Euro-Mediterranean Information System on know-how in the Water sector

Euro-Mediterranean Information System on know-how in the Water sectorhttp://www.emwis.net/topics/Obs/fol874370Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Water, October 29, 2008 (Jordan)

EMWIS NFP coordination seminar, Madrid 25-27 June 2008
12th EMWIS Steering Committee meeting, 21st July 2008 in Athens (Greece)
EMWIS Newsletter N°4, 2007

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The 5th Conference of the Water Directors of the Euro-Mediterranean and Southeastern European Countries, Athens (Greece), 2008-07-21/22

EMWIS Flash N°61, July/ August 2008

The 5th World Water Forum, Istanbul (Turkey), 15 - 22 March 2009.

Mediterranean Water Information Mechanism

EMWIS NFP coordination seminar, Madrid 25-27 June 2008
12th EMWIS Steering Committee meeting, 21st July 2008 in Athens (Greece)
EMWIS Newsletter N°4, 2007

]]>http://www.emwis.net/topics/Obs/fol8743702008-08-28T12:45:59ZEMWIS Technical UnitEuro-Mediterranean Information System on know-how in the Water sectorInternational portalenEMWIS Technical Unithttp://www.emwis.net/topics/Obs/fol874370/url898663IB-Net: International Benchmarking Network for Water and Sanitation UtilitiesBrief description: IBNet (Performance Benchmarking toolkit for water and wastewater enterprises) provides a global database – with comparable data – for use of water sector stakeholders (utilities, regulators, policymakers, funding agencies, academia and consultants). The website contains also tools, publications, useful links, glossary.
It is funded by DFID (UK) in partnership with the World Bank and the WSP.

Legislative background/program:

Initiative launched in 1996 by the World Bank to enable water and sanitation professionals with an interest in utility performance to compare data by working on reducing the key barriers to benchmarking through (i) agreement on a standard set of indicators; (ii) the use of a standard set of definitions; and (iii) a route to sharing results.

Targeted audience:

The main target is Utilities, water sector managers, utility operators. But the information is publicly available on the web

Type of national contact:

Had-hoc: utilities, water regulators, universities, consultants

Coverage:

Water and sanitation services with indicators for: Service coverage - Quality of service - Water consumption and production - Billing and collections - Non revenue water - Financial performance - Metering practices - Assets - Pipe network performance - Affordability of services - Cost and staffing - Process Indicators

Data collection method:

Field-based

Common language (definitions, standards):

Yes, available online

Mediterranean countries covered:

]]>IB-Net: International Benchmarking Network for Water and Sanitation Utilitieshttp://www.emwis.net/topics/Obs/fol874370/url8986632006-10-17T00:00:00ZBrief description: IBNet (Performance Benchmarking toolkit for water and wastewater enterprises) provides a global database – with comparable data – for use of water sector stakeholders (utilities, regulators, policymakers, funding agencies, academia and consultants). The website contains also tools, publications, useful links, glossary.
It is funded by DFID (UK) in partnership with the World Bank and the WSP.