Background
This is the 10th meeting of the Steering Committee of the National Policy Dialogue on Water Resources Management in Azerbaijan. NPD facilitates policy discussions where stakeholders meet to advance water policy reforms. NPDs are driven by the demand from the host countries and are usually chaired by heads of respective government agencies. A variety of stakeholders participate in the meetings, such as ministries and government agencies and institutions, as well as non-governmental organisations, the business community, parliamentary bodies, academia. Participants typically include international organisations and EU Member States active in water policy reforms in each country. Under the EU-funded EU4Environment Water Resources and Environmental Data Programme, NPDs are supported in the five Eastern Partner countries.
Meeting objectives, expected outputs and outcomes
- to provide and update on recent developments in the area of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and policy development;
- to discuss progress and next steps in implementing the EU4Environment – Water and Data programme in Azerbaijan and to receive feedback from the national stakeholders;
- to provide a platform for coordination of donor activities in the water sector in Azerbaijan and to enhance the international cooperation with partner organisations;
- to open dialogue on Nature Based Solutions (NbS) and potential application and benefits in Azerbaijan;
- to discuss remaining challenges in the area of IWRM and next steps
Participants
The meeting will gather over 40 participants from ministries, agencies, donors and international projects with an interest in water management in Azerbaijan.