Country Case Studies Capacity Building in the Water
Country Case Studies Capacity Building in the Water Sector in Egypt Ossama Salem, Ph. D. CEO of Capacity Building International 30 May 2013
Egypt and its water Sector Population 84 m Government Structure Centralized : 27 Governorates with appointed governors Economy (2012) GDP = U$229. 531 b Climate 08/06/2021 Budget Deficit = 11. 2% GDP Growth = 2. 2% Public Dept = 80% of GDP Arid : Rainfall is 1. 3 billion m 3/y Egypt case study 2
The Water Sector in Egypt: Core Actors (1) Entity Main domain Ministry of Water Managing water resources nationwide Resources and Irrigation in all sectors; responsible for (MWRI) protection of the Nile River Ministry of Water and Governs and manages water supply Wastewater Utilities and sanitation (MWWU) Holding Company for Water and Wastewater (HCWW) 08/06/2021 Manages affiliated water and wastewater companies in governorates Egypt case study 3
The Water Sector in Egypt: Core Actors (2) Entity Egyptian Water Regulatory Agency (EWRA) Main domain Operates under MWWU; issues and enforces economic and technical regulations in the water supply and sanitation sub-sector National Organization for Potable Water and Sanitary Drainage (NOPWASD) Plan, design and implements investments of the sub-sector in all governorates but Cairo and Alexandria 08/06/2021 Egypt case study 4
The Water Sector in Egypt: Core Actors (3) Entity Construction Organizations for Potable Water and Wastewater (CAPW) Main domain Responsible for investment projects in water supply and sanitation subsector in Cairo and Alexandria Ministry of Land Reclamation and Agriculture Controls desert land ownership, crop patterns and land reclamation projects; issues licenses of fish farms 08/06/2021 Egypt case study 5
The Water Sector in Egypt: Other Factors of the “Enabling Environment” (2) Laws/regs Main substance Comments / issues Law Protection of the River Nile Enforcement and 48/1982 compliance Law 4/1994 Environment protection Same as above & 9/2009 and management Law 3318/09 08/06/2021 Created the supreme council of the River Nile Protection Egypt case study Same as above 6
The Water Sector in Egypt: Other Factors of the “Enabling Environment” Laws/regs Main substance Comments Presidential Establishing HCWW has been Decree # operational since 135/2004 then Ministerial Transferring control and Implementation decree # assets of water and progressed 249/2006 wastewater from local gradually. administration utilities to the HCWW 08/06/2021 Egypt case study 7
Purpose of 5 th Symposium Issues Affecting Capacity Development § Resisting decentralization § Lack of horizontal accountability to customers /citizens § Ignoring institutional and organizational issues in investment programmes § Discounting local and contextualized knowledge § Reducing capacity building to training § Competition among partners § Excluding governance issues as irrelevant to capacity development 08/06/2021 Egypt case study 8
Purpose of 5 th Symposium Transfer of Knowledge and Capacity Development § Through international and donor funded projects • Learning by doing • Coaching, mentoring and training • Study tours § Training organized by human resources development entities within HCWW and MWRI; 08/06/2021 Egypt case study 9
Purpose of 5 th Symposium Who is Taking the Lead in the Water Sector § MWRI § MWWUs – HCWW Who Should be taking the Lead in the Water Sector § MWRI § MWWUs – HCWW and Affiliated Companies § Water Users Associations / civil society 08/06/2021 Egypt case study 10
Purpose of 5 th Symposium Propositions § Governance and accountability issues are central to investment programmes; § Voice of the final beneficiaries of infrastructure should be heard in an institutionalized manner; § Capacity building, to be effective, should go beyond training and address organizational and institutional issues; § Capacity development requires commitment at the policy level 08/06/2021 Egypt case study 11
Purpose of 5 th Symposium Thank you for your attention. Ossama Salem, Ph. D. Capacity Building International osalem@cbi. com. eg 08/06/2021 Egypt case study 12
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