Support WRMA Albania Stöd Vattenresurser Albanien Insatsen är ett tre-årigt stöd till institutionell utveckling av den nya vattenmyndigheten vilken omfattar:
- Myndighetens interna funktioner; kapacitetsutveckling genom utbildning och "on-the-job-coaching", framtagande av affärsplan/strategisk planering, utveckling av beslut och kommunikationsstrukturer, stärka förmåga att arbeta med jämställdhet och andra "cross-cutting issues".
- Myndighetens externa funktioner: utveckla stratgisk kommunikationsplan för ökat genomslag/inflytande hos beslutsfattare och nyckelaktörer relevanta för vattenresursområdet (andra ministerier, kommuner, vattenkommitteer m fl).
- Ökad medvetenhet bland allmänhet, näringsliv, utbildningsväsendet m fl om vattenfrågans betydelse: kampanjer för vattenresurshushållning, utveckla hemsida för allmänhetens inrapportering av illegala miljöstörande verksamheter, utveckla digital lösning/hemsida för allmänhetes ökade insyn och påverkan i beslutsfattandet.

Ansvariga albanska partners kommer att upphandla en konsult för att bistå vattenmyndigheten i genomförandet till en uppskattad kostnad av 19.7 MSEK. The contribution involves a 3-year support to the institutional strengthening of the newly established Water Resources and Management Agency (WRMA), including:
- WRMA's internal functions: capacity building through formal trainings and on-the-job coaching, development of a business plan/strategic plan, establishing functional decision-making and communication structures, strengthen WRMA's capability to work on gender equality and other cross-cutting issues.
- WRMA's external functions: develop a strategic communication plan for increased impact and influence towards decision-makers and key stakeholders relevant for water resources management (other line ministries, municipalities, different water bodies etc).
- Increased awarenes among the general public, private sector and education system of the importance of sustainable management of water resources: water campaigns for increasing awareness, development of website for the public to be able to report illegal activites affecting the water resource, developing digital solutions/website for increasing transparency and influence about the decision-making related to water resources. The objective is to transform the the Albanian Water Resources Management Agency, WRMA (AMBU) into a fully functional, effective and efficient institution capable of fulfilling its legal functions and obligations. Concretely WRMA will develop a business plan/strategy for the coming 5 years and further develop work procedures, decision-making and communication structures as well as job descriptions.

WRMA aims to strengthen its capacity to work with external stakeholders and decision-makers in order to have more impact and to strengthen cross-cutting issues like gender equality, conflict and climate change. A gender policy for recruitment, retention and promotion in line with performance and merits will be developed.

Further WRMA plans to strengthen communication and engagement with key external stakeholders like the Prime Minister's Office, National Water Council, line ministries, local governments etc.

The project aims to increase the the public's awareness about sustainable water use through information campaigns and enable the public's reporting of illegal activities which threaten water resources.