MASAR WATER PROGRAMME€¦ · AECID. Department for Cooperation with Arab World and Asia 8 REGIONAL CONTEXT The 5+5 Water Strategy in the Western Mediterranean seeks the promotion

Dirección de Cooperación con África y Asia

Octubre 2019

MASAR WATER

PROGRAMME

AECID. Department for Cooperation with Arab World and Asia

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AECID OVERVIEW

• AECID is a public entity within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European

Union and Cooperation .

• AECID is the governing body for Spanish policy on international development

cooperation (Under the International Development Cooperation Act 23/1998, of 7

July 1998).

• AECID follows the guidelines of the Fifth Master Plan for Spanish Cooperation,

focusing on three cross-cutting elements: gender perspective, environmental quality,

and respect for cultural diversity, in accordance with the new 2030 Agenda for

Sustainable Development.

• AECID works on contribution to:

o Achieving development results favouring poverty reduction, social

cohesion, and equal rights for people in partner countries.

o Providing access to and protection of the essential rights of populations

that fall victim to humanitarian crises.

o Building a society aware of the importance of development.


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MASAR PROGRAMME

Programme accompanying the democratic

governance processes in the North of Africa and

Nearest East. ALGERIA

EGYPT

JORDAN

LEBANON

LIBYA

MAURITANIA

MOROCCO

PALESTINE

TUNISIA


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WATER, A PRIORITY FOR SPANISH

COOPERATION

Water has been mainstreamed into

practically all of the 17 SDGs. However, it

is explicitly stated, on its own, in SDG 6,

which reads: “Ensure availability and

sustainable management of water and

sanitation for all.”

V MASTER PLAN

Water is A PRIORITY: key element in

eradicating poverty and achieving

sustainable development.

Main principles:

-Human rights to water and sanitation

-Sustainable integrated water

resources management


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AECID EXPERIENCES ON WATER: THE AZAHAR

PROGRAMME

It is an important precedent

with regards to Spanish

Cooperation in the

Mediterranean.

Designed to develop local

populations and improve

their living conditions;

protect the environment and

conserve natural resources;

and to strengthen

organizations and institutions

in the regions falling within

its scope.


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AECID EXPERIENCES ON WATER: THE FCAS

INITIATIVE

The Water and Sanitation Cooperation

Fund (FCAS) is an instrument of

Spanish Cooperation.

The main goal is to ensure access to

drinking water and sanitation to the

populations of Latin America and

the Caribbean.

FCAS began its activities in October2009, and since then has mobilisedalmost 1.6 billion euros, of which over50% are a direct contribution from theGovernment of Spain.


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WATER IN THE MEDITERRANEAN: SPAIN AS A PARTNER

Water resources are identified as the most restrictive factor for the

sustainable development in the Mediterranean Region.

This region suffers the greatest water scarcity in the world—60% of its

population lives in areas subjected to water stress.

Climate change aggravates the situation: increased of droughts and floods; the

complex relationship between water, energy, and food; water quality problems;

competition for water resources..

Spain shares hydrological conditions and water governance mechanisms, with

the Southern Mediterranean countries, with historical roots common to all of

them.

Spain has the potential to provide support by sharing its own experience in

implementing the solutions that have proven to be most effective in this regard.


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REGIONAL CONTEXT

The 5+5 Water Strategy in the

Western Mediterranean seeks the

promotion of sustainable growth in

the region, social prosperity,

preservation of water quality, and

access to water for all, through

cooperation and the sharing of

knowledge.

The Union for the

Mediterranean’sWater Agenda.

On 27 April 2017, in Valletta (Malta),

the Declaration of the Ministerial

Meeting of the European Union and

Mediterranean Water Ministries laid

the foundations of the Water Agenda

of the UfM.


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MASAR WATER PROGRAMME

Programme accompanying the sustainable water

management processes in the North of Africa and

Nearest East.

ALGERIA

EGYPT

JORDAN

LEBANON

LIBYA

MAURITANIA

MOROCCO

PALESTINE

TUNISIA


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To contribute to sustainable water

management in the North of Africa and

Nearest East.

The programme has three specific objectives:

1. Promote sustainable management and

governance.

2. Improve water and sanitation services

3. Promote efficient use of water resources in

agriculture.

MASAR WATER GOAL

SUPPORTING ACTORS

Multiple line actions: the proposals of projects and actions susceptible of

support respond to the demands of the own institutions and organizations of

the partner countries of the Spanish Cooperation.


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LINES OF ACTION

Water supply: improve

service, resource

utilisation, and

efficiency

Water supply: utilise

non-conventional

resources

Sanitation and

treatment. Improving

the service and

water quality

Undertake sustainable

aquifer

management

Modernise irrigation

systems

Undertake feasibility

studies for new plots

of irrigated land

Improve the systems

for collecting hydro

meteorological data

and monitoring

water resources.

Implement IWRM

plans that incorporate

impacts and measures

for adapting to

climate change.

Reduce the risk of

droughts and floods


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MODALITIES AND INSTRUMENTS.BILATERAL COOPERATION

Priority activities will be determined with competent authorities in each of the

Programme target countries.

Programme activities will mainly involve technical cooperation and support for

the different administrations responsible for water management:

• conducting specific studies before investment plans are implemented; institutional

capacity-building and strengthening ;

• technical assistance;

• pilot projects that contribute to identifying best practices;

• feasibility studies and infrastructure design,

It will seek also to promote and facilitate investment in infrastructures and

services for water access and distribution, sanitation, and irrigation. Funding for

this infrastructure will require additional resources, mainly from FINANCIAL

instruments (FONPRODE…)


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MODALITIES AND INSTRUMENTSREGIONAL COOPERATION

Besides carrying out specific projects, the aim

is to provide the Programme with a region-

wide dimension, given that these countries

face similar challenges.

To this end, different training activities, regional

workshops, debates, and exchanges of

experience will be organised, creating

complementary meeting points to the projects

and supporting their implementation.

In Coordination with others regional programs


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SYNERGIES WITH OTHER STAKEHOLDERS

Spanish institutions, according the Spanish Cooperation Fifth Master Plan

Public administrations: Directorate-General for Water at Spanish

Ministry of Ecological Transition; Hydrographic Confederations; Spanish

Autonomous Communities, etc.

Spanish universities and research centers

European Union

Financial and multilateral bodies:

Research centers in partner countries

International networks and NGDOs


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PROGRAMME GUIDING PRINCIPLES

• Other Spanish Cooperation actors

• Coordination and permanent

exchange of information

• Bilateral and regional work

• South-South and triangular

cooperation

• Capacity building

• Innovation and technology transfer

• Knowledge management

• Transparency


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NEXT STEPS

Bilateral: dialogue at country level with

the focal points to identified priorities

and demands, formulation of potencial

projects…

Regional level: identified priorities for

further seminars, looking for sinergies

with regional networks to develop

them.

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THANK YOU!

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MASAR WATER PROGRAMME€¦ · AECID. Department for Cooperation with Arab World and Asia 8 REGIONAL CONTEXT The 5+5 Water Strategy in the Western Mediterranean seeks the promotion