Main targets and achievements

1. WHO/DFAT WSP PartnershipReview MeetingWPRO, Manila, Philippines24-26 June 2014HEADQUARTERS UPDATEPresented by:Angella Rinehold, WHO consultant

2. Main targets and achievements OFID project(Funds for infrastructure improvements identified through WSP in Lao PDR & Bhutan) Impact assessment indicators (Set of indicators to assess water quality & health impacts + financial, operational, institutional & policy outcomes of WSPs; development of draft data collection tool) HWTS & SSP linkages(WSP-HWTS workshop in India in November; SSP piloting in Bangalore) Climate change document (Draft document on addressing climate change risks through WSPs; presented in Ethiopia in May and looking to pilot; undergoing revision) Global WSP survey (106 countries answered questions on: WSPs in place, policy/regulatory instruments, auditing, tools developed, benefits, challenges etc.; data analysis stage; report by Q4 2014)

3. Main targets and achievements WQ surveillance (Part of water safety framework & important to WSP verification; emerging project focus area; support to surveillance program development in Lao PDR; will serve as bi-regional example)

4. Ready in August Lao PDR Surveillance Program Direct Assessment Auditing WQ testing by MoH 1 Water Safety Plan Audits Supplier Monitoring Oversight MoH review of reports of suppliers’ own testing results Periodic WSP audits led by MoH 2 3 Surveillance Reporting Annual report on surveillance activities and findings 4

5. Main targets and achievements WQ surveillance (Part of water safety framework & important to WSP verification; emerging project focus area; support to surveillance program development in Lao PDR; will serve as bi-regional example) GDWQ for small supplies(Update of 1997 Vol. 3 of GDWQ “Surveillance & control of small supplies”; follow 4th Edition framework but simplified for small systems; include WSPs; field guide with updated SI forms, WQ sampling/testing guidance and WSP audit/assessment; draft by Q4 2014) Audit guidance document (Increasingly important with WSP regulations; document on audit scheme development & implementation; aim, types, auditor training, checklists/tools, case studies; undergoing revision) Risk assessment tool (Computer-based tool to help small supplies carry out risk assessments; Y/N questions for hazards & advice; to be piloted and improved; paper-based version under development) Equity study (To improve equity outcomes of a WSP)

6. Equity study – principles • Through Resolution 64/24 adopted at the World Health Assembly in 2011, WHO committed to prioritizing approaches that have a positive impact on women, children and the most vulnerable and poorest groups in society. WHO supports the progressive realization of the human right to water and sanitation. • Equity refers to the moral imperative to dismantle unjust differences. In the context of WASH, it means consideration of gender and different groups, especially the poor and most vulnerable, to help achieve safe water for all. • If the diverse needs and interests of different groups are not considered through the WSP process, the WSP could inadvertently discriminate or miss opportunities to address existing inequities. • WSPs can be a practical tool to help realize the human right to water and sanitation.

7. Equity study • Four case studies (urban and rural) in the Philippines, Bangladesh and Nepal. • How and to what extent has equity been integrated into WSP practice to date and how could integration be strengthened in the future? • Primary output is Guidance document on systematically integrating equity into WSP coordinator and WSP team practice without overburdening. Goal is seamless integration into existing WSP process (no additional steps). • Brief case studies developed highlighting good practice in each case study country. • Output documents currently undergoing initial review, to be reviewed more widely in July and finalized in August.

8. WSP coordinators(national/sub-national level; influence roll-out and uptake of WSPs) Ex: 5% GAD budget in Philippines Ex: Hard-to-reach populations prioritized for rural WSP in Bangladesh

9. WSP teams Ex: informal settlers in Dasmarinas (3%), many without HH connections; previously overlooked standpipe hazards Identified

10. Budget overview

11. Priority actions 2014-2016 • Continue with activities previously mentioned(works in progress) • WSP impact assessment • Agree on a project-wide approach to impact assessment (indicators, data collection tools, which systems to be assessed, due dates for baseline data collection, when to carry out follow-up assessments, etc.) • Discuss potential independent study on WSP impacts • Make game plan ASAP because WSP improvements take time to realize (need to allow enough time between baseline and follow-up assessments)

12. Reflections (strengths + opportunities) • Strength • Lessons from external assessments of Phase 2 fully taken on board; need for increased focus on WSP trainer capacity development and establishing WSP models prior to scale-up a clear priority for Phase 3 • Quality of WSPs significantly improved in Phase 2 countries, and new countries benefitting from those lessons learned and focusing on quality assurance from the start

13. Reflections (strengths + opportunities) • Improvement opportunity • Increased focus on sharing project tools/outputs between countries; wonderful work being done with potential to inspire and guide; great examples of sharing tools, even across regions (e.g. Karma’s surveillance database in Lao PDR and Myanmar), but more opportunity • Last project report showed many overlapping activities, e.g. recent or planned IEC materials/videos in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and Vietnam; recent or planned WQ testing kit procurement and training in Philippines, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Lao PDR and Vietnam; etc. • Could the AP Network newsletter be a platform for sharing past and future tool development? Table with bullet list of tool/outputs of interest? Perhaps a “trade show” at the next bi-regional meeting for countries to showcase key tools/outputs of interest?

14. THANK YOU!