National Water Plan (2026-2035).

The National Water Plan is a national policy with a holistic approach encompassing environmental, economical and social aspects. The timeframe of the plan is 10 years covering the period from 2026 to 2035. The goals of this Plan are as follows: (I) to strengthen institutional and legal frameworks; (II) to protect, improve and develop water resources in terms of both quantity and quality; (III) to ensure climate change adaptation and efficient use of water resources; (IV) to cope with hydrometeorological hazards; (V) to ensure digital transformation in integrated water resources management; (VI) to prioritize water-related investments and develop financing mechanisms; (VII) to develop a water, energy, food, and ecosystem-based connectivity approach; (VIII) to enhance capacity building, education and cooperation.
The institutional structure and legal frameworks will be improved and strengthened to ncrease the effectiveness of institutions, especially in monitoring, inspection, enforcement, and infrastructure applications, for the protection, efficient use, development, and improvement of water resources. The water resources will be protected, improved and developed in terms of both quantity and quality by strengthening the monitoring infrastructure and the inspection and enforcement mechanism for the protection of water resources; controlling point source and diffuse source pollutants affecting water quality; implementing nature-based solutions in water resource management; developing a national hydropolitical strategy; completing, updating, and monitoring the implementation of drinking water, wastewater, and rainwater master plans; ensuring the protection and sustainable management of drinking and utility water resources; ensuring equitable access to reliable and healthy drinking water.
The Plan lays down strategies to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change on water resources and adapt to climate change through the analysis of the impacts of climate change on water resources; implementation of climate change adaptation activities in water resources; and water efficiency within the framework of adaptation to climate change. It addresses hydrometeorological hazards, such as flood, drought, desertification, erosion, and offers solutions to reduce risk of flood and drought and combat desertification and erosion.
The digital transformation in integrated water resources management will be achieved by improving the technological infrastructure for the production of regular and up-to-date data in water resource management; developing and disseminating the business and digital ecosystem for smart water management; improving prediction and early warning systems; supporting wastewater and drinking water treatment and drinking and utility water supply with advanced technologies and innovative approaches. This Plan prioritizes investments in water management to finance essential activities for the protection, improvement and development of water resources in terms of both quantity and quality. These activities include but not limited to: developing smart infrastructure applications compatible with green transformation within the framework of sustainable development, in line with global and regional commitments; identifying and prioritizing the water and wastewater infrastructure needed in each basin and region in the context of risks such as drought, floods, and pollution.
In line with the water, energy, food, and ecosystem-based connectivity approach, this Plan addresses the balance and interactions between sectors and strongly promotes sustainability and security of supply. Sectoral orientations will be developed to promote the connectivity approach in water, food and energy policies. A mechanism will be developed to ensure coordination, complementarity and harmony among different sectoral strategies, policies and plans. The Plan highlights the planning according to water, and underlines that every action made to protect water resources will also impact in many areas, from agriculture to energy, from industry to the environment. Water-centric planning models, integrated with green transformation and circular economy approaches, will both make economic development sustainable and contribute to the preservation of natural resources for future generations.