Communication on the future development of the Water Initiative and the modalities for the establishment of a Water Facility for

In April 2003, following on the proposal made by President Prodi to EU Heads of States, the Commission proposed to increase the amount of Community funding available to support the EU Water Initiative in the ACP region. The purpose of the present Communication is to explain how the EU Water Initiative will be developed in the future and propose the modalities for the establishment of an ACP-EU Water Facility, to be the object of a co-decision by relevant EU and ACP
bodies.