Abstract
In 2018, Montenegro took an important step towards ratification of the Protocol on Water and Health to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes. A multisectoral national consultation provided a forum where national stakeholders could assist in related decision-making. The Protocol is the first and only multilateral legal agreement linking sustainable water management and the prevention, control and reduction of water-related diseases in the pan-European region. It was adopted in 1999 at the Third Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health in London and entered into force in 2005 as legally binding for the ratifying countries. To date, 26 countries have ratified it, covering about 60% of the population of the pan-European region. Montenegro is on the way to becoming the next country to ratify it and has used it as an instrument to strengthen national action towards progressively reaching regional and global WASH-related commitments, specifically in relation to SDG 3 (good health and well-being), SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation) and the Ostrava Declaration on Environment and Health (2017).
Highlights
Water scarcity, poor water quality and inadequate sanitation negatively impact food security, livelihood choices and educational opportunities in the WHO European Region
The small countries initiative
The ministries for health, agriculture, sustainable development and tourism are represented in the consultative process, which is led by the Ministry of Health
Summary
Ministry of Health, Montenegro[1], Oliver Schmoll[2], Enkhtsetseg Shinee[2], Mina Brajovic[3], Bettina Menne[4], Francesco Zambon[5], Leda Nemer[5]. The Protocol is the first and only multilateral legal agreement linking sustainable water management and the prevention, control and reduction of water-related diseases in the pan-European region. It was adopted in 1999 at the Third Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health in London and entered into force in 2005 as legally binding for the ratifying countries. Montenegro is on the way to becoming the country to ratify it and has used it as an instrument to strengthen national action towards progressively reaching regional and global WASH-related commitments, in relation to SDG 3 (good health and well-being), SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation) and the Ostrava Declaration on Environment and Health (2017)
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