Title: Outcome of the Needs Assessments of the EECCA countries
1- Outcome of the Needs Assessments of the EECCA
countries - János Fehér
- VITUKI CONSULT Zrt.
- Tim Lack
- Water Research Centre
2Outline
- Objective
- Method used
- Country visits
- Needs Assessment Outcomes
- Recommendations
3Objectives
- Needs Assessments for water resouces monitoring
for each of the 12 EECCA countries were to be
carried out by means of country visits. -
- The emphasis to be on clear setting of
investment priorities on a country-by-country
basis but in a coordinated and phased way to
allow efficient investment support.
4Method
- Officially contacting the countries
- Letter from EEA Executive Director to the
relevant minister - Request letter from the project management to UN
ECE WGEMA National Contact Person - Formulating visit programme in cooperation with
assigned national NCP or national expert
5Method
- Country visits
- Visit to the Central Laboratory responsible for
water quality monitoring - Any other visits specific to the country and
relevant to the project objectives e.g. - Hydromet services laboratory
- Pollution source monitoring
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7Method
- A template was prepared for detailed country
needs assessment - The template consists of four parts
- Sampling and field monitoring needs
- Laboratory analysis needs
- Quality control and data management needs
- Institutional needs
8The template
- Sampling and field monitoring needs
- Do staff have training on water sampling
equipment? - Are there written protocols for the sampling
methods/equipment used? - Is new field equipment needed e.g. dissolved
oxygen, pH and conductivity meters? - Are there vehicles for field sampling and is
there a budget for fuel? - Are there cold-boxes to conserve the samples
during transit to the laboratories? - Are there sufficient consumables for the sampling
to be sustainable e.g. sampling bottles, buffer
solutions etc.?
9The template
- Laboratory analysis needs
- Is the structure of the laboratory building in
good condition? - Refrigerators for samples and standards ?
- supply of electrical power constant, voltage
fluctuation? - Is the equipment sufficient and reliable and
capable of producing results that are fit for
purpose? - List of equipment used
- Are there sufficient consumables for the
analytical programme?
10The template
- Quality control and data management needs
- Is the laboratory accredited?
- How often are certain parameters analysed?
- Are there Intercalibration exercises?
- Quality control charts?
- Are staff trained on quality control procedure?
- Are data screened and checked before reporting?
- What data management system is in place?
- Are there back-ups?
- Do the public have access to the data?
- What happens to the data after it is generated?
11The template
- Institutional needs
- How many staffsare employed in the laboratory?
- Is the budget sufficient and sustainable?
- Can the laboratory generate income from the
market? - Are there private competitors?
- What is the monthly throughput of the laboratory?
12Method
- Detailed mission report was prepared for each
country visit, which discusses - details of the visit programme
- current situation of surface and subsurface water
quality and quantity monitoring in the country - issues of sampling, sample handling
- laboratory capacities and capabilities
- data handling, data processing, quality control
- reporting and institutional circumstances
13European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP)
- EU immediate neighbours (BY, MD, RU, UA) that
share international waters - EURU Strategic Partnership developed
- EUBY ENP not activated
- EU near neighbours in southern Caucasus (AR, AZ,
GE) Part of the ENP - EU and central Asian Republics (KG, KZ, TJ, TM,
UZ) Special relationship developing
14Needs Assessment Outcomes
- Country groups (in line with EU Neighbourhood
Policy) - Group 1 (RU, UA, BY, MD) Countries with EU
borders and shared international water bodies - Group 2 (AR, AZ, GE) Countries neighbouring the
EU but not sharing water bodies - Group 3 (KZ, KG, TJ, TM, UZ) Countries not
neighbouring the EU
15Needs Assessment Outcomes
- Country Group 1 (RU, UA, BY, MD)
16Needs Assessment Outcomes
- Country Group 2 (AR, AZ, GE)
17Needs Assessment Outcomes
- Country Group 3 (KZ, KG, TJ, TM, UZ)
18Recommendations for procurement
- Country Group 1(RU, UA, BY, MD)
For sampling and processing in the field
Vehicle (van) for sampling and
transportation, preferably air conditioned
Portable pH meter Portable
temperature and dissolved oxygen meter
Portable conductivity meter Buchner
filter funnels and flasks, suction pump (12v
driven from car battery) for on site
filtration of samples Consumables -
Whatman GF/C filter pads, membranes for DO meter,
buffer solutions for pH meter, glass and
plastic sample bottles, HCl for preserving
samples, cold boxes for transportation.
