Private sector investment issues for water assessed

As part of ongoing national policy dialogues in Egypt and Lebanon within the framework of MED-EUWI and the GEF MedPartnership, GWP Mediterranean and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) assessed issues for governments to consider regarding private sector investment in the water sector.

This involved technical and policy analyses as well as interviewing key government, nongovernment and private sector players, and arranging multi-lateral consultations. The assessments contributed to a better understanding of the challenges and emerging opportunities for further engaging out-of-the-box Partners in the water agenda, particularly at a time of re-organisation and reform in countries in the region. A similar assessment is scheduled to start in Tunisia in 2011.