POWER MAPPING OF THE ALBANIAN TERRITORY - INSTITUTIONS AND STAKEHOLDERS IDENTIFIED IN THE WATER SECTOR

Ministry of Health and Social Protection is responsible for the development of national policies and programs aimed at the protection and promotion of health, as well as the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases in the population. [...] Under the dependence of this ministry operates the Public Health Institute and the Health Service Operator, institutions that play an important role in guaranteeing the supply of the population with qualitative water and within the parameters for the health of the citizens. [...] Water Basin Administration Office is responsible for the monitoring of surface and groundwater bodies of water designated for the production of drinking water and carries out the following main duties: Exercises the functions of the technical secretariat and organizes the meetings of the Water Basin Councils (WBC) Technical secretariat Accepts and reviews technical-legal documentation filed by nat. [...] Water and Sanitation Section performs these functions: Study and Technical Reports and research control bulletins Conducts studies and Organizes the Prepares the annual research on the technical control of report on the quality of assessment of works of sanitary drinking water at the environmental hazards character and the national level, based on related to water and state of the the annual repor. [...] WBCs main duties are: Ensuring the protection and the rational development of water resources within the boundaries of the relevant water basin; Ensuring protection Guaranteeing the proper distribution of water resources utilization rights within the boundary of the relevant water basin by approving water permits and authorizations, based on legal Distribution of provisions and water basin the res.