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Water Operators Partnerships – Helping utilities reach the MDGs

Water Operators Partnerships – Helping utilities reach the MDGs. A presentation prepared for the Indian Water Works Association WOPs workshop on 23 July 2010. Creating, Growing and Maturing Utilities To Meet the Challenges Ahead. Private Sector. Development Banks. Donors. Other Utilities.

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Water Operators Partnerships – Helping utilities reach the MDGs

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  1. Water Operators Partnerships – Helping utilities reach the MDGs A presentation prepared for the Indian Water Works Association WOPs workshop on 23 July 2010

  2. Creating, Growing and Maturing Utilities To Meet the Challenges Ahead Private Sector Development Banks Donors Other Utilities Own Resources Governments Ratepayers Funding Know How Institutional & Governance National, State & Local Governments

  3. Water Operators Partnerships • Initiated by the Hashimoto Action Plan Call for breakthroughs in vital areas of water services delivery, especially through water operator partnerships, to help reach MDGs • Supported by range of donors and organizations globally Global WOP Alliance led by UN-Habitat; regional WOP networks in Latin America, Africa, Middle East and Asia • Focus on practical knowledge sharing and partnership Capacity building through twinning partnerships between water operators, training, and knowledge products

  4. Asia (WOP-Asia: WaterLinks) Oceania (WOP-Pacific) Africa (WOP-Africa) Europe (WOP-SEE) Middle East and Northern Africa Latin America and the Caribbean (WOP-LAC) IWA is partnering with the Global WOPs Alliance, Finance Institutions and Regional Networks in: FACILITATING WOPs

  5. Publication is produced by: IWA and the Global WOPs Alliance Secretariat in collaboration with Vitens-Evides International, NL and with information from Regional Development Banks, Water Associations and contact persons The WOPs Review FACILITATING WOPs

  6. Water Operators PartnershipsBuilding WOPs for Sustainable Development in Water and Sanitation Table of Content: • The Challenge • Executive Summary • Why use partnership approaches for capacity building of public water operators? • Characteristics of WOPs • The Way forward Annex 1: WOPs worldwide Annex 2: Abbreviations and acronyms Annex 3: Useful links FACILITATING WOPs

  7. WHY USE WOPs? (Section 1) Advantages of WOPs • WOPs are the right fit • WOPs give value for money • WOPs provide inspirational support • WOPs focus on public utilities and are pro-poor • WOPs offer anchoring capacity • WOPs help catalyse reform

  8. The WOPs Concept • Most capacity for improving water and sanitation operators is within the operators themselves. • The WOPs are based on mechanisms to allow operators (public and private) to systematically communicate amongst each other, without having to wait for funding assistance WOPs CONCEPT (section 2)

  9. The definition of WOPs A WOP can be defined as any form of • informal or formal collaboration or • structured partnership between two (or more) water operators that: • provides capacity building • is based on not-for-profit principles • is results-oriented and • follows good governance principles WOPs CONCEPT (section 2)

  10. Water Operators PartnershipsFundamentally bilateral, but variable in the nature of the exchange WOPs CONCEPT (section 2) Recipient Utility Mentoring Utility

  11. Water Operators PartnershipsFundamentally bilateral, however initially facilitates by others WOPs CONCEPT (section 2) Mentoring Utility Recipient Utility Professional Associations Donors/Funders Regional Banks Multilateral Organizations

  12. Relationships of the Parties and Financial Flows WOPs CONCEPT (section 2)

  13. Lessons learned from Simple partnerships • Trust is build during an introductory phase • Starting simple may lead into long-lasting partnerships • Partnerships are best developed between water operators WOPs CONCEPT (section 2)

  14. Lessons learned from structured partnerships • It’s important to define objectives, inputs and outputs in an agreed action plan • Partnerships should be demand driven • Good partnerships take time • Comprehensive WOPs create sustainable results WOPs CONCEPT (section 2)

  15. The Way forward • Support to WOPs worldwide • Knowledge development and dissemination • Connecting mentors and recipients (match-making) • Capacity building • Funding arrangements FUTURE ACTIONS (section 3)

  16. Contact for the WOPs Programme: steen.bjerggaard@iwahq.org +46 708 262 418 www.iwahq.org

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