The INECO Cyprus 2nd Stakeholders Workshop was held in the afternoon of May 15th 2008 in Pegeia, Cyprus. The event followed the 1st Stakeholder Workshop, organized within the framework of WP 5, and focused on further discussing with local stakeholders issues relevant to the management of the Pegeia Aquifer.
The issues that were discussed and agreed upon during the event were the following:
- The proposed technical solutions for the water problem at Pegeia focused mainly on desalination (with the question who pays for the higher cost), the use of recycled water for irrigation (when the waste water treatment plant of Pegeia will be in operation), the reduction of losses, and the use of grey water at houses;
- The proposed economic tools focused on water pricing, taxes, decentralization of water management operations and subsidies
- There is still lack of information on the water issue of the area and the subsidies that the WDD is promoting for water conservation, use of grey water, etc;
- All participants filled in the questionnaire on evaluating the feasibility and applicability of economic and institutional instruments for addressing groundwater overexploitation in the Pegeia area. The regional partner (AEOLIKI Ltd.) will review the results and prepare a summary report to be distributed to the participants and the Pegeia residents prior the next Stakeholder meeting;
- A next Stakeholder Meeting will be held after the Tunisia Stakeholder Assembly.