O&M Regional Group Seminar
in Stara Zagora ,Bulgalia , July 2002


As for O&M network, the following contents were released at the seminar.

1. Background
2. Objectives
3. Activities and Outputs
4. Activities@to Next Global Forum
5. Collaboration with regional groups
6. O&M Network Activities to WWF3

1 Background

• O&M Working Group was established at the First Global Forum(1991)
• O&M network was established at the Fourth Global Forum(1997)
• The International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade(IDWSSD) 1981-1990

We must improve the poor management coupled with inadequate operation and maintenance

2 Objectives

• Advocacy on O&M
• Information Exchange on O&M
• Promotion and Dissemination of Tools
• Training and Capacity-Building at Regional and Country Level

3 Activities and Outputs

• Regional and National Workshops
• Web-Page
• Manuals and Guidelines
• Promotional Posters

=Manuals and Guidelines=
Tools for Assessing the O&M Status of Water Supply and Sanitation in Developing Countries.
Operation and Maintenance of Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Systems.
Upgrading of Water Treatment Plants.

=Training and Capacity-Building=
Leakage management and control.
Operation and Maintenance of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation System.

4 Activities to Next Global Forum

• Network Development
• Promotion and Implementation of Existing Tools
• Development of New Issues

=Network Development=
Additional Improvement of Web-Page.
Full Use of Mailing List
Regional and National Workshops

5 Collaboration with Regional Groups

• Central and Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States
  
• South East Asia
  
• Africa

6 O&M Network Activities to WWF3

• To@Search for Demands at Regional and National Levels with Web-Page and Mailing List
• Regional and National Workshop
• Results of Workshops inputs to WWF3

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