Defining IEHIAS stakeholders: example from water

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As part of the EU-funded INTARESE project, which contributed to the development of this Toolbox, a case study was carried out to assess the health effects of exposures to pollutants in domestic water supplies in five European countries (Finland, Hungary, Romania, Spain and the UK).

During the issue-framing stage, a comprehensive list of potential stakeholders was initially formulated for the UK. Once this had been shortened to a list of the most relevant stakeholders, it was expanded for each of the other case study countries, and a list of European-wide and international stakeholders was also put together.

Stakeholders were identified in the following sectors:

• Government
• Regulators and watchdogs
• Consumer organisations
• Research and data provision
• Water industry

UK Stakeholders

• Government
  • Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
  • Environment Agency (EA)
• Regulators and watchdogs
  • Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI)
• Consumer organisations
  • Consumer Council for Water (CCWater)
• Research and data provision
  • UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR)
• Water industry
  • British Water
  • Water UK
  • John Fawell

Hungarian Stakeholders

• Government
  • Ministry of Environment and Water (Környezetvédelmi és Vízügyi Ministérium)
• Regulators and watchdogs
  • Hungarian Water Centre and Public Archives - Water Directorate (Vízügyi Központ és Közgyűjtemények - Vízügyi Igazatóság)
• Consumer organisations
• Research and data provision
  • VITUKI Environmental and Water Management Research Institute
• Water industry
  • The Hungarian Professional Association of Water and Sewerage Companies (Magyar Víziközmű Szövetség)

Romanian Stakeholders

• Government
  • Ministry of Environment and Water Management – Department of Water (Ministerul Mediului si Gospodaririi Apelor – Departmentul ape)
• Regulators and watchdogs
• Consumer organisations
• Research and data provision
  • [www.hidro.ro HIDRO]
• Water industry
  • National Administration of Romanian Waters (Administraţia Naţională Apele Române)

Finnish Stakeholders

• Government
  • Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (STM)
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MMM)
• Regulators and watchdogs
  • National Product Control Agency for Welfare and Health (STTV)
• Consumer organisations
  • Consumer Agency
• Research and data provision
  • National Public Health Institute (THL) - Department of Environmental Health
  • Finland's environmental administration (SYKE)
• Water industry
  • Finnish Water and Waste Water Works Association (FIWA)
  • Drinking Water Institute (DWI)

Spanish Stakeholders

• Government
  • Ministerio de medio ambiente
  • Ministerio de sanidad y consumo
• Regulators and watchdogs
  • Sistema de Información Nacional de Agua de Consumo (SINAC)
• Consumer organisations
  • Organización de Consumidores y Usuarios (OCU)
• Water industry
  • Asociación española de empresas gestoras de los servicios de agua potable a poblaciones (AGA)
  • Asociación española de abastecimiento de agua y saneamiento (AEAS)

European Stakeholders

• EU Regulators and watchdogs
  • European Commission DG Environment Directorate D: Water, Chemicals and Cohesion
  • European Environment Agency
  • European Topic Centre on Water (ETC/WTR)
• Water industry
  • European union of national associations of water suppliers and waste water services (EUREAU)

WP3.4 International Stakeholders

• UNICEF's WASH initiative
• World Health Organisation (WHO) – Water Sanitation and Health (WSH)