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Year of NPD launch:  2006 Present NPD Chair(s) and strategic partners in the government: Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Health Source of NPD funding: European Union, Government of Austria, Government of the Czech Republic, Government of Germany, Government of Switzerland, Government of the United Kingdom

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Summary of the main areas of work and achievements.

Priority areas of work and main activities

• Adoption and implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and the principles of the EU water legislation.
• Setting and implementation of targets under the UNECE-WHO/Europe Protocol on Water and Health.
• Development of a strategic financial plan and a mid-term action plan for Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS).
• Development of a strategy to adapt Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) to climate change.
• Establishment of a sound economic regulatory system and improving domestic financial support mechanisms for Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS).

 

National Policy Dialogues (NPDs)

The OECD and UNECE, as implementing partners of the EUWI, provided guidance through a series of meetings and stakeholder consultations and achieved the following results:

• The new water law was discussed in the context of NPD.
• A NPD-related Government Order was adopted on wastewater discharges from municipal sources.
• National targets under the Protocol on Water and Health were adopted.
• A National Financing Strategy for urban and rural Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) was developed.

The information from the latest meetings is presented below:

Name of the meeting	Date and Place	LoP	Agenda	Minutes
7th Meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee of the NPD	25-26 April 2023, Chisinau	LoP	Agenda	-
6th Meeting of the Coordination Committee of the NPD	19 November 2020, Virtual	LoP	Agenda	Minutes (ENG / RO)
5th Meeting of the Coordination Committee of the NPD	25 October 2019, Chisinau	LoP	Agenda	Minutes
26th National Policy Dialogue	15 June 2018, Chisinau	LoP	Agenda	Minutes
25th National Policy Dialogue	11 April 2017, Chisinau	LoP	Agenda	Minutes
24th National Policy Dialogue	17 November 2016, Chisinau	LoP	Agenda	Minutes

 

 Project Highlights: 

 

 

Further Reading

• Project Overview (website)
• Priorities, key achievements and plans for the future of water policy reforms in Moldova (Country Review)
• Improving Domestic Financial Support Mechanisms in Moldova's Water Sanitation Sector (OECD Publication)
• Adapting Water Supply and Sanitation to Climate Change in Moldova (OECD Publication)
• Business Models for Rural Sanitation in Moldova (OECD Publication)
• Strengthening the economic regulatory system for Water Supply and Sanitation in Moldova (Report)
• Improving Domestic Financial Support Mechanisms in the Water and Sanitation Sector in Moldova (Report)