Objectives of the EUWI in the EECCA region: – Promoting policy reform in the water sector and improving its institutional and regulatory framework – Ensuring financial viability of utilities – Identifying and promoting investment in water supply, sanitation and rehabilitation – Establishing and implementing national policies for IWRM – Developing the inter-state cooperative structures for trans-boundary river/lake basin management – Ensuring access of the poor to water services as a basic human right – Safeguarding public health – Protecting the environment