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Valentina Mileusnic Vucic, independent advisor

Republic of Serbia Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Directorate for Water. Sustainability, Equity and Democratic Governance in Water Management – Serbia`s as well as a Common Chalenge. Valentina Mileusnic Vucic, independent advisor.

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Valentina Mileusnic Vucic, independent advisor

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  1. Republic of Serbia Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Directorate for Water Sustainability, Equity and Democratic Governance in Water Management – Serbia`s as well as a Common Chalenge Valentina Mileusnic Vucic, independent advisor Protocol on Water and Health, Workshop on Equitable Access to Water Paris, 5-6 July 2007

  2. Sustainability, equity and democratic governance in water management requires far-reaching changes in our scales of values, conception of nature, ethical principles, and in our lifestyles Need for Cultural Change?

  3. In order to prioritise the rights: Water for life /universal human right/ Water for general interest purposes. Water for economic growth. Different functions and values

  4. Investing in water (and sanitation) is a good bet, whether one is talking about large-scale infrastructure or small local developments. Investments at all levels can generate rapid returns that make them competitive when compared to the direct economic effects of investments in other sectors. Water investments

  5. A key challenge is to create a policy and regulatory environment that supports the scaling up of positive examples of pro-poor water management and policy development, in particular creating the incentives to generate investments, from communities and capital markets, that are essential to supplement government and donor resources. This includes an awareness amongst policy makers of all costs and benefits and values that water investments generate. Environment

  6. International efforts should be centred on supporting the public sector to achieve the MDGs, demanding democratization, respect for human rights, transparency, and fighting corruption. Role of International Organisations

  7. A key part of the message is that the targeting of investments to the specific circumstances and opportunities of the poor can greatly enhance the efficiency of investments and effectiveness in terms of poverty impacts. Key Message

  8. 1- Essential water services must be granted the status of general public interest to guarantee the priority of human and social citizenship rights over market interests; 2- Current debates on the liberalisation of water services must be subject to broad based public debate, with substantive participation of citizens, NGOs, workers’ unions, user organizations, and other relevant actors in the decision making and monitoring process; 3- The achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will require that governments and international institutions take urgent decisive action to meet the financial cost involved, as a matter of public duty; Common Aims

  9. 4- Public and private operators alike must be subject to strict regulation by representative public bodies to ensure transparency and citizen participation; 5- International financial institutions and the development agencies of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries should no longer condition the financing of investments by liberalization and privatization. Their efforts should be centred on supporting the public sector to achieve the MDGs, demanding democratization, respect for human rights, transparency, and fighting corruption.

  10. Accordingto theLaw on Ministries Directorate for Water is responsible for: Multipurpose water usage Protection from water Protection of water WaterResponsibilities

  11. WATER SUPPLY Total capacity 25 m3/s 75 % ground water 25 % surface water

  12. PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY COVERAGE in SRB HOUSE CONNECTIONS Central SERBIA 86 % Vojvodina 81 % Kosovo 51 %

  13. Possible drinking water production in Serbia 25 m3/s Estimated value of "water business" – possible800 million m3 per year Annual profit is 800 million € (with the price of 1 €/m3) Total investments for waterworks and sewerage reconstruction in SRB

  14. PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANIES State owned MANAGEMENT : THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT Legal status

  15. Objectives:to comply with the EU standards The main issues that EU presently raises in regard to the future of W & S: - globalisation and opening of markets for free competition- extension of public-private partnership- sustainable development

  16. Access to:

  17. Total investments for waterworks and sewerage reconstruction in urban areas in SRB

  18. Total investments for waterworks and sewerage reconstruction in rural areas

  19. Total investments for waterworks and sewerage reconstruction in SRB

  20. For meeting EU standards it is necessary to invest 5.2 billion €. For period of 20 years 260 million € per year or 2,8 € per capita per month Investment needs for waterworks and sewerage

  21. Belgrade Waterworks and Sewerage

  22. Directorate for Water, MAFWM Bul.Umetnosti 2a, New Belgrade, Serbia Phone+ 38111 201 3355 Email: valentina.mileusnic@minpolj.sr.gov.yu Thank you for your attention!

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