Water Supply and Sanitation in SubSaharan Africa Activities
Water Supply and Sanitation in Sub-Saharan Africa Activities, Strategies and Lessons Learned of German Development Cooperation
WSS in SSA l One of the most supported fields of German DC in sub-Saharan Africa. l Focal sector in 9 partner countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Eritrea, Kenya, Mali, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. 2
The general approach of German DC l 3
The general approach of German DC l 4
Current German Activities l Overall commitments in German FC for the period 1999 – 2002 Amount to 277. 9 million EUR (i. e. 55. 6 m. EUR p. a. in average). l In 2003, FC projects were ongoing in 25 countries. l As part of German TC, GTZ is currently implementing 30 ongoing projects in 18 countries with an overall financial budget of more than 75 million EURO. 5
Project and Program Activities Projects and programmes generally concentrate on three areas: 6 1. Water resources policy and administration (sector reform) 2. Urban water supply and sanitation systems 3. Rural water supply and sanitation systems
Strategies for Urban WSS l Repair and rehabilitation of existing WSS systems are given preference over the construction of new capacities. l Focus is on the improvement of the efficiency of the service providers through commercialisation and / or private sector participation (PSP) accompanied by appropriate legal and regulatory frameworks. l User participation in planning and implementation of projects and programmes is gaining importance. 7
Strategies for Urban WSS l Sanitation is gaining importance in urban areas (e. g. Burkina Faso and Uganda). l The challenge is to find appropriate solutions which are acceptable to operators and users with regard to costs and operational requirements. l Appropriate, decentralised WSS systems involving hand-pump and standpipe systems, and latrines. l Maximum possible consumer participation in the planning, selection, investment and operation of the systems. 8
Strategies for (small) Municipal and Rural Water Supply and Sanitation l The formation and empowerment of water user groups responsible for operation and maintenance is important in order to increase ownership and efficiency. l Hygiene, sanitation and awareness-raising measures are major project components. l Very successful project examples are a FC water supply programme for small Municipalities in Mali or TC activities in rural Ghana. 9
Lessons Learned l Germany’s approach to focus its support to a limited number of partner countries had positive impacts on the efficiency of DC. l Enhanced co-operation between bilateral and multilateral donors is important in order to improve service delivery. l Sector Reforms show direct effects and better acceptance when they are accompanied by exemplary investment programmes and capacity building activities. l The establishment of conducive and clear legal and regulatory frameworks is important to make efficient use of FC. 10
Lessons Learned l The focus on the poor must be increased. l Improvement of existing urban water infrastructure and services must go hand in hand with service extension to previously unserved informal settlements and peri-urban areas. l Approaches to improve investment finance should tap the local potential and can be enhanced by multi stakeholder partnerships. 11
Lessons Learned l Financing operation can be improved through enhanced stakeholder participation, sufficient autonomy to operators as well as involvement of the local private sector. 12
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