Repoting is always a challenge

1. Preliminary guidelines for review and assessment of progress under the Protocol on Water and HealthDr. Rainer E. Enderlein,Consultant

2. Repoting is always a challenge The Protocol on Water and Health takes an innovative approach to reporting

3. Repoting is always a challenge Reporting = = > learning lessons = = > doing better

4. Protocol’s provisons (art. 7 (5)) • A summary report is an evaluation of the data collected and an assessment of progress achieved • Summary reports are prepared by the Parties and submitted to the secretariat for circulation to the other Parties.

5. Protocol’s provisons (art. 7 (5)) • Summary reports should follow guidelines established by the Meeting of the Parties. • Summary reports are self-standing documents produced and submitted under the sole authority of the Parties to the Protocol. They may become the subject of a compliance review.

6. Protocol’s provisons (art. 7 (5)) • In compiling these summary reports, Parties can use reports including relevant information that have been produced for other international forums.

7. Indicators were set, so far, for 4 subject areas: • Drinking water coverage and sanitation coverage • Drinking water quality • Outbreaks and incidents of water-related disease • Service quality of collective systems of water supply and sanitation

8. Challenge: Setting indicators for 9 remaining subject areas • Application of recognized good practice to the management of water supply and sanitation • Occurrence of discharges of untreated wastewater and untreated storm water overflows • Quality of discharges of wastewater from wastewater treatment installations

9. Challenge: Setting indicators for 9 remaining subject areas • Disposal or reuse of sewage sludge and the quality of wastewater used for irrigation purposes • Quality of waters used as sources for drinking water • Quality of waters generally used for bathing • Quality of waters generally used for aquaculture or for the production or harvesting of shellfish