EUWI Monitoring & Reporting: background, methodology and indicators Voorburg, 24 May 2006

1. Italian Ministry of Foreign AffairsDG for Development Co-operation EUWI Monitoring & Reporting: background, methodology and indicatorsVoorburg, 24 May 2006 Umberto Triulzi IPALMO triulzi@ipalmo.com

2. The EUWI in brief • A Type II partnership launched at the Johannesburg Summit in 2002 • Aims at mobilising all stakeholders both in European and in partner countries • Provides a platform for strengthening political support, coordination and harmonization of water-related interventions • Undertakes activities at the country level designed to streamline the way water planning and financing is undertaken • Provides a framework for coordinating financing of the sector in partner countries

3. The 5 EUWI objectives • Reinforce political commitment to action and raise the profile of water and sanitation issues in the context of poverty reduction efforts; • Promote better water governance arrangements,encouraging stakeholders to work together and strengthening institutional capacity; • Improve co-ordination and co-operation, promoting sector-wide approaches and establishing multi-stakeholder processes and south-south collaboration and co-operation; • Encourage regional and sub-regional co-operation, using IWRM and water efficiency plans by 2005; • Catalyse additional funding, through the development of new, flexible and innovative funding mechanisms to attract new partners, and through supporting the establishment of the enabling environment for increased investment.

4. The EUWI organizational structure: modular approach D NL

5. The EUWI contributions • Raises public awareness on water issues and promotes the multistakeholder dialogue in country as a new approach for coordinating existing and future activities • Undertakes complementary actions to support national water strategies, by building institutional capacity, providing expertise and knowledge, promoting stakeholder involvement, ensuring strategic consistency • Identify suitable financing strategies and additional financial resources and mechanisms to ensure sustainable financing • Support regional and sub-regional co-operation and action programs to stimulate sustainable development and conflict prevention

6. Monitoring/Reporting of the EUWI in brief • Mandate: MSFs March and June 2004 endorsed the creation of a WG • Leadership: the Commission and Italy • Objectives of the EUWI M/R System: • Ensuring that the EU contribution goes in the right direction to attain MDGs and WSSD targets • Monitoring progress made in implementing the EUWI’s set of objectives • To be reached in 4 phases: • 3 phases (preparing, designing, testing) under the responsibility of the M/R WG • 1 phase (implementing) under the responsibility of each EUWI WG

7. The advantages of monitoring the EUWI • Keep track and reinforce accountability, transparency and visibility • Strengthen coordination and coherence among working groups • Highlight possible room for improvement of the overall strategy • Give evidence of the contribution of the EUWI activities

8. September 2004 - May 2006 The achievements of the M/R WGin its first year and half of activities (phases 1 and 2) • Identified the information needs and defined the criteria for monitoring the EUWI • Created a model and derived indicators to monitor the EUWI • Established coordination and cooperation with other Working Groups • Integrated views and suggestions from various stakeholders • Promoted a monitoring culture and related initiatives in a continuous way • Participated to related international events and promoted synergies and shared methodologies

9. Criteria for assessing the EUWI contribution to MDGs • The value added of the EUWI, which the M/R WG has to assess, is the fulfillment of following three criteria derived from the EUWI objectives: • 1. Consistency • Ability to retain a strong political commitment between stated objectives and implemented activities at all levels • 2. Coordination • Ability to stimulate joint donors’ actions and participated interventions • 3. Complementarity • Ability to stimulate financial involvement of various stakeholders and to leverage additional funds

10. The EUWI monitoring model MDGs & IWRM targets Consistency Political/strategic link EUWI 5 overall objectives EUWI Functional /administrative link WGs specific objectives EUWI WGs Implementation/operational link Main activities of the WGs (ex: - Country Dialogues - National IWRM Plans - Transboundary Water Plans Basic information unit of reference for EUWI monitoring Specific objectives of the activities

11. A synthetic view of the monitoring model (1) • Quantitative componentObjectively verifiable indicators (OVIs) are collected in a standardized and systematic way, to give a quantitative measurement of EUWI progress • Qualitative/participatory componentPartners and stakeholders are asked through a questionnaire to give an opinion on the progress of the EUWI, to keep them always involved

12. Key characteristics of the monitoring model • Consistency of indicatorsThe chosen indicators are strictly related to the 5 EUWI objectives and are specifically designed to measure the relevant dimensions • Aggregability of indicatorsThe evolution of EUWI implementation is tracked from lower to higher levels • Homogeneity of resultsEUWI WGs are required to use similar data and indicators, and to present them in a common template, to allow for comparing policies to each other

13. The monitoring indicators • 3 Lines of quantitative indicators:standardized system of annual data collection and comparable set of indicators • 1 Line of qualitative indicators:full involvement of EUWI partners who compile annually a short questionnaire Light approach, low workload!few significant andcost-effective indicators

14. The core of the proposed ongoing monitoring model • The 4 monitoring lines • Input indicators: measures the contributions to the EUWI in terms of financial, physical and human resources • Output indicators: measures the direct realizations of the EUWI, in financial, physical and procedural terms • Outcome indicators: measures the long-term results of the EUWI on recipient countries and international donors, in terms of commitment, increased spending, prioritization • Qualitative indicators: describe the opinions of EUWI partners about its success and effectiveness

15. General features of the EUWI monitoring model • The basic units of reference for monitoring information are the activities undertaken by the WGs and recorded in documents • Actual data are retrieved through Desk Analysis of documents produced by WGs, MSF, SG, Secretariat • Indicators are partly aggregated and partially specific to each EUWI Level

16. First set of input and output indicators (1)

17. First set of input and output indicators (2)

18. First set of input and output indicators (3)

19. Sources of information • Quantitative monitoring • Minutes and notes of EUWI meetings • TORs of contracted EUWI activities • Country Dialogues, National IWRM Plans, Transboundary Water Plans, and the like • EUWI Budgets • Credited international statistics • Common knowledge of partners • Qualitative monitoring • Web-based questionnaires: partners and stakeholders will be requested to answer on the CIS to some key questions on EUWI implementation

20. Division of tasks and responsibilities • The WGs will be responsible for implementing the monitoring system • Expected tasks to be carried out: • Collecting information on a regular basis • Aggregating indicators according to the methodology • Reporting periodically to Secretary • The Secretariat will be responsible for supervising and coordinating the system • The M/R WG will be responsible for: • Collecting the forms and undertaking quality review • Supporting data processing, elaboration and analysis • Elaborating the data from international statistics • Building context indicators and coverage ratios • Finalizing the Semestral Dossier and the Annual Report

21. Who can ensure the quality of overall results • The WGs are responsible for implementing the monitoring system of the EUWI • Expected tasks to be carried out: • Collecting information on a regular basis • Aggregating indicators according to the methodology • Reporting periodically to Secretary • The Steering Group (through Secretariat) is responsible for supervising and coordinating the system

22. Role of the M/R WG in the EUWI monitoring system • Collect the forms and undertake quality review • Support on data processing, elaboration and analysis • Elaborate the data from international statistics • Build context indicators and coverage ratios • Finalize the Semestral Dossier and the Annual Report

23. Next steps: test phase(May – August 2006) • Applying the methodology focusing on a first set of indicators • Refine the methodology on the basis of the first exercise • Prepare the First EUWI Monitoring Report, to be presented at the next Water Week in Stockholm

24. Thank you! Umberto Triulzi IPALMO triulzi@ipalmo.com