19Recommendations for procurement
- Country Group 1(RU, UA, BY, MD)
For analysis of samples in the laboratory
UV/Visible spectrophotometer
Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (flame and
furnace) with hydride formation capability
Total Organic Carbon analyser
Gas Chromatograph with Electron Capture Device
and Flame Ionisation Detection Gas
Chromatograph and Mass Spectrometer
High Performance Liquid Chromatograph
Consumables and supporting equipment such as
standards, high quality reagents, gases,
glassware (including auto-pipettes), water stills
or deionisers, hot plates, digesters,
refrigerators. . For biological
determinations a compound stereoscopical
microscope for counting and identifying
zoobenthos. A high magnification (x900) compound
microscope for counting and identifying
phytoplankton/micro-algae.
20Recommendations for procurement
- Country Group 1(RU, UA, BY, MD)
For data handling, processing and storage
Dedicated PC for data storage,
processing and data base management. Processor
1.8GHz, Memory 2048MB Hard drive 320GB,
Optical Drive 16xDVD/RW, Monitor 20" flat
screen high resolution. Software OS Windows
XP, Windows Office Pro, Dbase management system,
Virus protection.
21Recommendations for procurement
- Country Group 2(AR, AZ, GE)
For sampling and processing in the field
Portable pH meter Portable
temperature and dissolved oxygen meter
Portable conductivity meter Buchner
filter funnels and flasks, suction pump (12v
driven from car battery) for on site filtration
of samples Consumables - Whatman GF/C
filter pads, membranes for DO meter, buffer
solutions for pH meter, glass and plastic sample
bottles, HCl for preserving samples, cold
boxes for transportation.
22Recommendations for procurement
- Country Group 2(AR, AZ, GE)
For analysis of samples in the laboratory
UV/Visible spectrophotometer Atomic
Absorption Spectrometer (flame and furnace) with
hydride formation capability Total
Organic Carbon analyser Consumables and
supporting equipment such as standards, high
quality reagents, gases, glassware (including
auto-pipettes), water stills or deionisers,
hot plates, digesters, refrigerators.
23Recommendations for procurement
- Country Group 2(AR, AZ, GE)
For data handling, processing and storage
Dedicated PC for data storage,
processing and data base management. Processor
1.8GHz, Memory 2048MB Hard drive 320GB,
Optical Drive 16xDVD/RW, Monitor 20" flat
screen high resolution. Software OS Windows
XP, Windows Office Pro, Dbase management system,
Virus protection.
24Recommendations for procurement
- Country Group 3 (KZ, KG, TJ, TM, UZ)
For sampling and processing in the field
Portable pH meter Portable
temperature and dissolved oxygen meter
Portable conductivity meter Buchner
filter funnels and flasks, suction pump (12v
driven from car battery) for on site
filtration of samples Consumables -
Whatman GF/C filter pads, membranes for DO
meter, buffer solutions for pH meter, glass and
plastic sample bottles, HCl for preserving
samples, cold boxes for transportation.
25Recommendations for procurement
- Country Group 3 (KZ, KG, TJ, TM, UZ)
For analysis of samples in the laboratory
UV/Visible spectrophotometer
Total Organic Carbon analyser
Consumables and supporting equipment such as
standards, high quality reagents, gases,
glassware (including auto-pipettes), water stills
or deionisers, hot plates, digesters,
refrigerators.
26Recommendations for procurement
- Country Group 3 (KZ, KG, TJ, TM, UZ)
For data handling, processing and storage
Dedicated PC for data storage,
processing and data base management. Processor
1.8GHz, Memory 2048MB Hard drive 320GB,
Optical Drive 16xDVD/RW, Monitor 20" flat
screen high resolution. Software OS Windows
XP, Windows Office Pro, Dbase management
system, Virus protection.