibility
• Climate change adaptation
Desired outcomes
• Improved governance
• Political ownership
• Stakeholder engagement and
awareness
• Regional resource management
and security
• Capacity strengthened
• Policy coherence
• Increased confidence for finance
mobilisation
• Increased resilience
• Healthy environment
• Improved decision making
• Improved health and wellbeing
• Sustainable development and
growth

5. Output 1.4 Novel approaches to water monitoring are further promoted
Agreed
activities
Review of monitoring competences and designs
New surveys: groundwater, surface water (biological, chemical), coastal (AZ, GE) and
investigative (hot spots)
Trainings: interpretation of monitoring data
national methodology for GW status assessment
Transboundary surveys on surface (AM-GE; MD-UA?) and groundwater
Laboratory:
Refreshment and completion of trainings on analytical equipment and methodologies
Adopting of new methods on analytical equipment;
Further support for (re-)accreditation and quality management
Introduction of COVID-19 monitoring in wastewater: testing, designing and
implementing national surveillance systems with the health agencies

6. Output 2.1 Water accounts are extended
Agreed
activities
Building capacity on water accounts and water statistics with water and statistical
authorities through seminars
enhanced data exchange on supply and use tables for physical flows between
environment and economy at national or river basin level (annual or seasonal)
Data validation processes, data gap filling and experience exchange at natl. and
intl. level
Output 2.2 Land and agriculture monitoring and data are improved
Agreed
activities
Implementation of the standard European CORINE Land Cover (CLC) project for
selected areas in AM, GE, AZ (20%), the Carpathians in UA and whole MD
Support to find donors to cover the CLC program for mapping entire countries.
Organising trainings on data mapping and working with satellite images. Helpdesk.
Support the countries in preparing a request to EC on extending High-Resolution
Layers Implementation of a pilot project with national experts

7. Output 2.5 International sharing of data and networking is maintained
Agreed
activities
Review of status and gaps of intl. reporting obligations: capac.-building, progress 2024
Enhancing co-operation with international partner institutions:
- EEA/Eionet, UNECE WGEMA & JTFESI; OECD Environment at a Glance
Support SEIS (Shared Envir. Info Systems) implementation and SDG monitoring
- Training on revised UNECE indicators;
- Support annual reporting to UNECE WGEMA and SDG indicator (water, air, waste)
Output 2.3 Air and waste management data and statistics are improved for policy-relevant use
Agreed
activities
Analysis of waste data reporting and use in relation to policy needs
- operational status check, capac.-building on required Europ. & natl. reporting and statistics
Further improving air quality monitoring and data services
- current status and operational plans for laboratories and data mgmt.; capacity-building
- provision of up-to-date air quality data to European Air Quality index / EEA
- awareness raising in municipalities on fine particulate matter
Further improving national air pollutant emission inventories
- Support 2023/2024 inventory reporting, cap.-building on gaps, participation in intl review

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