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Water and Sanitation EC-EIB Seminar

Session 3: Enhancing collaboration between EC, EIB and other EDFIs

Avenues for cooperation: Current achievements and future opportunities

Brussels, 5 July 2010

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The past experience – The 80s and 90s

Main focus of EC support to the water sector outside the EU on: i) capacity building; ii) sector reform; iii) rural water

EIB supporting: i) sector reform jointly with WB and regional IFIs: ii) projects in urban areas

EDFIs supporting both rural and urban water + reform

EC providing grants and EIB soft loans, EDFIs both

EIB access to project preparation facilities with grant support: METAP in MED region, None in ACP

No EC/EIB parallel or co-financing (1 project in more than 20 years, substantial for EIB/EDFIs in ACP, less in MED

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Current status and achievements

The turning point of collaboration: the EU Water Initiative in 2002 (regional and finance working groups)

The begin of joint financing: the EU Water Facility

Projects in Maputo, Senegal, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Benin, Malawi, Madagascar

A 3 M € project preparation facility for 8 new projects

Other examples of cooperation

In the Neighbourhood countries: the NIF

In the Mediterranean region: FEMIP, Horizon 2020, MeHSIPP (new projects in preparation for co-finance)

In ACP: Infrastructure Trust Fund for regional projects

Mutual Reliance Initiative (AFD, EIB, KFW), MoU w/ EBRD

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Future opportunities

Agreement on general sector policies: Future EU policies would benefit from the ground experience and sector expertise of EIB/EDFIs. Setting the dialogue

Shared support for development of regional and country strategies: H2020, DABLAS, EURO-MED water strategy, Programme Eau Senegal, Amman Water project, Lake Victoria regional project, WBs, country dialogue in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia: extend & enhance joint approach

Coordinated definition of programs, projects, preparation, shared finance & blending, innovation: EUWF, NIF, ITF, VA

Coordinated implementation & monitoring: The Maputo MoU example, headquarter manag., local support, MRI

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A few questions for the debate

How to set the dialogue for sector policy? What is the added value of EIB/EDFIs expertise?

Could budget & project support be complementary? Sector?

Is the EUWI still a valid platform for cooperation?

How can we develop regional programs, e.g. Lake Victoria, and IWRM+ service provision projects

Can the Maputo innovative implementation cooperation be applied more often? What are the benefits and constraints?

Should we have a water related staff “who’s who” in each organisation? An updated “manual” of relevant policy docs, websites etc? Have joint participation in main fora often?