Assessing integrity in the water sector in Tajikistan Mercury Hotel Dushanbe, 14-15 February 2012 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
9:00 am – 9:30 am
DAY 1 CONFERENCE Tuesday, 14 February 2012 Moderator: Abduvokhid Shamolov - Independent expert Welcoming speech: Zahira Virani, UNDP Country Director a.i. Sulton Rakhimov, First Deputy Minister of Ministry of reclamation and water resources Introduction to UNDP Project Water Sector Integrity and vulnerability assessment in the Republic of Tajikistan
9:30 am – 9:55 am
9:55 am – 10:10 am
This session of the conference provides the overview of: General Project Background; Project goals and objectives; Project results; challenges and lessons learned; Assessment Methodology Presenter: Alisher Karimov, UNDP Project Manager
Questions & Answer/ Discussions Validation of findings: - Presentation of Integrity Risks in urban drinking water supply
10:10 am – 10:40 pm
10:40 am – 11:00 pm
The presentation covers: Overview of drinking water supply in urban; Quality and access to drinking water in rural and urban areas; Risks and types of corruption in water supply management; Maintenance of water supply system; Transparency, accountability and integrity in drinking water supply management; Presenter: Ismat Tukhtaev, Consulting Agency M-Vektor Discussion of relevant recommendations/Questions & Answers
11:00 am – 11:15 am
11:15 am – 11:45 pm
Coffee break Validation of findings (cont): - Presentation of Integrity Risks in rural drinking water supply The presentation covers: Overview of drinking water supply in urban; Quality and access to drinking water in rural and urban areas; Risks and types of corruption in water supply management; Maintenance of water supply system; 1
Transparency, accountability and integrity in drinking water supply management; Presenter: Zulfikor Zamonov, Bureau for Human Rights 11:45 am – 12:05 pm
Discussion of relevant recommendation/Questions & Answers
12:05 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch Validation of findings (cont): - Presentation of Integrity Risks in irrigation
1: 30 pm – 2 : 0 0 p m
2: 00 pm – 2 : 2 0 p m
The presentation covers: Overview of the access to irrigation water resources; Maintenance of irrigation systems; Existence of risk of corruption in irrigation water and public opinion Presenter: Bakhrom Samadov, Ministry of Water Resources/ Anatoliy Kholmatov, TajWSS National Expert Discussion of relevant recommendations/Questions & Answers
2 : 2 0 p m - 2: 3 5 p m
Coffee break Anticorruption Preventive Tools and Measures by Tajik Anticorruption Agency - Corruption in water sector
2:35 pm - 3:05 pm
3: 0 5 pm – 3 : 2 5 p m
3 : 2 5 pm – 4 : 0 0 p m
The presentation covers: Overview of the Anticorruption Agency work in the area of corruption prevention in water sector Identification of corruption practices Facts of corruption in water sector Measures taken to prevent corruption Presenter: Suhrob Kokhiri, Deputy Head of Corruption Prevention Department. Questions & Answers Concluding remarks: Human Rights Based Approach – UN Water Governance Summary of day Agreement/disagreement with recommendations Hakan Tropp (SIWI) – Swedish International Water Institute and Facilitator
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DAY 2 Wednesday, 15 February 2012
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Other assessments for identifying corruption risks: - Participatory methodologies with water stakeholders
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Design of a prioritized anti-corruption plan for the water sector o Experience from Uganda in convening a Water Integrity Workshop o Sharing examples of mitigation plans in the WSS and WRM sub-sectors from Uganda Planning ahead o Who should be involved in developing the plan? o How to prioritize which recommendations to take forward (given limited human & financial resources)? o How to hold institutions accountable on their commitments? o How to monitor the implementation of the plan? Who should be involved? Sharing international experiences
Questions & Answers/Discussion (should be held more in a flexible and interactive manner) Hakan Tropp - SIWI 10:00 am – 10:45 am
Coffee break Priority findings : Working Groups: 1. Urban Drinking water 2. Rural Drinking water 3. Irrigation
10:45 am – 12:00 am
Explanation of roles and task for working groups. Task: - Review the recommendations articulated in Integrity Risk Assessment Report - Identify the most important and most action required recommendations
Planning ahead: How to adapt recommendations? What should be the immediate steps to take forward? What are the critical barriers need to be taken.
12:00 pm – 01:15 pm 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm
Lunch A way Forward: Discuss of issues, process, stakeholders; Timeframe, division of labor, expertise needed, budgeting, etc.
2 : 00 pm – 2 : 15 p m 2 : 15 pm – 3 : 00 p m 3:00 pm
Coffee break Presentation and Road map Conclusion 3