Outcome of the Needs Assessments of the EECCA countries

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• Outcome of the Needs Assessments of the EECCA
  countries
• János Fehér
• VITUKI CONSULT Zrt.
• Tim Lack
• Water Research Centre

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Outline

• Objective
• Method used
• Country visits
• Needs Assessment Outcomes
• Recommendations

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Objectives

• 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.

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Method

• 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

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Method

• 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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Method

• 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

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The 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.?

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The 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?

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The 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?

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The 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?

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Method

• 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

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European 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

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Needs 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

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Needs Assessment Outcomes

• Country Group 1 (RU, UA, BY, MD)

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Needs Assessment Outcomes

• Country Group 2 (AR, AZ, GE)

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Needs Assessment Outcomes

• Country Group 3 (KZ, KG, TJ, TM, UZ)

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Recommendations 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.
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Recommendations 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.
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Recommendations 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.
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Recommendations 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.
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Recommendations 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.
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Recommendations 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.
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Recommendations 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.
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Recommendations 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.
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Recommendations 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.