Awareness and Communication Strategy  Understanding and appreciation of the institutions, policy/legal reforms and programmes  Understanding by citizens of the commitments and obligations arising from the instruments Member States are party to. Climate change  Availability of information for mainstreaming climate change into national and transboundary river development and management processes  Understanding of climate change phenomenon, scenarios, predictions, and impacts  Understanding of available adaptation and mitigation strategies, measures and technologies necessary to minimise negative impacts and accentuate positive impacts with regards to water resource management  Level of preparedness for water-related disasters such as floods and droughts Water supply, sanitation and hygiene  Understanding of the importance of good water supply and sanitation services as well as hygiene education based on good practices  Understanding and appreciation on the importance of an integrated approach to water supply, sanitation and hygiene  Understanding of ways of sustaining water supply and the importance of making clean water accessible and productive. Transboundary water resources management  Understanding of the role of river basin organisations, basin user communities, and regional and international agreements in improved cooperation on water;  Existence of empowered role players at all levels of transboundary water resources management;  Understanding of benefits in shared resources for the advancement of social and economic development of riparian populations and regional integration  Understanding of reasonable and equitable utilisation of water resources leading to improved co-operation in shared water resources Water demand management  Understanding of Water Demand Management (WDM) as a tool for balancing water demand and supply to minimise water losses and maximise the benefits that can be achieved from the available resources including conjunctive use of surface and groundwater.  Commitment of all water users in implementing possible options of minimising water losses, encouraging efficient Page 53