The Danube Water Conference addresses European and Global Water challenges in delivering Water services. Over 180 Participants attending the 2016 Conference addressed the Double Challenge of meeting the EU Requirements and the Global Challenge of improving the access to water and sanitation services.
This year's conference will deal with the "Challenges of Financing Water Services for Development". The Conference will bring together more than 150 senior water sector representatives from more than 15 countries to discuss the challenges associated with the financing of water services in the Danube region.
The 2017 Danube Water Conference will be held in conjunction with the IWA – Performance Indicators Conference (May 15-17). This Conference is a traditional forum where ideas and methodologies on bnechmarking are exchanged. The convening of the conferences together will enable a rich exchange of experiences among regular IWA PI participants and professionals from the Danube region, where benchmarking and performance assessment activities have been quite intense in the recent past.
Presentations 17 May 2017
Danube Session
Philip Weller: Overview of Performance Indicator Systems in the Danube Region
Sanja Bujisa: Data to Support Investment – KfW project on Montenegro Coast
Sami Hasani: PI Data for Regulation – The example of Kosovo
Katerina Schilling: DANUBIS.ORG/IBNET – Making Information Available to the Public
Keynote Presentation
Guang Zhe: Closing the Financial Gap for the Water SDGs
Strategic Financial Planning for WSS Sector
Sophie Trémolet: Funding Sources and Financing to the sector
Lindita Sotiri and Michael Jacobsen: Strategic Financial Planning in practice: The case of Albania
Innovative Financing Mechanisms
Neil Macleod: Innovative BOT for Durban Waste Water Treatment Plant
Patrick Avato: Leveraging commercial financing
Sophie Trémolet: Blended finance approaches – the Water Revolving Fund in the Philippines
Miroslav Matesic: Rijeka Municipality Bond Issue
M. Cemil Arslan: The Challenge of Istanbul: Save Water, Save Money, Save the Future
Presentations 18 May 2017
Local governments’ role in planning investments and improving performance of WSS services
Jane Vrteski and Aida Jusufhodzic: Financial and Operational Performance Improvement Programme
Aida Jusufhodzic and Jane Vrteski: Public Service Agreement
Sandi Zulic: Public Service Contract
Aida Jusufhodzic and Jane Vrteski: Interactive training exercise on the key indicators
Addressing the Challenge of Water and Sanitation Services Provision in Rural Areas
Susanna Smets: Introduction on provision of water services in rural areas in the region
Alda Mile: Albania - Steps towards integration of rural areas under municipal utility management
Neil Macleod: The case of Durban - Universal access to sanitation services
Financing Wastewater Treatment Infrastructure and its Operation
Ioana Nedelea: Romanian experience in UWWTD implementation - financial aspect, issues and challenges
Philippe Thiel: Sustainable infrastructure in Water Sector: Key benefits of DBO / BOT models
Business Planning for WSS Utility Companies
Jane Vrteski: Water utility business planning process in Macedonia
Ad Sannen: Conditions for effective and productive water utility business planning
Sanja Bujisa: Support to develop and update business plans
Elisabeta Poci: Challenge of incorporating capacity building measures into business plan
Neil Macleod: Putting customers at the heart of business plan
Perspectives on Financing
Frank Wiederkehr: Financing Utilities – the Role of Different Actors
Radoslav Russev: Financing Public WSS Infrastructure
Aida Jusufhodzic: Wastewater Collection and Treatment Project Bihac in BiH
Predrag Perkovic: Financing of Capacity Building - The needs and constraints
